LGSP6 – Nell Ball Hill with designated Trig Point (Plaistow Mount), Dunsfold Road, Plaistow. This site is under a Planning Article 4 Direction (1985). Nell Ball is an important historic landmark for Plaistow village and the Parish. Old maps refer to Nell Ball as Knells Knoll and later, Knell Ball. It is a hill of a tumuli appearance, situated on the edge of the village. There is much local folklore associated with the hill.

ASSESSMENT: LGSP6 – Nell Ball Hill with Trig Point, Dunsfold Road, Plaistow.

REFERENCES:

• Article 4 Direction (1985)
• https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/gps/legacy-control-information/triangulation-stations
• Ordinance Survey: UK Area: 42 – South-East England & the Isle of Wight (OS Maps 1:50k 186. 1:25k OL34,134).
• The West Sussex Village Book, written by Tony Wales and published by Countryside Books.
• http://trigpointing.uk/trig/5469

MAPS:

• Plaistow – Local Green Spaces