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- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44799/page/2292/data.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
- 1 2 Vision of Britain - Chelmsford RD [ permanent dead link ] (historic map [ permanent dead link ])
- ↑ Vision of Britain - Chelmsford RSD (historic map [ permanent dead link ])