NHER 56356 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Norwich 15 miles, Thetford 14 miles and Wymondham 6 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ATTLEBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Milestone marking Norwich 15 miles and Thetford 14 miles and also incorporating an Ordnance Survey benchmark. One of 21 surviving milestones along the former Norwich-Thetford turnpike. The turnpike originally ran from Wymondham to Attleborough in 1695 but was extended in 1708 to Hethersett and extended again in 1766 to run from Town Close, Norwich (just outside St Stephen's Gate) to the Chalk Pits near Thetford.
(S1) includes details of this and other surviving milestones along this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 13 December 2011.
2011. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 16 May 2018.
August-September 2014. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted this marker. A French drain was created around the base.
Information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S4).
H. Mellor (HES), 16 May 2018.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF93643 Publication: Ford, J. and Ford, N. 2014. Moving Miles. Restoring 60 of Norfolk's milestones with the help of children, royalty, and hard work. pp 20-21.
- <S1> SNF81479 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1991. Norfolk Milestones, Part IV. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol. 5, No. 1, pp.34-42.
- <S2> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_NT15.
- <S3> SNF98960 Photograph: Ford, J. and Ford, N. 2014. Photographs of the milestone marked Norwich 16 and Thetford 13 miles marker, Queen's Square, Attleborough. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
- <S3> SNF98959 Photograph: Ford, N. 2011. Photographs of the milestone marked Norwich 16 and Thetford 13 miles marker, Queen's Square, Attleborough. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 29 2018 2:08PM