NHER 56357 (Structure) - 18th century milestone marking Norwich 16 miles and Thetford 13 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ATTLEBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Milestone marking Norwich 16 miles and Thetford 13 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.
2011-2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members assisted by members of the Attleborough Heritage Society raised the stone and reset it to 40" above ground level. Pupils from the local junior school assisted with the painting and cleaning of the marker.
Information from survey forms (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 16 May 2018.
September 2014. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
This was one of the 60 milestones resotred to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, see publication (S4).
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S2) and photograph (S5).
Associated Sources (5)
- <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_NT16.
- <S3> SNF98961 Photograph: Ford, N. 2011-2012. Photographs of milestone marked Norwich 16 miles and Thetford 13 miles, London Road, Attleborough. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
- <S4> 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 22-23.
- <S5> SNF98962 Photograph: Ford, N. 2014. Photograph of milestone marked Norwich 16 miles and Thetford 13 miles, London Road, 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 1:53PM