NHER 56400 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Swaffham 8 miles and Dereham 4 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WENDLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Milestone marking Swaffham 8 miles and Dereham 4 miles and also incorporating an OS benchmark. One of 22 surviving milestones along the former Norwich, Swaffham and Mattishall turnpike. It was created in 1770 and ran from St. Benedict's Gate in Norwich to Swaffham. It lasted for 102 years and was disturnpiked in 1872.
The milestones in this series all date from 1868, and are likely to have been the fourth set to be placed on this road.
(S1) gives a description of this and other milestones along this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 19 December 2011.
2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
One of 60 milestones restored to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 29 May 2018.
2014 Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members cleaned, painted and raised this marker.
Information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 29 May 2018.
A query has arisen regarding the fabric. Is it early pre-cast concrete or stone (as shown on the MSS database)?
D. Gurney (HES), 27 May 2014.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF82820 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1986. Norfolk Milestones, Part I. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 27-32. p 29.
- <S2> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_NSM19.
- <S3> SNF99092 Photograph: Ford, N. and Unknown. 2011-2015. Photographs of the milestone marked Swaffham 8 miles and Dereham 4 miles, Dereham Road, Wendling. 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 2:20PM