NHER 56520 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Norwich 16 miles and Lynn 24 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG02SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BILLINGFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
An unusually shaped County Council stone (type F). The lettering is in plain capitals which show traces of black paint. Another was found east of Billingford in 1983 by 1988 it had disappeared.
See (S1) for further information.
D. Holburn (HES), 16 January 2012.
2012. 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.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- 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 32-33.
- <S1> SNF82821 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1989. Norfolk Milestones, Part III. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol. 4, No. 4, pp 137-142. p 141.
- <S2> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_KLNF24.
- <S3> SNF98971 Photograph: Ford, N. 2011-2012. Photographs of the milestone marked Norwich 16 miles and Lynn 24 miles, near Billingford Lakes. 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