NHER 56523 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Mattishall 1 mile and Yaxham 1 mile
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MATTISHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Milestone marking Mattishall 1 mile and Yaxham 1 mile and also incorporating an OS benchmark. One of 2 additional milestones recently discovered 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 both additional milestones, while (S2) gives information regarding the other milestones along this turnpike.
D. Holburn (HES), 16 January 2012.
2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members trimmed the hedges and cleaned and painted the milestone.
Information from survey form (S3) and photographs (S4).
H. Mellor (HES), 23 May 2018.
Associated Sources (4)
- <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> SNF82820 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1986. Norfolk Milestones, Part I. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 27-32.
- <S3> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_NSM12a.
- <S5> SNF99048 Photograph: Ford, N. and Haines, C. 2001-2012. Photographs of the milestone marked Mattishall 1 mile and Yaxham 1 mile, Dereham Road, Mattishall. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 23 2018 2:51PM