NHER 56559 (Structure record) - Milestone marking Norwich 7 miles and Bungay 7 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM29NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BROOKE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
One of 7 suviving milestones along the Norwich to Bungay road, which never became a turnpike. This milestone's actual surviving inscription reads: "…LES TO/BUNGAY/7/TO NORWICH/BROOKE" in serif lettering, while the position of the stone indicates that the milages are Norwich 7 miles and Bungay 7 miles.
(S1) contains information about this and other milestones along this road.
D. Holburn (HES), 18 January 2012.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF82996 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1993. Norfolk Milestones Part V. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol 5, No 3, pp 193-199. p 194.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 10 2013 11:24AM