NHER 56600 (Structure record) - 18th century milestone marking Norwich 11 miles and North Walsham 3 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG22NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WESTWICK, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
An 18th Century milestone marking Norwich 11 miles and North Walsham 3 miles. This milestone is one of only 5 surviving milestones along the former Norwich to North Walsham, which was set up in 1797 and disturnpiked in 1876, and ran from Magdalen Gate in Norwich to the King's Arms in North Walsham.
The milestones along this route are all of the same type, being of tombstone shape, with the distances on the face parallel to the road. On two of these milestones, of which this is one, Roman Numerals are visible on the back, indicating that these stones are the originals that have been recut.
(S1) gives further information regarding this and other milestones along this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 30 January 2012.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF81166 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1995. Norfolk Milestones Part VI. Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. 5/5/363-372. p 367.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 29 2018 1:53PM