NHER 56725 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Lynn 4 miles and Sutton 9 miles

One of 5 surviving milestones along the Wisbech, King's Lynn and Cross Keys Wash turnpike. This turnpike was created in 1765 and ran "from Wisbech to Walsoken, then from Lord's Bridge to Magdalen Bridge across the Ouse at Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen. From Lord's Bridge a road went northeast to German's Bridge, Saddlebow and South Lynn, while another branch went northwest to Terrington St Clements then west to Cross Keys Wash." The turnpike was extended in 1821 when the Marshland Free Bridge was built, adding routes to Marshland Free Bridge, going "via Tilney St Lawrence and Islington, and Via Clenchwarton and West Lynn", before being disturnpiked in 1870.

This milestone is of triangular plan, with a sloping upper face, and the inscribed diagonally on the side faces. It is positioned on the road incorporated into the turnpike in about 1823, and, as the mileage to Sutton is given, must have been made after the bridge across the Nene was opening in 1831.

The inscription reads:
LHS: TO LYNN/4 MILES
RHS: TO SUTTON/9 MILES

(S1) gives further information regarding this turnpike as well as the other milestones along it.
D. Holburn (HES), 20 February 2012.