NHER 56732 (Structure record) - 18th century milestone marking Brandon 10 miles and Lynn 14 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOKE FERRY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
One of 7 surviving milestones along the former Stoke Ferry turnpike, which was created in 1770 and ran from Stoke Ferry to Methwold and Cranwich, with branches also serving the estates of Barton, Oxborough and Cockley Cley. It was extended in 1791 to include Hockwold.
These milestones are square stone pillars set cornerwise to the road, with the inscriptions in contiguous inset panels on the two front faces.
(S1) gives further information on this turnpike and the other milestones along it.
D. Holburn (HES), 20 February 2012.
2012. Maintenance work by the milestone Society.
One of 60 milestones restored to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted this marker.
information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 24 May 2018.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF83348 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1997. Norfolk Milestones part VII. Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Vol 6, No 2. Vol 6, No 2, pp 35-45. p 38.
- <S2> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_SFBO.
- <S3> SNF99077 Photograph: Ford, N. 2012. Photographs of the milestone marked Brandon 10 miles and Lynn 14 miles, Bridge Road, Stoke Ferry. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 24 2018 3:31PM