NHER 56777 (Structure record) - Milestone marking Lynn 18 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF74SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLME NEXT THE SEA, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
One of a series of milestones along the Wells to Dersingham road, which never became a turnpike but was an important route linking the coastal ports and villages and it was used by mail coaches which ran from Cambridge to Ely, King's Lynn and Wells.
(S1) gives further information regarding this turnpike and the milestones located along it.
D. Holburn (HES), 27 February 2012.
2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
One of 60 milestones restored to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Milestone Society members painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S2).
H. Mellor (HES), 22 May 2018.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF98198 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2015. Couple making their mark on coast road's hidden heritage. 28 October.
- <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 42.
- <S2> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_KLW18.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 22 2018 1:40PM