NHER 56801 (Structure) - Post-medieval milestone marking Lynn 19 miles and Norwich 21 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF92SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STANFIELD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
One of two surviving milestones along the North Elmham to King's Lynn road. This milestone is triangular in plan, and has NCC written on it, indicating that it was erected by Norfolk County Council and is thus either late 19th Century or early 20th Century in date.
The inscription reads:
TOP: NCC/MAIN/ROAD;
LHS: TO/LYNN/19/MILES
RHS:TO/NORWICH/21/MILES.
(S1) gives further information on this road and the two milestones along it.
D. Holburn (HES), 29 February 2012.
Associated Sources (1)
- <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.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 11 2013 3:20PM