NHER 57093 (Monument) - Former site of milestone marking 14 miles to Fakenham and 10 miles to Norwich
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT WITCHINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
A milestone recorded by the Milestone society and positioned along the Norwich to Fakenham road. This is a Norfolk Country Council, V-plan, cast-iron milestone with the location names written diagonally across the two side faces and the parish written vertically on the spine.
The inscription reads:
TOP: "N.C.C./MAIN ROAD".
LHS: "TO/FAKENHAM/14".
CENTRE: "LENWADE".
RHS: "TO/NORWICH/10".
See (S1) for further information.
D. Holburn (HES), 19 April 2012.
The Milestone Society recorded the stone as lost in the 1990s.
A. Yardy (HES), 15 December 2012.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF83672 *Digital Archive: Haines, C. 2011. Norfolk Milestones, The Milestone Society.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 29 2018 3:48PM