NHER 13537 (Monument record) - Site of post-medieval post mill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM08NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KENNINGHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Mill mound 0.5m high, 12m diameter - marked as windmill on (S1).
Information from (S2).
This, or NHER 13538, was a smock mill. Shown on (S3).
In fact this was a post mill. On (S4).
Last turned by wind 1908. Demolished 1911.
E. Rose (NAU), 22 March 1982.
April 1989.
Mound excavated by landowners and foundations of supporting pillars found - suggesting there may have been no roundhouse.
See (S5).
E. Rose (NAU), 26 April 1989.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF63098 Website: Neville, J.. 2007. Kenninghall Mill Lane towermill. http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/kenninghall-mill-lane-towermill.html. 31 May 2017.
- <S1> SNF58568 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. Ordnance Survey 25 inch 1st edition.
- <S2> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 08 NW M [2].
- <S3> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S4> SNF4947 Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk.
- <S5> SNF3222 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Couple dig into the past and unearth a mill. 21 April.
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Record last edited
Feb 9 2026 11:28AM