NHER 15357 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval postmill

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Summary

According to the village sign a postmill stood here from 1675-1902. It was last used in 1900 and was sold and removed in August 1902. The low earthworks of a mound which may potentially relate to the site of the post medieval postmill are visible visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2021.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM19SE
Civil Parish WACTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Site of wind mill (post mill).
According to village sign, stood here from 1675-1902.
However not on (S1), located from (S2).
E. Rose (NAU) 12 October 1979.

Last used in 1900; for sale and to be removed in August 1902.
E. Rose (NAU), 24 March 1982.

(The adjacent house, despite its traditional plan, was rebuilt from the foundations around 1980 utilising second hand timbers.)
E. Rose (NLA) 2 August 2004.

January 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The low earthworks of a mound (centred at approximately TM 1851 9023) which may potentially relate to the site of the post medieval postmill (see above) are visible visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2021 (S3). It is also possible that the mound could have been associated with a now removed modern building visible at the approximate location on aerial photographs from 2006 (S4). A curved earthwork ditch (centred at approximately TM 1853 9024) is also visible on S3 which likely relates to a former boundary associated with the mill site.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 15 January 2026

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
  • <S2> Map: Wright, R.J.. 1840. Wacton tithe map..
  • <S3> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TM19SE DTM 1m 17-NOV-2021 TO 02-DEC-2021.
  • <S4> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 15-JAN-2026.

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Record last edited

Jan 15 2026 11:17AM

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