NHER 15927 (Monument record) - Site of post-medieval post mill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FELTHORPE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of wind mill marked on (S1), but not on (S2).
E. Rose (NAU) 26 March 1980.
Post mill first marked on (S3), last miller went bankrupt in 1870.
E. Rose (NAU) 2 February 1982.
October 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmark of the post mill described above is visible on an aerial photograph (S4), on land to the west of Mill Lane, Felthorpe. The central grid reference has been altered from TG 1621 1778 to TG 1626 1781.
The cropmark consists of a circular ditch measuring 1m in width, enclosing an area of approximately 13m in diameter. In the centre of the circular ditch there is a cross-shaped feature, diagnostic of postmills, surrounded by a bank up to 5.8m in width.
E. Bales (NMP), October 2009.
See (S5) fpr further details.
S. Howard (NLA), 19 May 2010.
October 2025. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The cropmarks of the post medieval post mill (see above) are faintly visible on APGB aerial photographs from 2022.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 24 October 2025
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S2> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- <S3> SNF4947 Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk.
- <S4> SNF72484 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1976. MAL 76053 148 29-JUN-1976 (NMR).
- <S5> SNF74577 Website: Neville, J.. 2005. Felthorpe Mill Farm postmill. rfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/felthorpe-mill-farm-postmill.html. 31 May 2017.
- <S6> SNF100592 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd and Getmapping Plc. unknown. Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Orthophotographs. https://www.apgb.co.uk. Bluesky International Ltd APGB Imagery TG1617 10-AUG-2022.
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Record last edited
Oct 24 2025 11:18AM