NHER 48496 (Structure record) - 18th century milestone marking Norwich 4 miles and New Buckenham 11 miles

October 1987. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Milestone, late 18th century, limestone. Wedgeshaped with rounded cap, lm high, tapering from 12 to 30cm. Narrow edge inscribed SWARDESTON; recessed full width panels inscribed NORWICH/4/MILES and NEW BUCKENHAM/ll/MILES. Above each panel a small square indent with rivet. The road was turnpiked in 1772."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Alice Cattermole (NLA) 28 August 2006. Amended by J. Cullis (HES), 03 January 2020.

Milestone marking Norwich 5 miles and New Buckenham 10 miles and also incorporating an OS benchmark. One of 14 surviving milestones along the former Norwich - New Buckenham turnpike. It was created in 1772 and ran from Ber Street Gates in Norwich to New Buckenham. It lasted for 98 years and was disturnpiked in 1870.

There are two types of milestone along this route but both types are wedge-shaped and contain incised lettering in a slightly indented panel. This type of milestone doesn't have the distance to London inscribed on them

(S2) gives a description of this and other milestones along this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 20 December 2011.

2011. Mainteance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S3) and photographs (S4).
H. Mellor (HES), 24 May 2018.

2014. Mainteance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 24 May 2018.