NHER 56310 (Structure record) - 19th-century milestone marking Norwich 15 miles and Watton 6 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG00SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Milestone marking Norwich 15 miles and Watton 6 miles and also incorporating an Ordnance Survey benchmark. One of 16 surviving milestones along the former Norwich-Watton turnpike. The turnpike was established in 1770 and ran along the city walls from St Stephen's Gate to St Giles' Gate in Norwich and then to the windmill in Watton. It lasted for 100 years.
In common with most of the others in this series between Norwich and Scoulton, this milestone is a white painted stone with a semi-circular top and the town lettering arranged horizontally over the mile numbers.
(S1) includes details of this and other surviving milestones along this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 12 December 2011.
2011. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted this marker before being up-righted and bedded into concrete.
Information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 22 May 2018.
2014. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S2).
H. Mellor (HES), 22 May 2018.
January 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The milestone is visible on Google Street View image dated October 2024 (S4).
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 22 January 2026
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF81479 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1991. Norfolk Milestones, Part IV. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol. 5, No. 1, pp.34-42.
- <S2> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_NW15.
- <S3> SNF99020 Photograph: Ford, N. and Unknown. 2004-2011. Photographs of the milestone marked Norwich 15 miles and Watton 6 miles, Watton Road, Hingham. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
- <S4> SNF100235 Photograph: Google Earth. 2011-2025. Google Earth Pro Street View. Digital. Accessed 22-JAN-2026.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 22 2026 11:25AM