NHER 56380 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Norwich 12 miles and New Buckenham 3 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM19SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BUNWELL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Milestone marking Norwich 12 miles and New Buckenham 3 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. The other type of milestone has the distance to London also inscribed on it while this type doesn’t.
(S1) gives a description of this and other milestones along this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 14 December 2011.
2011. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members trimmed the hedge to increase visibility and painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S2) and photograph (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 23 May 2018.
January 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The milestone is visible on Google Street View image dated September 2022.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 19 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_NNB12.
- <S3> SNF99038 Photograph: Ford, N. 2010. Photograph of the milestone marked Norwich 12 miles and New Buckenham 3 miles, B1113, Bunwell. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
- <S4> SNF100235 Photograph: Google Earth. 2011-2025. Google Earth Pro Street View. Digital. Accessed 19-JAN-2026.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 19 2026 3:08PM