NHER 56391 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Norwich 7 miles and Dereham 9 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HONINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Milestone marking Norwich 7 miles and Dereham 9 miles and also incorporating an OS benchmark. One of 22 surviving milestones along the former Norwich, Swaffham and Mattishall turnpike. It was created in 1770 and ran from St. Benedict's Gate in Norwich to Swaffham. It lasted for 102 years and was disturnpiked in 1872.
The milestones in this series all date from 1868, and are likely to have been the fourth set to be placed on this road.
(S1) gives a description of this and other milestones along this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 19 December 2011.
2011-2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
One of the 60 milestones restored to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Milestone Society members cleared the surrounding area, and cleaned and painted the marker.
Information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 22 May 2018.
October 2025. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The milestone is visible on Google Street View image dated May 2025 (S4).
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 03 October 2025
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF82820 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1986. Norfolk Milestones, Part I. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 27-32. p 29.
- <S2> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_NSM07.
- <S3> SNF99025 Photograph: Burchell, T. and Ford, N. 2011-2013. Photographs of the milestone marked Norwich 7 miles and Dereham 9 miles, A47, Honingham. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
- <S4> SNF100235 Photograph: Google Earth. 2011-2025. Google Earth Pro Street View. Digital. XX-MAY-2025 Accessed 03-OCT-2025.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 3 2025 11:38AM