NHER 56450 (Structure record) - Late 19th century milestone marking Norwich 8 miles and Holt 13 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HAVERINGLAND, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
One of 14 surviving milestones along the Norwich to Holt road, marking Norwich 8 miles and Holt 13 miles and also incorporating an OS benchmark. This road ran from St Augustine's Gate in Norwich to Holt, and apart from the first few miles of the road forming part of the Norwich to Cromer turnpike, this road, although well travelled, was not a turnpike.
The milestones along this road are primarily comprised of one of two types of milestone. This type of milestone dates from the late 19th Century and is part of the Norfolk County Council series.
(S1) contains information regarding this and other milestones along this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 9 January 2012.
October 2025. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The milestone is visible on Google Street View image dated August 2011 (S2). The milestone likely still survives but is obscured by vegetation on more recent images (for example November 2024;S3)
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 14 October 2025
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF82852 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1987. Norfolk Milestones part II. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol 4, No. 2, pp 46-52. p 50.
- <S2> SNF100235 Photograph: Google Earth. 2011-2025. Google Earth Pro Street View. Digital. XX-AUG-2011 Accessed 14-OCT-2025.
- <S3> SNF100235 Photograph: Google Earth. 2011-2025. Google Earth Pro Street View. Digital. XX-NOV-2024 Accessed 14-OCT-2025.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 14 2025 2:37PM