NHER 56513 (Structure record) - 19th century milestone marking Holt 8 miles Dereham 10 miles and Wood Norton 10 Miles to Dereham

One of 10 surviving milestones along the Holt to Dereham road, marking Holt 8 miles and Dereham 10 miles.

The milestones along this route are of three types, the Dereham 10 miles to 16 miles are octagonal stones, up to 43 inches high, with domed tops and unequal width panels alternately tapering up and down. The mileages are inscribed in plain capitals and the name of the parish is written sideways on one panel. The second type are square stones with domed tops, set diagonally to the road with the lettering in plain capitals. There is only a single example of the third type, and it is recorded as NHER 46533.

(S1) contains information regarding this and other milestones on this route.
D. Holburn (HES), 11 January 2012.

2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
One of the 60 milestones resorted in celebration of the Queen Diamond Jubilee.
Milestone Society members, cleared the surrounding trees to increase visibility of the stone and cleaned and painted the stone.
Information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 17 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), 08 October 2025