NHER 56606 (Monument record) - Former site of a 19th century milestone marking Yarmouth 13 miles and Beccles 1 mile
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM49SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GILLINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Former site of one of 5 milestones along the Norfolk section of the former Norwich to Blythburgh turnpike, with the Norfolk section running from Yarmouth to Beccles. This turnpike was set up in 1795-6 and operated until 1867.
These five milestones are wedge-shaped stones and are all in poor condition.
A series of milestones, all in the same style but in better condition, can be found along the road that runs North of the Suffolk border, from Beccles, via Bungay, to Harleston. This road could have been a later addition to the Yarmouth-Blythburgh turnpike. Similar milestones, but with the parish inscribed at the base, can be found on the road from Harleston to Scole.
(S1) gives information regarding the milestones along these routes.
D. Holburn (HES), 30 January 2012.
The Milestone Society have recorded this stone as lost since the 1990s.
A. Yardy (HES), 15 December 2012.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF81166 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1995. Norfolk Milestones Part VI. Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. 5/5/363-372. p 367.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 29 2018 3:47PM