NHER 56748 (Monument record) - Former site of 20th century milestone marking Downham 3 miles and Swaffham 11 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CRIMPLESHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
One of two surviving milestones along the former Downham Market to Fincham turnpike, which was created in 1772 and lasted until 1865.
This is an early 20th Century cast-iron, Norfolk County Council style milestone, but does not have a maker's cast mark. The parish is shown vertically on the spine of the milestone, while the locations are written at an angle compared to the rest of the writing on the milestone.
The inscription reads:
Top: NCC/MAIN ROAD;
LHS: TO/DOWNHAM/3/MILES;
RHS: TO/SWAFFHAM/11/MILES.
(S1) gives further information regarding this turnpike and the milestones along it.
D. Holburn (HES), 22 February 2012.
The Milestone Society have advise that this milestone was lost around 2000.
A. Yardy (HES), 18 September 2012.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF83348 Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1997. Norfolk Milestones part VII. Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Vol 6, No 2. Vol 6, No 2, pp 35-45. p 41.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Dec 15 2012 12:34PM