NHER 57098 (Structure record) - Post-medieval milestone marking Downham Market 6 miles and King's Lynn 5 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TOTTENHILL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
A milestone recorded by the Milestone Society and positioned along the King's Lynn to Downham Market road. It is a gravestone-shaped milestone, with the inscription written inside an indented rectangular panel on the front face.
The inscription reads:
FRONT: "DOWNHAM/6/LYNN.5".
See (S1) for further information.
D. Holburn (HES), 20 April 2012.
2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
One of 60 milestones restored to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted and re-sited this milestone.
Information from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 29 May 2018.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF83672 *Digital Archive: Haines, C. 2011. Norfolk Milestones, The Milestone Society.
- <S2> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_KLDM05.
- <S3> SNF99088 Photograph: Rockcliff, C. and Unknown. 2011-2012. Photographs of the milestone marked Downham Market 6 miles and King's Lynn 5 miles, A10, Tottenhill. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 29 2018 11:19AM