NHER 57102 (Structure record) - Post-medieval milestone marking Hilgay 2 miles, Southery 5 miles, Ely 16 miles, Downham Market 1 mile and King's Lynn 12 miles

A post-medieval milestone recorded by the Milestone Society, originally positioned along the Downham Market to Ely road and now located in a private garden. It is a triangular-plan stone with the inscription written in two indented panels on two of the three faces.

The inscription reads:
LHS: "HILGAY.2./SOUTHERY.5./ELY.16.".
RHS: "DOWNHAM.1./LYNN.12.".
See (S1) for further information.
D. Holburn (HES), 20 April 2012.

Believed to have been renovated and installed in 1980, prior to the road widening.
Information from email correspondence.
H. Mellor (HES), 30 May 2018.

This stone was rescued by a local resident, the late Jim Sharpe, when the bypass was being built and moved to this location. It has now (May 2014) been transferred to the Parish Council who are working with the Milestone Society to renovate and find a suitable site for its reinstatement.
D. Gurney (HES), 27 May 2014.

June 2015.
Milestone Society members reinstalled this milestone.
Information from email correspondence.
Photographs to follow.
H. Mellor (HES), 30 May 2018.