NHER 57132 (Structure record) - Post-medieval defaced milestone marking Thetford 16 miles, Brandon 11 miles and Lynn 13 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF70SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOKE FERRY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
A post-medieval milestone recorded by the Milestone Society and positioned along the main road in Stoke Ferry. This milestone is defaced with only an OS benchmark still visible on the face facing the road.
See (S1) for further information.
D. Holburn (HES), 25 April 2012.
2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
One of 60 milestones restored to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, see publication (S2).
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted the marker and a French drain was created.
Information from survey form (S3) and photographs (S4).
H. Mellor (HES), 24 May 2018.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF83672 *Digital Archive: Haines, C. 2011. Norfolk Milestones, The Milestone Society.
- <S2> SNF93643 Publication: Ford, J. and Ford, N. 2014. Moving Miles. Restoring 60 of Norfolk's milestones with the help of children, royalty, and hard work. pp 116-117.
- <S3> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_STFE.
- <S4> SNF99078 Photograph: Ford, N. and Unknown. 2012. Photographs of the milestone marked Thetford 16 miles, Brandon 11 miles and Lynn 13 miles, Lynn Road, Stoke Ferry. 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 3:22PM