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| NHER Number: | 56523 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 19th century milestone marking Mattishall 1 mile and Yaxham 1 mile |
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Summary
One of two additional milestones discovered along the former Norwich, Swaffham and Mattishall Turnpike. This turnpike was created in 1770 and was disturnpiked in 1872.
Monument Type(s)
- MILESTONE (19th Century to 21st Century - 1868 AD to 2100 AD)
Full description
Milestone marking Mattishall 1 mile and Yaxham 1 mile and also incorporating an OS benchmark. One of 2 additional milestones recently discovered along the former Norwich, Swaffham and Mattishall turnpike. It was created in 1770 and ran from St. Benedict's Gate in Norwich to Swaffham. It lasted for 102 years and was disturnpiked in 1872.
The milestones in this series all date from 1868, and are likely to have been the fourth set to be placed on this road.
(S1) gives a description of both additional milestones, while (S2) gives information regarding the other milestones along this turnpike.
D. Holburn (HES), 16 January 2012.
2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
Milestone Society members trimmed the hedges and cleaned and painted the milestone.
Information from survey form (S3) and photographs (S4).
H. Mellor (HES), 23 May 2018.
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1989. Norfolk Milestones, Part III. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol. 4, No. 4, pp 137-142. p 141. |
| <S2> | Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1986. Norfolk Milestones, Part I. Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 27-32. |
| <S3> | Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_NSM12a. |
| <S5> | Photograph: Ford, N. and Haines, C. 2001-2012. Photographs of the milestone marked Mattishall 1 mile and Yaxham 1 mile, Dereham Road, Mattishall. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg. |