Record Details

NHER Number:11320
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of post medieval watermill

Summary

Faden’s map of 1797 marked this as the location of a watermill. Aerial photographs taken in 1991 showed extensive cropmarks relating to the watermill at this location, thus confirming the documentary evidence.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 9414 3949
Map Sheet:TF93NW
Parish:WIGHTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Water mill, site of.
Marked on (S1).
See NHER 18025 for windmill and lime kiln formerly on this record.
E. Rose (NAU) 24 March 1982.

19 September 1991. NAU aerial photography.
Extensive cropmarks of watermill revealed.
D. Edwards (NLA) 11 March 1992.

Monument Types

  • WATERMILL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WATERMILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Aerial Photograph: TF9439 Y-AF,AG-AH,AL-AQ.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1>Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.

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