Record Details

NHER Number:17898
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of post medieval windmill

Summary

The site of a post medieval post mill, marked on a map of 1826. The mill was probably taken down in the mid 19th century, and no trace of it remains today.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 03104 25595
Map Sheet:TG02NW
Parish:FOULSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Site of wind mill near Millhill Farm.
A post mill, first marked on (S1).
Advertised in May 1844 as 'to be removed by the purchaser'. Information from [1].
E. Rose (NAU), 2 February 1982.

Enclosure Award map of 1812 (NRO BR 276/1/748) shows the mill at TG 03104 25596 (S2). This gives a more accurate location than that taken from Bryant's Map of Norfolk, 1826.
A. Rogerson (HES), 18 October 2012.

Monument Types

  • WINDMILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1>Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk.
<S2>Map: 1812. Foulsham Enclosure Award Map.

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