Record Details

NHER Number:19165
Type of record:Building
Name:Post medieval drainage mill

Summary

This building is the remains of a six-sided windmill, which has been converted to a private dwelling. It is thought that the mill was used as a drainage pump, as no miller is recorded in this area.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 5967 1072
Map Sheet:TF51SE
Parish:WIGGENHALL ST MARY MAGDALEN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

27 April 1983.
Remains of six-sided windmill converted to dwelling. According to source this must be for pumping, as no miller recorded
here.
R. Silvester (NAU), April 1983.

Monument Types

  • HOUSE (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD? to 2100 AD)
  • WIND PUMP (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD? to 2100 AD)
  • WINDMILL (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD? to 2100 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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