Record Details

NHER Number:46764
Type of record:Monument
Name:18th century milestone marking Watton 10 miles and London 100 miles, in front of George Hotel, Dereham

Summary

This white painted milestone dates to around 1770.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 9881 1347
Map Sheet:TF91SE
Parish:DEREHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

October 1999. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
Milestone. Around 1770. Painted stone. Square section with pyramid top. South face lettering: X/ Miles to/ Watton; east face: 100/ Miles to/ London; north face: Dereham.
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 30 August 2006. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 19 February 2020.

2012-2013. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
One of the 60 milestones restored to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Milestone Society members cleaned and painted this milestone.
Informaiton from survey form (S2) and photographs (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 18 May 2018.

Monument Types

  • MILESTONE (18th Century to 21st Century - 1770 AD to 2100 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • Listed Building

Sources and further reading

---Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 290.
---Article in Serial: Haines, C. 1997. Norfolk Milestones part VII. Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Vol 6, No 2. Vol 6, No 2, pp 35-45. p 44.
---Photograph: Ford, N. 2012. Photographs of the milestone marked 10 miles to Watton, 100 Miles to London, in front of George Hotel, Dereham. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
---Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF3492.
<S1>Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1378797.
<S2>Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_WA10.

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