Record Details
| NHER Number: | 55887 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Seven Mile House, River Waveney |
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Summary
A marsh house and farmstead on the river Waveney formerly within detached part of Toft Monks parish and associated with nearby Pettingell's Mill and a former ferry crossing site.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 4582 0151 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG40SE |
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| Parish: | HADDISCOE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Marsh farm site on River Waveney formerly within a detached part of Toft Monks parish. The site is associated with Pettingell's Drainage Mill (10495) to the north of the site and a former ferry crossing to the south. It is one of the 'mile houses' marking the distance by river to Great Yarmouth. The date of the house is unknown although the axial stack suggests an early date.
(S1) includes further details including occupants between 1841 and 1901.
(S2) Site offered for sale by auction in 1986 along with farm premises, grazing marshes and extensive reed rands. The mill, which was part of the holding, was sold off separately.
A. Yardy (HES), 2 August 2011.
Monument Types
- FARMHOUSE (16th Century to 21st Century - 1600 AD? to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Monograph: Hutchinson, S.. 2002. The Island (The Haddiscoe Island) Past and Present. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1986. Sale Advertisement. 21 October. |
Related records
| 10495 | Related to: Pettingill's Mill, Haddiscoe Island (Building) |