Record Details

NHER Number:14518
Type of record:Monument
Name:Post medieval post mill

Summary

A post mill is marked at this spot on Faden's map of 1797 and the first edition Ordnance survey map. It was called Bexwell Road Mill and was last used in 1866. It was pulled down in 1881.

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Location

Grid Reference:TF 6172 0344
Map Sheet:TF60SW
Parish:DOWNHAM MARKET, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Site of wind mill, marked on (S1). Siting made more accurate from (S2). Bexwell Road Mill. Post mill, last used 1866, pulled down 1881.
Information from [1].
E. Rose (NAU), 2 February 1982.

Monument Types

  • POST MILL (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>Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
<S2>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1836. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1 inch..

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