Record Details
| NHER Number: | 15969 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of post medieval windmill |
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Summary
This is the site of a post medieval windmill. The earliest record of the windmill dates to 1791. It was last used in 1908 and collapsed in November 1917.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 1386 9392 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM19SW |
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| Parish: | FORNCETT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Forncett Road, west of crossroads.
Site of windmill. Marked on 1836 1st edition 1 inch Ordnance Survey (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 27 March 1980.
Earliest record 1791, though not on Faden's map 1797 (S2). Last used 1908. Fell over November 1917.
Information from member of the public [1].
E. Rose (NAU), 2 February 1982.
Monument Types
- WINDMILL (18th Century to World War One - 1791 AD to 1917 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: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1836. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1 inch.. |
| <S2> | Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797. |
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