Record Details
| NHER Number: | 14901 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a drainage mill, Wickhampton Marshes |
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Summary
A drainage mill is marked here on Faden's map of 1797 and Wickhampton tithe map. Brick fragments have been ploughed up here by a local farmer. The nearby fields are called Mill Marsh and Little Mill Marsh.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 4332 0537 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG40NW |
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| Parish: | FREETHORPE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
East of village of Wickhampton.
Drainage mill marked on (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 15 May 1979.
Marked on (S2) and (S3) as drainage mill. Field still known as Mill Marsh and Little Mill Marsh (to east). Brick rubble appears in vicinity.
Information from local farmer.
W. Milligan (NCM) 9 July 1982. Edited by A. Yardy (HES), 21 November 2012.
Monument Types
- DRAINAGE MILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WINDMILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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.. |
| <S3> | Map: Wright, James, Aylsham. 1843?. Wickhampton tithe map. |
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