Record Details
NHER Number: | 16862 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Site of post medieval windmill, southeast of Mill Farm |
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Summary
According to an Ordnance survey map of 1836 a windmill was situated here. Further research shows that the mill was last worked by wind in 1892 and lost its sails in a gale in 1895.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TL 8599 8209 |
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Map Sheet: | TL88SE |
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Parish: | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Site of wind mill, southeast of Mill Farm.
Marked on 1st edition 1 inch Ordnance 1836 (S1).
Type unknown.
E. Rose (NAU), 5 December 1980.
Last worked by wind 1892.
Lost sails in gale March 1895.
E. Rose (NAU), 23 March 1982.
Marked as Windmill (Corn) on (S2).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 13 July 2008.
Monument Types
- CORN MILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WINDMILL (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> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1836. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1 inch.. |
<S2> | Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map.. |
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