Record Details
| NHER Number: | 18815 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Late Saxon watermill |
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Summary
Site of a Late Saxon watermill mentioned in the Domesday Book and demolished in the medieval period.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9322 2929 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF92NW |
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| Parish: | FAKENHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Site of water mill.
Site of one of three water mills mentioned in Domesday Book. Removed in medieval. Stood by old river crossing beside the present railway viaduct across river.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 31 January 1983.
Monument Types
- WATERMILL (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 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: Baldwin, J.. Fakenham, Town on the Wensum. |
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