Blo' Norton postmill


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Blo' Norton mill was an open trestle postmill that stood on a mound in Fen Road.


Fordham's mill blew down in 1807
Fordham's mill at Norton raised in August 1816
Fordham's mill at Norton removed into the Fen in September 1821
Diary of Thomas King of Thelnetham - 1804-38


After the mill was badly damaged in a storm one August Sunday in 1830:

... believed to be owned by a man named Goodchild who lived in a neighbouring village, and only camewhen the wind blew.
Diary of Thomas King of Thelnetham - 1804-38


1807: Mill blown down

August 1816: Mill rebuilt

1821: Mill moved into the Fen

Bryant's map 1826: Windmill

1833: Fordham's house burnt down

1846: George Fordham, miller
1846: Robert Fordham, miller & farmer

Kelly's 1854: Robert Fordham, miller & farmer

1864: Robert Fordham, corn miller

Kelly's 1879: Robert Fordham, miller

Sunday August 1879: Mill badly damaged in a gale that swept down the Wensum vally

1883: Edward Goodchild, miller (Market Weston, Suffolk)

O.S. map 1885: Mill mound

1890: Mill dismantled



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