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Shipdham
Market Street postmill |
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Shipdham Market Street postmill stood on the northeast side of the village |
Robert Littleproud jnr, was the son of Robert Littleproud snr and Anne Littleproud. Robert jnr had 7 brothers James, John, William, Thomas, Jesse, Frederick and Alfred along with a least one sister, Sophia., James (b.1832, in Shipdham); John Littleproud (b.1845 in Cranworth), was the miller at Sporle_towermill; William emigrated to Canada, where he became a miller; Thomas became inkeeper & corn dealer at the Mill Inn, Stow Bedon; Jesse became miller at Shipdham, Frederick became the innkeeper at the Cattle Market Inn, Timber Hill, Norwich, while Alfred worked at and took over the Cranworth_smockmill when their father died c.1883. |
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O.S. Map 1891 Image produced from the www.old-maps.co.uk service with permission of Landmark Information Group Ltd. and Ordnance Survey |
| Faden's map 1797: Mill White's 1836: James Buckenham, corn miller, East End
Kelly's 1854: John Woods, miller |
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| Nat Grid Ref. TF967078 |
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