Building record 1353100000 - Milestone on A4010
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MILESTONE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
Probable eighteenth to nineteenth century milestone on A4010 under tall hedge between Princes Risborough and High Wycombe. Close to junction with Lee Road. 38 inches high. Top 14 by 12 inches deep, bottom 12 by 9 inches. Inscription front: LONDON 35 ? WYCOMBE 6 ? R SBORO 2 1/2 ?. Trig point on top. [ Drawings, location and photographs available ] (B1).
Reported as missing on updated Milestones Society survey website in 2003 on A4010 on Wycombe to Aylesbury route national ID num'ber BU_WYAY06. No parish GPS or dimensions recorded but on current OS map opposite Rutherglen. Inscription did say centre: London/35/ Wycombe/6/Aylesbury/10/Risboro 2/1/2'. [ Limited further description available ] (B2).
Confirmed by handwritten notes of microfiched OSD Surveyor's Drawings (1814) and 1 inch (1835) from Bucks County Museum. Museum number 41 sheet XLI now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Inscription : Wycombe 4: Risborough 4 . On W. Wycombe to Pr Risborough (J1) route on page 5 of notes.
[ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC19208 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Council. 1995. Chilterns AONB Milestone Survey. Stone 16.
- <2>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_WYAY06.
- <3>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. Museum no 41 sheet XLI page 5.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 80756 99819 (point) (Exact) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Aug 2 2018 11:28AM
