Building record 1419800000 - Milepost on B4011
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MILEPOST (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
Probable eighteenth to nineteenth century cast iron milepost on the B4011 in Boarstal parish. Recorded as present in 2010 on Milestones Society website on Thame to Blackthorn route National ID number BU_THBC07.' On grass verge on Foresters Lane in Boarstall Wood '. On west side of road 52cm wide 35cm deep 90cm high Inscription: left: BICESTER 7 MILES : right: THAME 7 MILES: top changed from OAKLEY PARISH to BOARSTALL PARISH. [ Detailed description, location and photograph available ] (B1).
Confirmed by handwritten notes on 1" county OS map (1835) was in Bucks County Museum now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Museum number 18 sheet XXVI page 7 of notes. Inscription: Bicester 7 Thame 7. On Blackthorn to Long Crendon (N) route On All Historic layers database as Bicester 8 Thame 7. In same notes under ' MILE STONES [ N.} Thame to Blackthorn'. NGR: 633 135. Parish: Boarstall. No number on 1" OS 1835. Information: Good: cast iron mile post: some painted letters. Illustration as below. ( T. 7 B. 7 ). Boarstall parish on top. [ Handwritten notes and illustration consulted ] (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_THBC07.
- <2>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. Museum no 18 sheet XXVI page 7 and MILE STONES N. Thame to Blackthorn.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 63373 13538 (point) (Exact) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOARSTALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 14 2019 12:29PM
