Building record 1432800000 - Milestone on A40
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 A40 north of Stokenchurch south of Kiln Farm. Possibly missing as not reorded on other milestone surveys in Bucks. On north east side of road not on current OS maps but confirmed by handwritten notes on microfiched OSD Surveyors Drawings (1814) and OS 1 inch (1835) Oxford to W. Wycombe route (B5) page 5 of notes. Bucks County Museum number XLI sheet 41 now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Inscription: London 37 : Oxford 17. Position estimated from County 1 Inch 1835. In same notes under J in red box. Milestones. 1825 Bryant - Marked from W. Wycombe to Bushey Leys. Also under B in red box. Milestones. 1788 Jefferys - nos. 16 - 34. 1825 Bryant - nos, 16 - 34. 1835 O.S. 1" - . Nos. 16 - 37 (alteration of county boundary). See also underlined in blue. 1814 O.S.D. Surveyors Drawings . (microfiche) Mileages written on map. 1885 O.S. 6" - positions marked + mileages written in. R.I.E. Haynes - " Bucks Milestones" Extract ' Bucks Life' (Nov. 1966). [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. Museum number XLI sheet 41 page 5 and J in red box Milestones 1825 Bryant.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 74901 96612 (point) (Estimated from sources) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOKENCHURCH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2019 12:18PM
