Building record 1470700000 - Milepost on A41
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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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 A41 opposite Fleet Marston Cottages not current OS. Position estimated from 'All Historic Layers' database. Confirmed by handwritten notes on microfiched OSD surveyor's drawings (1814) and OS 1'' (1835) were in Bucks County Museum now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Museum number 28 sheet XXVIII page 4 of notes. Inscription: London 42 Bicester 12. On Aylesbury to Waddesdon (H2) route. Not on current OS. In same notes under " H2 Milestones on Ground". On Bryant (1825) and OS 1" (1835). Number 41 on 1" OS. Description and drawing of milepost at Ludgershall on same road. NGR 646 199 HER number 1361100000. In same notes under Milestones and H in red box. 1820 Erection of MPs. (Sparrows Herne Trust) Nos, 33,35,36, 37 still visible. G-Blue Folder 4. 1966 Extract "Bucks Life", Nov. - Bucks Milestones, R.I.E. Haynes, MPs. Ayl./Bicester, 1833.G-Blue Folder. 1825 Marked on Bryant. 1835 Marked on OS1". [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. museum no 28 sheet XXVIII page 4 and H2 Milestones on Ground.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 76955 16467 (point) (Estimated from sources) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FLEET MARSTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 18 2019 11:14AM