Building record 1471700000 - Milepost on A404
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- MILESTONE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- MILEPOST (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
Probable eighteenth to nineteenth century 'cast iron' metal milepost part of 'gout route' may be missing on Stanley Hill Amersham. North of Amersham Common. Not found in Chilterns Milestone Survey in 1995 or latest Milestones Society Survey updated in 2010. Not on current OS map but confirmed by handwritten notes on 1" OSD Map (1835) Bucks County Museum number 43 sheet XLIII now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Position estimated from 'All Historic Layers Database'. Inscription: Amersham 1 : Rickmansworth 7. On Amersham to Rickmansworth (F1) route. On page 5 of notes. Recorded as not found on page F of same document under Mile Stones [Hatfield] Chenies to Henley - "Gout Track". Number 1 on 1" OS (1835). [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B1).
Accordig to Peter Gullands extensive studty ThteToll Raods of Buckinghamshire 1706-1881 2017. This milepost is on The Reading and Hatfield Turnpike Road 1767 p.175.
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. museum no.43 sheet XLIII pages 5+ F.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 97281 97725 (point) (Estimated from sources) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Oct 10 2019 12:38PM
