Monument record 0508900000 - WENDOVER-BUCKINGHAM ROAD

Summary

Historical records of older, more meandering route of turnpike road from Wendover to Buckingham through Swanbourne.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (3)

  • ROAD (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
  • TOLL ROAD (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
  • TRACKWAY (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0920 m
Plan Form - LINEAR
1825 MAP MARKS 'PROPOSED NEW ROAD' E OF THEN EXISTING MAIN TURNPIKE (B1).
IN 1828 WENDOVER-BUCKINGHAM TURNPIKE BUILT A MORE DIRECT ROAD THROUGH SWANBOURNE FOR C.1 MILE BETWEEN 48TH & 49TH MILESTONES REDUCING ROAD LENGTH BY 3 FURLONGS. OLD ROAD PART METALLED, PART A GREEN WAY. REST VISIBLE ON APs (B2).
BETWEEN NGRS (B3).

Sources (4)

  • ---SBC18885 Aerial Photograph: 12/12/46. RAF 36A.3297. SP\791258. Yes.
  • <1>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <2>SBC2924 Bibliographic reference: CHIBNALL J 1963 ROADS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE PP96-97,F IG 18,PHOTOGRAPH 4 (LONDON UNIVERSITY MSC THESIS).
  • <3>SBC11967 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R 1981 FIELD VISIT & RAF A/P 1946.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7920 2518 (870m by 360m)
Civil Parish SWANBOURNE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13483)

Record last edited

Oct 1 2010 11:31AM

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