Building record 1353300000 - Milestone on A4010

Summary

18th or 19th Century milestone on A4010 in Saunderton

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 A4010 north of High Wycombe. Stone pillar 32 inches high 12 by 9 inches deep. Incised and painted with black paint some not easy to read. Front:' LONDON 34 ? WYCOMBE 5 RISBOROUGH 3 1/2 AYLESBURY 11'. 'Possibly maintained by householder in property behind'. At slight angle to road. [ Drawings, location and photographs available ] (B1).
Present in 2002 on updated Milestones Society survey website on Wycombe to Aylesbury route National ID number BU_WYA05. On west side A4010 ' on well cut grass verge' in front of Chiltern View in Saunderton at junction with Hill View'. 32cm wideX 22cm deep X 84 cms high. Inscription: centre: ..14/ WYCOMBE/ 5 / RISBORO/ 3 1/2 /AYLESBURY/ 11. ' When paint goes inscription will go '. [ Detailed description, location and photograph available ] (B2).
No suitable estmate of height on current OS map.
Confirmed as present on handwritten notes of microfiched OSD Surveyor's Drawings (1814) and 1 inch (1835) on W.Wycombe to Pr. Risborough (J1) route on page 5 of notes. Bucks County Museum number 41 sheet XLI now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Inscription: Wycombe 3 Risborough 5. [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B3 ).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19208 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Council. 1995. Chilterns AONB Milestone Survey. Stone 17.
  • <2>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_WYA05.
  • <3>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. Museum no. XLI sheet 41 page 5.

Location

Grid reference SU 81288 98367 (point)
Civil Parish BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2021 4:02PM

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