Building record 1354300000 - Milestone on B482

Summary

18th or 19th Century milestone on B 482 in Lane End High Street

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 B 482 at Lane End outside Village Hall. Stone is at odd orientation to road, so has possibly been moved. 33 inches high with shoulder two thirds down. Top squared 15 by 13 inches with D shape overlying. Inscription: clear on road side only, paint nearly all gone :' STOKENCHURCH 4 1/2 MARLOW '? Means eqidistant from both'. ' ? Letters stuck on like giant letraset '. [ Drawings, location and photographs available ] (B1).
Recorded as present in 2002 on Milestones Society survey website on Marlow to Stokenchurch route National ID number BU_MWST05. On west side of B482 on Lane End High Street. ' On grass outside Village Hall.' 38cm wide 33cm deep 81cm high. Inscription: left: STOKENCHURCH 4 1/2 MARLOW 5. ' no carving visible '. [ Detailed description, location and photograph available ] (B2).
Confirmed by handwritten notes of 1 inch OSD map (1835) on Marlow to Stokenchurch route (M). Correct inscription : Stoke 4: Marlow 4. On page 5 of notes Bucks County Museum number XLVI sheet 46 now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Also on all historic layers map as Stokenchurch 4 : Marlow 4. In same notes under "C in red box". Sketch of blank stone at Lane End by X ( under 1m W of previous stone ! ) 808 918. [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19208 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Council. 1995. Chilterns AONB Milestone Survey. Stone 24A.
  • <2>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_MWST05.
  • <3>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. museum no.XLVI sheet 46 page 5 and C in red box and B in red box.

Location

Grid reference SU 80709 91767 (point)
Civil Parish FINGEST AND LANE END, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2021 4:07PM

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