Building record 1354600000 - Milestone on B482 at Marlow Bottom

Summary

Eighteenth or nineteenth century milestone on B482 at Marlow Bottom

Protected Status/Designation

  • Local Heritage List 3250: Milestone on B482 at Marlow Bottom (DBC11167)

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • MILESTONE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)

Description

Probable eighteenth or nineteenth century milestone on B482 at Marlow Bottom. D shape, 41 inches high with rounded top 13 1/2 by 16 inches deep. Shoulder at 20 inches from base. Inscription not visiible. [Drawings, location and photographs] (B1).
Recorded as present in 2002 on Milestones Society survey website. On Marlow to Stokenchurch route National ID number BU_MWST_02. On east side of B482 at Seymour Court Hill on Seymour Court Road on wide grass verge. 40cm wide, 35cm deep, 99cm high. No inscription recorded. 'Lichen and ivy covered'. [Detailed description, location and photograph] (B2).
One of 3 white stone milestones recorded on B 482 by J Kenneth Major in 1973. Square blocks, parabolic cross section from above. Inscriptions variable and painted, sometimes not readable. Local Authority maintained. [Drawings and location] (B3).
Marked on 1835 one-inch OS map on Marlow to Stokenchurch turnpike route. Inscription: Stoke 7 : Marlow 1 (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC19208 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Council. 1995. Chilterns AONB Milestone Survey. Stone 27.
  • <2>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_MWST02.
  • <3>SBC23454 Index: Council for British Archaeology. 1973. CBA Industrial Archaeology Record Card 236118.
  • <4>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. museum no. XLVI sheet 46 page 5.

Location

Grid reference SU 84003 88424 (point)
Civil Parish GREAT MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 12 2025 12:22PM

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