Building record 1356000000 - Milepost in Edgcott
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MILEPOST (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
Probable eighteenth or nineteenth century cast iron milepost recorded on Buckingham to Brill road in Edgcott on Buckingham Road by P. N. Jarvis [ Bletchley Archaeological and Historical Society ] in January 1965. One of 12 on this road. Next to May House. On OS map. Painted figures. Inscription: BUCKINGHAM 7 BRILL 8.' [ Drawing and location on card cosulted] (B1).
Recorded on Milestones Society website in 2010 as national ID number BU_BRBU08 on Brill to Buckingham route suveyed in 2002. 'Badly repainted in 2010'. North of Edgcott just before Perry Hill. On north east side of unclassified road. 52cm wide 29cm high 82cm high. Inscription varies from that recorded in 1965. Inscription: front face: left: BRILL 8: right: BUCKINGHAM: 8: top EDGECOT PARISH.
[Photograph, detailed description and location] (B2).
Confirmed by handwritten notes of field visits in 1980s under title 'MILE POSTS. BUCKINGHAM to BRILL. ( Max Davies only )'. NGR: 681 227: Parish: Edgcott: Number on 1" OS 1835: none: Information: Poor leaning: some painted letters: metal milepost in village: ( Brill 8 Buck- 8.) illus : rough sketch. Sketch annotated Metal mile posts on Buckingham to Brill road. No makers name. All similar design. Mileage differs from 1965. [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC23464 Index: Council for British Archaeology. 1965. CBA Industrial Archaeology Record Card 236111.
- <2>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. Mlestone 8 on BRBU route.
- <3>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. MILE POSTS BUCKINGHAM to BRILL.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 68119 22711 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EDGCOTT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jul 31 2021 4:22PM
