Building record 1361100000 - Milepost on A41
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MILEPOST (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
Missing eighteenth or nineteenth century cast iron milepost on A41 in Ludgershall parish. Recorded on Milestones Society survey website missing from Aylesbury Bicester route near Leaches Farm National ID number BU_LCB50.' Last recorded in 1963'. Recorded on OS map.Top: Ludgershall Parish: right: London 50: left: To Aylesbury 12 To Bicester 4. [Description and location] (B1).
Confirmed by handwritten notes on 1" OS map (1835) sheet XXI page 7 of notes. Inscription: London 50 Bicester 4. Was in Oxon. On Bicester to Aylesbury (H3) route. In same notes under " H3 Milestones on Ground" on Bryant 1825 and OS 1" 1835. Number 1" OS 49. Was in good condition: cast iron milepost: embossed letters + mileages: leaning slightly. (A41) see sketch below. Top London 50 Ludgershall Parish: left: To Aylesbury 12 Miles: right: To Bicester 4 Miles. NGR 646 199 Ludgershall Parish. In same notes under Milestones and H in red box. 1820 Erection of MPS (Sparrows Herne Trust) Nos. 33,35. 36, 37 still visible.G-Blue Folder 4. 1966 Extract "Bucks Life", Nov.- Bucks Milestones, R.I.E. Haynes, MPs. Ayl./Bicester, 1833.G-Blue Folder 5. 1825 Marked on Bryant. 1835 Marked on OS1". [Handwritten notes] (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_LCB50.
- <2>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. museum no ?18 sheet XXI page 7 H3 Milestones on Ground.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 64651 19882 (1m by 0m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LUDGERSHALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jul 31 2021 5:04PM
