Building record 1361200000 - Milestone on A40 at Gerrards Cross
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MILESTONE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
Eighteenth or nineteenth century milestone on the A40 outside Woodhill Lodge on the eastern edge of Gerrards Cross. Recorded as present in 2001 on Uxbridge to Stokenchurch route National ID number BU_LW19. On north side of Oxford Road on lawn. 38cm wide, 32cm deep, 106 cm high. Inscription: left: London 19 Oxford 35 Beaconsfield 4 : front: Uxbridge 4. Possibly reset when drive done for newly built house. [Detailed description, location and photograph] (B1).
Shown on 1835 1-inch OS county map (sheet XLVIII). Inscription: London 19 Uxbridge 4. On Beaconsfield to Denham route. 1825 Bryant county map - milestones marked from West Wycombe to Bushey Leys; 1788 Jefferys county map - milestones 16-34 marked; 1835 1-inch OS map - milestones 16-37 marked (alteration of county boundary); 1885 6-inch OS - milestone positions marked with mileage (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_LW19.
- <2>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. museum no 48 sheet XLVIII page 6 and J in red box Milestones 1825 Bryant.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 00603 87553 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GERRARDS CROSS, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Dec 14 2021 3:00PM
