Building record 1361900000 - Milestone on A40 near Wilton Park
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 A40 at Wilton Park near Sandy Bottom Lodge in Chalfont St Peter parish. Recorded as present in 2001 on Uxbridge to Stokenhurch route National ID number BU_LW22. 45cm wide, 39cm deep, 93cm high, on north side of road. Inscription: left: London 22 Oxford 32 : front: Uxbridge 7. Carved benchmark on mid left side. Moss and lichen on top. [Detailed description, location and photograph] (B1).
Shown on 1835 1-inch OS map (sheet XLVIII). Inscription: Beaconsfield 1 Uxbridge 7 London 22. On Beaconsfield to Denham route. Shown on 1788 Jefferys' and 1825 Bryant county maps as Milestone 16 (numbered from West Wycombe to Bushey Leys). Also shown on 1814 OS surveyor's draft drawing. Milestone shown on current OS map (B2).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_LW22.
- <2>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. musem no. sheet XLVIII page 6 and under J in red box Milestones 1825 Bryant and under B in red box.
- <3>SBC25537 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Council. Undated. BCC Historic Buildings Record Card. Ref:1053/LOC.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 96587 89718 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHALFONT ST. PETER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 14 2022 5:13PM
