Building record 1419500000 - Milepost on B4011
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (1)
- MILEPOST (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
Probable eighteenth or nineteenth century cast iron milepost on the B4011 in Chilton parish by Hornage Farm. Recorded as present in 2010 on Milestones Society website on Thame to Blackthorn route National ID number BU_THBC04. On south side of road. ' Hidden in brambles found flat in 2010'. No dimensions recorded. Inscription illegible but was: left: BICESTER 10 MILES : right: THAME 4 MILES. [ Detailed description, location and photograph ] (B1).
Confirmed by handwritten note on OS 1" (1835) was in Bucks County Museum now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Museum number 32 sheet XXXII page 3 of notes. Inscription: Bicester 10 Thame 4. Recorded as Bicester 11 Thame 4 on 'All Historic Layers' database. On Long Crendon to Brill (N) route. In same notes under ' MILE STONES [N.} Thame to Blackthorn'. NGR: 669 108. Parish: Chilton. No number on 1" OS 1835. Information: Fair: metal mile post: painted letters ( T. 4 B. 10 ) Hornage Farm. [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC23398 Digital archive: Milestones Society Web V:1.2. Milestones in pre-1974 county Buckinghamshire. BU_THBC04.
- <2>SBC24230 Unpublished document: Dr Gimson. Undated. Manuscript notes on milestones compiled by Dr Gimson. museum no. 32 sheet XXXII page 3 and MILE STONES N Thame to Blackthorn.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 66967 10896 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHILTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jan 30 2024 12:38PM
