Building record 1432600000 - Milepost on A418

Probable eighteenth or nineteenth century cast iron milepost on A418 in Dinton parish. Not recorded on Milestones Society website in 2010 on Shillingford to Aylesbury route so possibly missing. On current OS map shown opposite Dinton Castle on south side road. Shown on OS surveyor's draft 2-inch map of 1814 . Thame to Aylesbury (N2) route. Inscription: Aylesbury 4: Thame 6: ? London 42. 1810 50 Geo. III c. 74 Road to be measured and milestones to be set up (Ayl. - Hockliffe)(Turnpike Minutes). 1821 mileposts to be setup - Ayl. (Black Swan) to West Chester Road. 1820s or 1830s cast iron mileposts, made by Seymour of Aylesbury. Renewal Act of 1791 made mention of provision of mileposts [ Ayl. - Shillingford, Oxon]. 1966 extract; 'Bucks.- Life'., Nov.- Bucks. Milestones, R.I.Haynes - A418, mileposts and makers, and illus. (Haddenham) (B1).
In Peter Gullands extensive study of The Toll Roads of of Buckinghamshire 1706-1881 with their connections into neigbouring counties 2017 this milepost was on The Aylesbury Thame and Shillingford Turnpike Road 1770 p.193 road 14. This looked after 4 branches 3 from Thame one from Aylesbury one to Shilingford and one towards Wheatley and Bicester mostly A418 today. This branch started from Aylesbury it wqas late to put up stones it and needed a new act of of 1791. No milestones were on the other branches were put other 3 roads from Thame this milemarker at Dinton was the on the OS. At an unknown date between 1800 the stones were replaced by metal posts map says that all in plce on Wheatley branch by all gone by 1960. During the 2nd WW war milemarkers were hidden fo security reasons some time not put back or in wrong place one survives on this branch outsde Oxford golf course. After the trusts closed in 1880s 1890s missing milemarkers on some roads were replaced wth what the Milestones Society callls Bucks Pressings standardised metal posts with two white faces and black writing. Accordining to PG this one of 116 modern records out of 230 milemarkers in ancient sources in the county.[Copy in HER]. (B2)