Monument record 0015400000 - AMERSHAM HILL
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- TRACKWAY (Iron Age to Medieval - 800 BC? to 1539 AD?)
- HOLLOW WAY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0400 m
Plan Form - LINEAR
WYCOMBE SITUATED ON ANCIENT ROAD FORMING SHORT CUT BETWEEN THAMES & ICKNIELD WAY (B1).
OS MARKS 'BRITISH WAY' (B2).
CLEARLY PREDECESSOR OF PRESENT AMERSHAM HILL. CAN BE TRACED ACROSS PRIVATE GARDENS UPHILL. AT MOST POINTS BROAD SHALLOW HOLLOW WAY. AT SU86899329 FILLED IN & BUILT OVER (B4).
Centred at SU 8667 9325 British Way (NR). (B5)
Shown on map of a High Wycombe at 'British Way' and is apparently that road referred to in the text as an ancient road forming a short cut between the Thames at Hedsor and Icknield Way, but clearly the predecessor of the present Amersham Hill. (B6)
Add ref: Ro or pre: Ro Rd. (B3)
Remains of an old road can be traced across private gardens up the hill from High Wycombe Railway Stn., and roughly parallel to the W. side of Amersham Hill, from SU 8681 9315 to SU 8700 9352.
At most points it is seen as a broad shallow hollow way but at SU 86859322 and at SU 87009351, the hollow way is marked. The published stretch at SU 86899329 has been filled in and built over (B7).
NRHE Update 1998 (B8)
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC11511 Bibliographic reference: PARKER J 1878 EARLY HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF WYCOMBE P1.
- <2>SBC10155 Map: OS 1875/83 1ST EDITION MAP.
- <3>SBC628 Bibliographic reference: L J Ashford. 1960. The History of the Borough of High Wycome from its Origins to 1880. p2.
- <4>SBC10630 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
- <5>SBC10135 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1875. OS 1875 1:500 SCALE MAPS OF HIGH WYCOMBE. 1:500.
- <6>SBC11511 Bibliographic reference: PARKER J 1878 EARLY HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF WYCOMBE P1.
- <7>SBC27890 Verbal communication: Alan S Phillips. 1962. Field Investigators Comments -- F1 ASP 27-JUL-62.
- <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 8690 9333 (190m by 370m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14140)
Record last edited
Aug 19 2025 2:23PM
