Monument record 0200300000 - HAZLEMERE CROSSROADS
Summary
Eighteenth century toll-gate recorded on historic maps on the Hatfield to Reading turnpike road at Hazlemere Crossroads
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- TOLL GATE (Demolished about 1934, 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
TURNPIKE AT HAZLEMERE CROSSROADS SHOWN ON 1781 MAP (B1).
1788 MAP SHOWS 'TURNPIKE' APPROX AT NGR (B2).
TURNPIKE DEMOLISHED C.1934. REMEMBERED BY INFORMANT'S MOTHER. SITED APPROX AT NGR (B3).
Jefferies marks a 'turnpike' west of Wycombe Heath, at the junction with the road S. to Penn (SU 891 955): it is named as 'Terriers' gate on the Notice of Expiry of the trust in November 1881, probably so called after Terriers House a mile to the W. (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC9545 Map: MRS.B.EASTERBROOK (CMAG),MAY 1974 (FROM MAP AT HIG H WYCOMBE REFERENCE LIBRARY.
- <2>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
- <3>SBC9557 Bibliographic reference: MRS.H.HOARE,1974.
- <4>SBC24252 Article in serial: Kathy Edmonds, Joan Elding & Joyce Mellor. 1995. 'Turnpike Roads of Buckinghamshire', In Recs of Bucks 35 pp31-48. Vol 35. p41.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 89100 95480 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | HUGHENDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 17 2017 12:27PM
