Milestone on A4010
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Description
18th or 19th Century milestone on A4010 opposite Rutherglen north of High Wycombe, may be missing
Probable eighteenth to nineteenth century milestone on A4010 under tall hedge between Princes Risborough and High Wycombe. Close to junction with Lee Road. 38 inches high. Top 14 by 12 inches deep, bottom 12 by 9 inches. Inscription front: LONDON 35 ? WYCOMBE 6 ? R SBORO 2 1/2 ?. Trig point on top. [ Drawings, location and photographs available ] (B1).
Reported as missing on updated Milestones Society survey website in 2003 on A4010 on Wycombe to Aylesbury route national ID num'ber BU_WYAY06. No parish GPS or dimensions recorded but on current OS map opposite Rutherglen. Inscription did say centre: London/35/ Wycombe/6/Aylesbury/10/Risboro 2/1/2'. [ Limited further description available ] (B2).
Confirmed by handwritten notes of OSD Surveyor's Drawings (1814) and 1 inch (1835) from Bucks sheet 41. Inscription : Wycombe 4: Risborough 4 . On W. Wycombe to Pr Risborough (J1) route on page 5 of notes. [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B3).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
18th or 19th Century milestone on A4010 opposite Rutherglen north of High Wycombe, may be missing
Date Listed
n/a