Milestone on A4010
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Description
18th or 19th Century milestone on A4010 in Saunderton
Probable eighteenth to nineteenth century milestone on A4010 north of High Wycombe. Stone pillar 32 inches high 12 by 9 inches deep. Incised and painted with black paint some not easy to read. Front:' LONDON 34 ? WYCOMBE 5 RISBOROUGH 3 1/2 AYLESBURY 11'. 'Possibly maintained by householder in property behind'. At slight angle to road. [ Drawings, location and photographs available ] (B1).
Present in 2002 on updated Milestones Society survey website on Wycombe to Aylesbury route National ID number BU_WYA05. On west side A4010 ' on well cut grass verge' in front of Chiltern View in Saunderton at junction with Hill View'. 32cm wideX 22cm deep X 84 cms high. Inscription: centre: ..14/ WYCOMBE/ 5 / RISBORO/ 3 1/2 /AYLESBURY/ 11. ' When paint goes inscription will go '. [ Detailed description, location and photograph available ] (B2).
No suitable estmate of height on current OS map.
Confirmed as present on handwritten notes of microfiched OSD Surveyor's Drawings (1814) and 1 inch (1835) on W.Wycombe to Pr. Risborough (J1) route on page 5 of notes. Bucks County Museum number 41 sheet XLI now in Centre for Bucks Studies. Inscription: Wycombe 3 Risborough 5. [ Handwritten notes consulted ] (B3 ).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
18th or 19th Century milestone on A4010 in Saunderton
Date Listed
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