Milestone on A422
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18th to 19th Century milestone on A422 at Buckingham may be missing
Probable eighteenth to nineteenth century milestone on A 422 just west of Buckingham described as MS (Old) on 'All Historic Layers' database and as stone on current OS. No mileage but benchmark recorded close by. ? Is same as missing milestone should be outside ' Cox and Robinson' mentioned in handwritten notes as missing entirely inscription BUCK 1 BRACK 7 SMR no 1473100000. Also may be in same notes under Milestones- Types Buckingham to Brackley - C7 (A422). 'Stone. Flat face parallel to road, with square metal plate. Most with bench mark.' Note O.S. maps will show present positions - may not coincide with historical positions. On OS maps and ? under title C7 Buckingham to Brackley Turnpike Survey 31 March 1988. In same notes under "C7. Milestones on Ground (A 422) ( Buckingham - Brackley )". NGR: no sign: Parish: - . Number on 1" OS 1835 58: No sign on ground. Location available on OS. See Buckinghamshire Milestones article R.I.E. Haynes. Also attached to L1 C7 BCC Engineers Dept Mr Hoxley Highways Superintendant Mr Churchwood promised to look at stones, report missing plates to police, and try to arrange for replacements to be made. Also said that other plates had been stolen on A5 and A422 towards Newport Pagnell. AHB 31 March '89. 88849 Victoria Coronation/ Accession 22 June 1837 14/ 15: date of turnpike from - 1851/ 1852 in pencil see road C in red ink box also further on A422 road. Reported loss to Andrew Pike , Sites + Mons Bucks Mus. - 10 April 1989. [ Handwritten notes and illustration consulted ] (B1).
In Peter Gullands extensive report on The Toll Roads of Buckinghamshire 1706-1881 this milestone was on the the Banbury and Brackley Turnpike Road 1791 p.225. Until 1851 was this 15 12 miles long 6 1/2 miles in Bucks. This road was originally started from Buckingham Town hall but was moved to Buckingham parish boundary to the west in 1811. The western end was always Banbury. The stones were unusual for Bucks thin stone slabs with bowed tops and metal plates screwed to front face with capital letters. All had their metal plates stolen in the 1980s now just 3 stones in total are left in Bucks. In WW2 some stones were removed and weren't always put back. Records of 116 milemarkers are left in Bucks out of a possible 230 from records (B2).
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18th to 19th Century milestone on A422 at Buckingham may be missing
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