2002

SU7994 : Old Milestone by the A40, south east of Beacon's Bottom

taken 22 years ago, near to Beacon's Bottom, Buckinghamshire, England

Old Milestone by the A40, south east of Beacon's Bottom
Old Milestone by the A40, south east of Beacon's Bottom
Carved stone post by the A40, in parish of Stokenchurch (Wycombe District), Old Dashwood Hill; Studley Green, where old and new roads rejoin at top of Dashwood Hill, in bushes on wedge of ground formed where old road and new roads branch; North of new road, South of old road, on South side of old road. Beaconsfield diamond pillar, erected by the Beaconsfield & Stokenchurch turnpike trust in the 18th century.

Inscription reads:-
: Oxford / 20 / Tetsworth / 8 : : London / 34 / Wycombe / 5 : : XXXIV / Miles from / London / 1744 :
Rivet benchmark on top.

Grade II listed.
List Entry Number: 1125727 LinkExternal link

Milestone Society National ID: BU_LW34

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SU7994, 15 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
A Rosevear & J Higgins   (more nearby)
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Milestone Society   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 1 August, 2002   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 December, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 79281 94987 [1m precision]
WGS84: 51:38.8859N 0:51.3317W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SU 79281 94987
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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