Milestone, Old Dashwood Hill; Studley Green, where old and new roads rejoin at top of Dashwood Hill
Description: Milestone, Old Dashwood Hill; Studley Green, where old and new roads rejoin at top of Dashwood Hill, A40, S side, in bushes on wedge of ground formed where old road and new roads branch; S of new road, north of old road. Carved stone post, Beaconsfield diamond pillar design, erected by Beaconsfield & Stokenchurch turnpike trust, 18th century. Inscription reads: // Oxford / 20 / Tetsworth / 8 //London / 34 / Wycombe / 5 //XXXIV / Miles from / London / 1744 //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: BU_LW34. Last record: 2002. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk)
County: Buckinghamshire
District: Wycombe
Parish: Stokenchurch
Named Location: Old Dashwood Hill; Studley Green, where old and new roads rejoin at top of Dashwood Hill
Grid Reference:
SU79289499
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 479280, 194990
Period/Subject: 18TH CENTURY - MILESTONE
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: BU_LW34
NHLE List Entry Number: 1125727
[ADS] Import RCN: MSS15-BU_LW34
People Involved:
[Publisher] Historic Milestone Society
[Creator] A Rosevear & J Higgins
Bibliographic References:
- Marking the Miles, by Carol Haines, 2000
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