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Monument Type(s):

• MILESTONE (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Associated Finds: none recorded

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Probable eighteenth to nineteenth century milestone on A413 Buckingham to Aylesbury road at Weedon Hill. One of 14 milestones recorded on this road by V.F. Bignell of Bletchley Archaeological and Historical Society in January 1964. Grey brown stone with some edges chamfered. Flat faces and pointed top painted white. Inscription incised with black painted leters. On east side of road. 29 inches high with benchmark removed and possible shield depression. Inscription: Left face: LONDON 42 AYLESBURY 2 WEEDON. Right face: LONDON 42 BUCKINGHAM 15 WEEDON. [Sample drawings, description and location] (B1).
Recorded as present in 2003 on Milestone Society website on Aylesbury to Buckingham route National ID number BC_LC42. On east side of A413 by Weedon Hill Farm. 'Close to bus stop on wide grass verge'. 30cm wide, 30cm deep, 72cm high. Inscription: left face: LONDON 42 AYLESBURY: centre face : LONDON 42 BUCKINGHAM 15 WEEDON. Carved benchmark top back with 'moss in hollowed top'. [Detailed description, photograph and location] (B2).
Milestone shown on 1814 OS surveyor's draft 2-inch drawing and 1835 1-inch OS map. Inscription: London 42 Buckingham 15. On Aylesbury to Weedon (C5) route. Stone is 5-sided. Angled to road, lettered on 2 sides. In site 1986. Also shown on Bryant and Jefferies county maps. Stone 42 located S of 'Horse and Jockey' at Weedon Hill as shown on 1st edition 25-inch OS map (Bucks sheet 61.1). Sketch of milestone. No mention of milestones in Turnpike Trust Minutes up to 1800. 1741 Geo.II c. 15 Cont.Act- required milestones to be erected. Trust Minutes in 1808 records that 'Mr Herring to be paid when [mile]stones properly and rightly spelt, are placed'. In 1810 the road was to be measured, milestones and posts to be erected. In July 1822 the Trust's Surveyor to give directions for Cast Iron Mile Posts on the road from Buckingham to Wendover, and Guide Posts where necessary. In October 1822 Surveyor to give directions for milestones on road to be fresh painted and letters fresh cut where necessary. Guide posts to be all new painted and new posts installed where necessary. In 1823 John King to measure the turnpike road and prepare a map or plan for use of the Trustees. [Minutes: T3/51-P.R.O.]. In 1828 the minutes recorded the measure of the road from Wendover to Buckingham as 21 miles, 2 furlongs and 121 yards. In 1829 'Proper hand posts' to be put up, at Aylesbury and elsewhere with distances marked there on. In 1831 £8:8:0 was paid to the stonemason for 'new facing and engraving milestones'. (Treasurer's Accounts - Wendover and Oakham Turnpike Trust). In 1832 the trustees were asking Mr. King for variations in distance on Wendover-Buckingham road by shortening of the route at Padbury Brook and at the Swanbourne turning. In January 1834 the Clerk was instructed to 'write to the Clerk of Oak Lane Trust stating that various improvements by shortening the road have been made and the Trustees, presuming that similar improvements have been made on the Oak Lane Trust, wish to be informed whether the milestones on the Oak Lane Trust have been placed accurately from the last milestone on the Oxford Road….'. In July 1834 '….measure distance from 18th milestone on Oxford road…to ascertain where respective milestones (to Buckingham) ought to stand…'. In March 1835 the Wendover to Buckingham road was reported to be 22 miles. In March 1835 the trustees instructed '… that the present milestones in this Trust be taken up, and new faced and lettered and painted, and direct they measure the turnpike road from the 18th milestone on the Uxbridge road from London'. In June 1848 the length of the turnpike road was reported as 21 miles, 2 furlongs and 110 yards. In 1858 the milestones were to be painted. In March 1868 the Surveyor was instructed to report on the state of the Trust's milestone and the 'cost of putting them in good order'. In October 1868 the trustees reviewed tenders for repairing and rewriting milestones - Mr Hodgkins' quote of 3/- per stone was accepted. In 1871 Handposts to be painted and repaired 'throughout' (B3).
According to Peter Gullands extensive study on The Tol Roads of Buckinghamshire 1706-1881 with heir connctions into neighbouring counties 2017. This is on The Wendover and Buckingham Toll Road 1721 p.99 road 5. This is nowmostly A413 ann important rout thriogh the midlands 21 miles at the start solly in Bucks. This acording to PG a modern recod. [Copy in HER]

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Milestone on A413 Buckingham Road at Weedon © Buckinghamshire County Council

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