And one on the ‘A34’ is shown as being in Gloucestershire – before various boundary changes?! John Nicholls comments: Between Alderminster and Stratford on Avon (why […]
Benchmarks from Long Compton to Stratford, Boundaries and Travel Bugs Read More »
by Mervyn Benford The London-Aberystwyth route, with its connecting branch from Oxford/Woodstock joining at Kiddington, arrived at Little Rollright at a crossroads with a tollgate managing
The Rollright Crossroads Read More »
Might something like this explain why the A361 Banbury to Chipping Norton distance gained an extra quarter at some time, though visible only on one post?
Measuring Milemarks ! A Discussion Read More »
The Ogilby map of the road from Oxford to Newbury is the first road map of any quality for this section of the ‘A34’. For more
Ogilby in Berkshire – Early Mapping Read More »
Peter Nelson has prepared a set of four itinerary maps for the A34, for Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Hampshire. He has chosen four years which seem significant in
Mapping the A34 in Oxon, Berks and Hants Read More »
Who walked the seven miles from Woodstock to Oxford along the turnpike road on 21 March 1797 to avoid being recognised at Woodstock boarding the stage
This milestone is on Headington Road, Oxford, towards the top of Heading hill, and has the Milestone Society National ID OX_LW53.
Milestone On Headington Hill, Oxford Read More »
by Peter Nelson, March 2014 Early view of Oxford Castle From the Oxford Journal, 18th October 1777 : OXFORD, October 18. On Saturday last Richard Latham
Escapes from Oxford Castle Read More »
This old tollhouse, now a local stores shop, on Folly Bridge, St Aldates, Oxford has the National ID OX.OXF02 in the Milestone Society’s records.
Tollhouse, Folly Bridge, Oxford Read More »
by Peter Nelson From the Berkshire Chronicle, 5th May 1827 : ROYAL BALLOON, MR. C. GREEN, WHO HAD (BY ORDER OF GOVERNMENT) THE HONOUR TO
The Coronation Balloonist Read More »