Difference between revisions of "Pink Road"
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| − | This road (official stone track) was created in 1823, at the time of the Enclosures of Princes Risborough. At that time it was called Windmill Road. It replaced another road (track) which lay parallel, but higher on the ridge of the escarpment, and passed nearer to the Windmill. There were no houses on this road in 1823. Windmill Farm stood just off the road, but did not open on to it. There were four cottages at Parslows Hillock, but they lay just off the road, facing Lily Bottom Lane. The public house known as the Pink and Lily, after which the road was later named, had not yet been built. Widmer Farm was | + | This road (official stone track) was created in 1823, at the time of the Enclosures of Princes Risborough. At that time it was called Windmill Road. It replaced another road (track) which lay parallel, but higher on the ridge of the escarpment, and passed nearer to the Windmill. There were no houses on this road in 1823. Windmill Farm stood just off the road, but did not open on to it. There were four cottages at Parslows Hillock, but they lay just off the road, facing Lily Bottom Lane. The public house known as the Pink and Lily, after which the road was later named, had not yet been built. Widmer Farm was the first property to be built on the road, part way along. {{Road or Location |
|Road From=The Whip public house, Lacey Green | |Road From=The Whip public house, Lacey Green | ||
|Road To=The Pink and Lily public house, Parslows Hillock | |Road To=The Pink and Lily public house, Parslows Hillock | ||
|Village=Lacey Green | |Village=Lacey Green | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 07:32, 4 January 2022
This road (official stone track) was created in 1823, at the time of the Enclosures of Princes Risborough. At that time it was called Windmill Road. It replaced another road (track) which lay parallel, but higher on the ridge of the escarpment, and passed nearer to the Windmill. There were no houses on this road in 1823. Windmill Farm stood just off the road, but did not open on to it. There were four cottages at Parslows Hillock, but they lay just off the road, facing Lily Bottom Lane. The public house known as the Pink and Lily, after which the road was later named, had not yet been built. Widmer Farm was the first property to be built on the road, part way along.
| Pink Road | |
|---|---|
| Map Source | |
| Village | Lacey Green |
| Road To | The Pink and Lily public house, Parslows Hillock |
| Road To | The Pink and Lily public house, Parslows Hillock |