Pink Road

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 that passed nearer to the Windmill. This road stands on a high position, from which an uninterrupted view towards Oxford, 40 miles can be seen

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, see Public House. The Pink & 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.

By 1841 the census gives 2 properties on Pink Road.

1 The Pink and Lily

2 Widmer farm

By 1939 there were eight properties on Pink Road. They were all on the south side, facing the road and looking towards the wonderful view. Also the Whip public house had been built at the corner at the west end on the junction of Pink Road and the Main Road, Lacey Green. These were recorded in a register taken in preparation for WW2. Britain had been in a deep recession for a decade by 1939. These were nearly all detached houses, which makes their inception interesting.

Starting from the east end at Parslows Hillock

The Pink and Lily public house

Widmer Farm

Culham

Greyholme

Alverstoke Click Alverstoke for more details of Alverstoke, Pink Road, Lacey Green.

Redfield

Highways

The School House

The Whip public house.

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

By 2022 there had been some changes.