This is a list of turnpike trusts that maintained roads in the West Midlands.
Between 1663 and 1836, the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed a series of acts of Parliament that created organisations - turnpike trusts – that collected road tolls, and used the money to repair the road. These applied to major roads, around a fifth of the road network. [1] The turnpike system was phased out in the 1870s, and major roads transitioned in the 1880s to the maintenance of the new county councils.
The counties used for these lists are the historic counties of England that existed at the time of the turnpike trusts. This article lists those in the West Midlands: Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire.
Trust | Founded | Initial act | |
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Citation | Title | ||
Blue Mantle Hall Turnpike Trust | 1758 | 32 Geo. 2. c. 66 | An Act for amending and widening the Roads leading from Stretford's Bridge in the County of Hereford, to The New Inn in the Parish of Winstanstow, in the County of Salop; and also the Road from Blue Mantle Hall, near Mortimer's Cross, to Aymstrey in the said County of Hereford; and for repealing so much of an Act made in the Twenty-second Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, as relates to the Road from Mortimer's Cross to Aymstrey Bridge. |
Bromyard Turnpike Trust | 1751 | 25 Geo. 2. c. 56 | An Act for repairing the several Roads leading from the Town of Bromyard in the County of Hereford, to the several Places called The Halfway Ash in the Parish of Docklow, Herefordshire Lake in the Parish of Whitburne, Perry Bridge in the Parish of Stoke Bliss, leading through the several Parishes of Edwin, Ralph, Collington, and the Hamlet of Little Kyre, Sapey Wood in the Parish of Upper Sapey, Bishop's Froome, Wooferwood Gate, and Herefordshire Lake, in the said Parish of Bromyard, in the Counties of Hereford and Worcester. |
Clifford to Dewchurch Turnpike Trust | 1782 | 22 Geo. 3. c. 112 | An Act for repairing and widening the Roads from a Place called The Hardwicke, in the Parish of Clifford, to Windmill Hill, and from Vowchurch to Pontrilas, in the County of Hereford. |
Crickhowell to New Inn Turnpike Trust | |||
Hereford Turnpike Trust | 1729 | 3 Geo. 2. c. 18 | An Act for repairing the several Roads leading into the City of Hereford. |
Hope to Bromyard Turnpike Trust | |||
Kingsham, Kington, Radnor Turnpike Trust | 1788 | 28 Geo. 3. c. 105 | An Act for amending, widening, and keeping in Repair the Roads leading from Staplebar to Lingen, and from thence by Boresford to Willey's Oak, and from Kingsham to the Kington and Radnor Turnpike Roads near the Rod, and from Lingen aforesaid, to Walford in the County of Hereford. |
Kington Turnpike Trust | 1756 | 29 Geo. 2. c. 65 | |
Ledbury Turnpike Trust | 1720 | 7 Geo. 1. St. 1. c. 23 | An Act for repairing the several Roads leading from the Town of Ledbury, in the County of Hereford, to the several Places therein mentioned. |
Leominster Turnpike Trust | 1728 | 2 Geo. 2. c. 13 | An Act for repairing the several Roads therein mentioned, leading into the Town of Leominster, in the County of Hereford. |
Leominster and Ledbury Turnpike Trust | 1825 | 6 Geo. 4. c. xxvi | |
Madeley Turnpike Trust | |||
Monkland and Parton Turnpike Trust | |||
Presteigne Turnpike Trust | 1756 | 29 Geo. 2. c. 94 | An Act for amending, repairing, and widening, the Roads leading from The Ryeway in the Parish of Yarpole in the County of Hereford, to Presteigne in the County of Radnor, and from thence to Leintwardine, and from Presteigne aforesaid to the Top of Trap Hill, and from The Ryeway aforesaid, by The Maidenhead, to Wooferton in the County of Salop. |
Presteigne to Knighton Turnpike Trust | 1767 | 7 Geo. 3. c. 67 | An Act for amending, repairing, and widening, several Roads in the Counties of Radnor and Hereford. |
Ross Turnpike Trust | 1725 | 12 Geo. 1. c. 13 | An Act for repairing and widening the Roads from the City of Gloucester to the City of Hereford. |
Ross, Abergavenny, Gosmont and Hay Turnpike Trust | 1772 | 12 Geo. 3. c. 105 | An Act for amending, widening, and altering, the Roads leading from Crickhowell, in the County of Brecon, to the Cross Hands, beyond New Inn, in the Turnpike Road between the City of Hereford and Ross; and from a Place called The Lower Cross Ways, in the Parish of Saint Maughan's to the Town of Grosmount, in the County of Monmouth; and from a Smith's Shop at Stanton, in the Parish of Llanvihangel, to Chapel a Fine, in the same County; and from the Turnpike Road, in the Parish of Welsh Newton, in the County of Hereford, to Ponttanast, in the Parish of Cluddock, in the said County. |
Whitchurch and Llangarren Turnpike Trust | 1819 | 59 Geo. 3. c. lx | |
Whitney and Brewardine Turnpike Trust | 1759 | 33 Geo. 2. c. 58 | An Act for repairing the Roads from the Town of Brecon to the Parish of Brobury, and to Whitney Passage, in the County of Hereford; and for building a Bridge over the River Wye, at Bredwardine Passage in the same County. |
Wyeside Turnpike Trust | 1767 | 7 Geo. 3. c. 67 | An Act for amending, repairing, and widening, several Roads in the Counties of Radnor and Hereford. |
Trust | Founded | Initial act | |
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Citation | Title | ||
Atcham to Dorrington Turnpike Trust | 1797 | 37 Geo. 3. c. 172 | |
Audem and Woore Turnpike Trust | 1767 | 7 Geo. 3. c. 92 | An Act to repair and widen the Roads from Whitchurch in the County of Salop, to the Turnpike Road between Nantwich in the County of Chester and Newcastle under Line, and from Hinstock to Nantwich aforesaid. |
Bishops Castle Turnpike Trust | |||
Bridgnorth and Shifnal Turnpike Trust | |||
Bridgnorth to Black Brook Turnpike Trust | |||
Bridgnorth Morvill Turnpike Trust | |||
Bridgnorth Smithy Brook Turnpike Trust | |||
Burlton and Llanymynech Turnpike Trust | |||
Cleobury Mortimer District Turnpike Trust | |||
Cleobury North and Ditton Priors Turnpike Trust | |||
Coalbrookdale and Wellington Turnpike Trust | |||
Ellesmere District of Shrewsbury and Wrexham, and Harmer Hill Branch Turnpike Trust | |||
Honington and Hilton Turnpike Trust | |||
Ironbridge (Buildwas to Tern Bridges) Turnpike Trust | |||
Kelsall to Whiston Cross Turnpike Trust | |||
King-Street Turnpike Trust | |||
Ludlow Turnpike Trust | |||
Madeley Turnpike Trust | |||
Marchwiaill, Bangor Whitchurch Turnpike Trust | |||
Ministerley to Churchstoke Turnpike Trust | |||
Much Wenlock to Church Stretton Turnpike Trust | |||
Newport and Ternhill Turnpike Trust | |||
Oswestry Turnpike Trust | |||
Preston Brockhurst Turnpike Trust | |||
Shawbury Turnpike Trust | |||
Shifnal District of Holyhead Road Turnpike Trust | |||
Shrewsbury to Baschurch Turnpike Trust | |||
Shrewsbury to Bridgnorth Turnpike Trust | |||
Shrewsbury to Church Stretton and Condover Turnpike Trust | |||
Shrewsbury to Longden and Castle Pulverbach Turnpike Trust | |||
Shrewsbury to Minsterley Turnpike Trust | |||
Shrewsbury to Welshpool Turnpike Trust | |||
Shrewsbury to Westbury Turnpike Trust | |||
Wall under Haywood to Blackwood Turnpike Trust | |||
Watling Street, By Road Turnpike Trust | |||
Watling Street, Shrewsbury District and Branch Turnpike Trust | |||
Watling Street, Wellington District Turnpike Trust | |||
Welch Gate and Cotton Hill to Shrewsbury Turnpike Trust | |||
Wem Turnpike Trust | |||
Wem to Bron y Garth Turnpike Trust | |||
Wem to Sandford Turnpike Trust | |||
Wenlock Turnpike Trust | |||
Whitchurch to Madeley etc Turnpike Trust | |||
Whitchurch to Ternhill Turnpike Trust |
Trust | Founded | Acts of Parliament | |
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Citation | Title | ||
Ashbourne to Leek and Congleton Turnpike Trust | 1762 | Stafford, Chester and Derby Roads Act 1762 ( 2 Geo. 3. c. 62) | An Act for repairing and widening the High Road leading from Ashborne in the County of Derby, to the Town of Leek in the County of Stafford, and from Ryecroft Gate upon Rushton Common to Congleton in the County of Chester, and also the Road leading from Blyth Marsh in the County of Stafford, through Cheadle, Oakamoor, and Blore, to the Turnpike Road from Ashborne to Buxton near Thorp in the County of Derby. |
Ashby de la Zouch to Tutbury Turnpike Trust | 1753 | 26 Geo. 2. c. 85 | An Act for repairing the Road from Ashby de la Zouch in the County of Leicester, through Burton upon Trent in the County of Stafford, and to The Cock Inn in Tutbury in the said County. |
Bilston Turnpike Trust | 1766 | 6 Geo. 3 c. 95 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road leading from High Bullen in Wednesbury, to the further End of Darlaston Lane next the Portway; and from thence, through Bilston, to the further End of Gibbet Lane, and several other Roads leading to and from Bilston, in the County of Stafford. |
Birmingham and Wednesbury Turnpike Trust | 1726 | 13 Geo. 1 c. 14 | An Act for repairing the several Roads leading from Birmingham, through the Town of Wednesbury, to a Place called High Bullen, and to Great Bridge, and from thence to the End of Gibbet Lane adjoining to the Township of Bilson, and from Great Bridge, through Dudley, to King's Winsford, and to the further End of Brittell Lane, in the Counties of Warwick, Stafford, and Worcester. |
Burton on Trent (Alrewas and Shenstone) Turnpike Trust | 1762 | ||
Burton on Trent to Abbots Bromley Turnpike Trust | 1809 | 49 Geo. 3 c. cxlv | |
Butterton, Warslow, Hartington and Longnor Turnpike Trust | 1770 | 10 Geo. 3. c. 113 | An Act for repairing, widening, turning, and altering the Roads from Butterton Moor End, near Oncott, in the County of Stafford, to the Three Mile Stone in the Turnpike Road leading from Buxton to Ashborne, in the County of Derby; and from Blackton Moor, in the County of Stafford, to the Turnpike Road leading from Buxton to Ashbourne, near Newhaven, in the County of Derby ; and from Warslow to Ecton Mine, in the County of Stafford. |
Cheadle Turnpike Trust | 1831 | 1 Geo. 4. c. lxviii | |
Cheadle to Butterton Moor Turnpike Trust | 1769 | 9 Geo. 3. c. 80 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Cheadle to Botham House, and from thence to Butterton Moor End, in the County of Stafford. |
Cheadle to Rocester Turnpike Trust | 1799 | 39 Geo. 3. c. lxxv | |
Darlaston Turnpike Trust (Tittensor Turnpike Trust) | 1713 | Tittensor Turnpike Act 1713 ( 13 Ann. c. 31) [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | An Act for repairing and amending the Highways, between the Town or Village of Tittensor, and the most Northern Part of Talke on the Hill, in Butlane, in the County of Stafford. |
Tittensor Turnpike Act 1734 ( 8 Geo. 2. c. 5) [lower-alpha 4] | An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act made in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Year of the Reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled, "An Act for repairing and amending the Highways between the Town or Village of Tittensor, and the most Northern Part of Talk on the Hill, in Butt Lane, in the County of Stafford." | ||
Tittensor Turnpike Act 1751 ( 25 Geo. 2. c. 16) [lower-alpha 5] | An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by Two Acts of Parliament, for repairing and amending the Highways between the Town or Village of Tittensor and the most Northern Part of Talk on the Hill, in Butt-Lane, in the County of Stafford. | ||
Darlaston Turnpike Act 1779 ( 19 Geo. 3. c. 119) | An Act for reducing into one Act of Parliament the several Laws now in force for repairing the Road leading from the Town or Village of Tittensor to the most Northern Part of Talk on the Hill, in Butt Lane, in the County of Stafford; and for repairing the Road from Darlastone Bridge, over Tittensor Heath, through the Town or Village of Tittensor aforesaid. | ||
Darlaston Turnpike Act 1791 ( 31 Geo. 3. c. 129) [lower-alpha 6] | An Act to enlarge the Term and Powers of an Act passed in the nineteenth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for reducing into one Act of Parliament the several Laws now in force for repairing the Road leading from the Town or Village of Tittensor, to the most Northern Part of Talk on the Hill, in Butt Lane, in the County of Stafford; and for repairing the Road from Darlastone Bridge over Tittensor Heath, through the Town or Village of Tittensor aforesaid;" and for making and keeping in Repair a Road branching out of the said Turnpike Road, near the House known by the Sign of The Black Lion, to, or nearly to Shelton Wharf, all in the Parish of Stoke upon Trent in the said County of Stafford. | ||
Darlaston Turnpike Act 1816 ( 56 Geo. 3. c. xlix) | An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers of Two Acts of His present Majesty, for repairing the Road from Darlastone Bridge to the most Northern Part of Talk-on-the-Hill in Butt Lane, in the County of Stafford, and also the Road branching out of the said first mentioned Road to Shelton Wharf, in the said County. | ||
Darlaston Turnpike Act 1823 ( 4 Geo. 4. c. xxx) | An Act for improving the Roads from Darlaston Bridge, through Newcastle under Lyme, to Butt Lane and Linley Lane, and from the Black Lion to Shelton Wharf, all in the County of Stafford. | ||
Darlaston Turnpike Act 1837 ( 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. xl) | An Act for more effectually improving the several Roads from Newcastle-under-Lyme to Darlaston Bridge, Butt Lane, and Linley Lane, and through Trent Vale and Stoke-upon-Trent to Shelton Wharf, all in the County of Stafford. | ||
Darley Moor and Ellaston Turnpike Trust | 1769 | 9 Geo. 3. c. 81 | An Act for amending and widening the Road from the Town of Stone to Wordsley Green Gate, and from the West End of Bilston Street in Wolverhampton to The High Street opposite The Old Bush in Dudley, and from a Place called Burnt Tree, near Dudley, to Birmingham, and from the Market Cross in Wolverhampton to Cannock, in the Counties of Stafford, Worcester, and Warwick. |
Dudley and Wolverhampton Turnpike Trust | 1761 | 1 Geo. 3. c. 39 | An Act for amending and widening the Road from the Town of Stone to Wordsley Green Gate, and from the West End of Bilston Street in Wolverhampton to The High Street opposite The Old Bush in Dudley, and from a Place called Burnt Tree, near Dudley, to Birmingham, and from the Market Cross in Wolverhampton to Cannock, in the Counties of Stafford, Worcester, and Warwick. |
Eccleshall, Newport and Watling Street Turnpike Trust | 1763 | 3 Geo. 3. c. 59 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road leading from the Town of Stafford to Sandon in the County of Stafford, and several other Roads in the Counties of Salop and Stafford. |
Featherbed Lane Kings Bromley Turnpike Trust | 1762 | ||
Filleybrook Lane Branch of Rugeley Stone and Stafford Turnpike Trust | 1790 | 30 Geo. 3. c. ? | |
Great Chell and Shelton Turnpike Trust | 1770 | 10 Geo. 3. c. 66 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Tunstall, in the County, of Stafford, to Bosley, in the County of Chester; and from Great Chell to Shelton, in the said County of Stafford. |
Handsworth Turnpike Trust | 1809 | 49 Geo. 3. c. cxlvii | |
Hanley and Bucknall Turnpike Trust | 1771 | 11 Geo. 3. c. 87 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Shelton to the Road between Cheadle and Leek, and from Bucknall to Weston Coyney, and from the Road between Cheadle and Leek to the Turnpike Road above Frogall Bridge, and from the same Road to the Road between Blyth Marsh and Thorp, at or near Ruchill Gate, in the County of Stafford. |
High Bridges to Uttoxeter Turnpike Trust | 1766 | 6 Geo. 3. c. 88 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from High Bridges, in the County of Stafford, to Uttoxeter, and from Spath to Hanging Bridge, and from Tewnall's Lane to Yoxall Bridge, in the said County. |
Lawton to Burslem and Newcastle Turnpike Trust | 1763 | 3 Geo. 3. c. 45 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Lawton in the County of Chester, to Burslem and Newcastle under Lyne in the County of Stafford; and other Roads therein mentioned. |
Leek and Hassop, Middlehills and Buxton Turnpike Trust | 1765 | 5 Geo. 3. c. 84 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Newcastle under Lyne to Hassop, and from Middle Hills to the Macclesfield Turnpike Road near Buxton; and also the Road branching out of the said first-mentioned Road at Cobridge to Burslem, and to the Uttoxeter Turnpike at Shelton, in the County of Stafford. |
Lichfield Turnpike Trust | 1789 | 29 Geo. 3. c. 83 | An Act for enlarging the Terms of Three Acts made in the Second, Seventeenth, and Twenty-eighth Years of His late Majesty, for repairing the Roads from Coleshill, through the City of Lichfield and the Town of Stone to the End of the County of Stafford, in the Road leading towards Chester, and several other Roads in the said Acts mentioned, in the Counties of Warwick and Stafford, and City and County of the City of Lichfield, and for making more effectual Provision for repairing and widening the said Roads, and other Roads therein mentioned, in the said County of Stafford. |
New Biddulph Turnpike Trust | 1819 | 59 Geo. 3. c. lxxxvii | |
Newcastle and Eccleshall Turnpike Trust | 1823 | 4 Geo. 4. c. xlvii | |
Newcastle to Derby Turnpike Trust | 1759 | 32 Geo. 2. c. 60 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from the Town of Derby to the Town of Newcastle under Lyne, in the County of Stafford. |
Newcastle under Lyme and Drayton Turnpike Trust | 1769 | 9 Geo. 3. c. 55 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from the End of the Turnpike Road in Shawbury, in the County of Salop, to Drayton in Hales, in the said County, and from thence to Newcastle under Line, in the County of Stafford; and from Shawbury aforesaid to the Turnpike Road in High Ercall, in the said County of Salop; and from Shawbury aforesaid to Wem, in the said County, and from thence to the Turnpike Road in Sandford, in the said County. |
Newcastle under Lyme and Leek Turnpike Trust | 1765 | 5 Geo. 3. c. 84 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Newcastle under Lyne to Hassop, and from Middle Hills to the Macclesfield Turnpike Road near Buxton; and also the Road branching out of the said first-mentioned Road at Cobridge to Burslem, and to the Uttoxeter Turnpike at Shelton, in the County of Stafford. |
Newcastle under Lyme and Nantwich Turnpike Trust | 1766 | 6 Geo. 3. c. 89 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road leading from the Bottom of Church Lane in the Town of Newcastle under Lane in the County of Stafford, to the Turnpike Road leading from Woor to Chester near the Town of Nantwich in the County of Chester, and from Chesterton through Alderley and Balterly to Ghorsly Hill. |
Newport and Stonnall Turnpike Trust | 1766 | 33 Geo. 2. c. 51 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from the Bars at Boughton, within the Liberties of the City of Chester, to Whitchurch, and from thence to Newport in the County of Salop, to Ivetsey Bank in the County of Stafford, and from thence to Castle Bromwich and Stone Bridge in the Parish of Hampton on Arden, in the County of Warwick, and from Castle Bromwich to Birmingham in the same County. |
Penkridge and Cannock Turnpike Trust | 1827 | 7 Geo. 4. c. ix | |
Perry Bar to Birmingham Turnpike Trust | 1831 | 1 & 2 Will. 4. c. xlvii | |
Rugeley and Alrewas Turnpike Trust | 1824 | 5 Geo. 4. c. xlv | |
Rugeley and Stone Turnpike Trust | 1728 | 2 Geo. 2. c. 5 | An Act for repairing the Roads leading from Cannals Gate to the City of Lichfield, and from the said City to Stone, and from thence to the End of the County of Stafford, in the Post Road towards Chester; and also from the Town of Burton upon Trent to the said City of Lichfield, and from thence to WoodEnd and Ogley Hay; and also from the said City of Lichfield to High Bridges, in the County of Stafford, and the County of the said City of Lichfield. |
Sandon, Hugbridge, Hilderstone etc. Turnpike Trust | 1762 | 2 Geo. 3. c. 42 | An Act for repairing, widening, and altering, the Road from Sandon in the County of Stafford, to Bullock Smithy in the County of Chester; and from Hilderstone to Draycott in the Moors, and from Wetley Rocks to Tean in the said County of Stafford. |
Soho Hill to Hamstead Bridge Turnpike Trust | 1809 | 49 Geo. 3. c. cxlvii | |
Spath to Hanging Bridge Turnpike Trust | 1766 | 6 Geo. 3. c. 88 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from High Bridges, in the County of Stafford, to Uttoxeter, and from Spath to Hanging Bridge, and from Tewnall's Lane to Yoxall Bridge, in the said County. |
Stafford, Church Bridge, Uttoxeter and Newport Turnpike Trust | 1793 | 33 Geo. 3. c. 153 | An Act for repairing, widening, diverting, and improving the Road from Stafford to Church Bridge, and also the Road from Stafford to Uttoxeter, all in the County of Stafford, and also the Road from Stafford to Newport, in the County of Salop. |
Stafford, Sandon, Eccleshall Turnpike Trust | 1763 | 3 Geo. 3. c. 59 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road leading from the Town of Stafford to Sandon in the County of Stafford, and several other Roads in the Counties of Salop and Stafford. |
Stone, Lane End, Blythe Bridge etc. Turnpike Trust | 1771 | 11 Geo. 3. c. 86 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Stone to Lane End, and to the Road between Leek and Sandon, on Meir Heath, and from thence to Blythe Bridge; and also from Meir to Trentham, and from thence to Stableford Bridge, in the County of Stafford. |
Stone, Stafford and Penkridge Turnpike Trust | 1760 | 1 Geo. 3. c. 39 | An Act for amending and widening the Road from the Town of Stone to Wordsley Green Gate, and from the West End of Bilston Street in Wolverhampton to The High Street opposite The Old Bush in Dudley, and from a Place called Burnt Tree, near Dudley, to Birmingham, and from the Market Cross in Wolverhampton to Cannock, in the Counties of Stafford, Worcester, and Warwick. |
Stourbridge and Bridgenorth Turnpike Trust | 1753 | ||
Streetway and Wordsley Green Turnpike Trust | 1761 | ||
Sutton Coldfield to Walsall Turnpike Trust | 1747 | 21 Geo. 2. c. 25 | An Act for repairing the Roads leading from Sutton Colefield Common to the Town of Walsall, and from Sneals Green to Walsall, and from Walsall to Park Brook, which divides the Parishes of Wolverhampton and Walsall, and from Gibbet Lane to Wolverhampton, and from Compton to the End of the County of Stafford, and from Wolverhampton to The Wergs, and from thence to Shiffnal, and from The Wergs to Hales Heath, and from Wolverhampton to Cannock Wood, in the Road to Litchfield. |
Tamworth Turnpike Trust | 1770 | 10 Geo. 3. c. 99 | An Act for repairing and widening several Roads leading to and through the Borough of Tamworth, and other Roads, therein mentioned, in the Counties of Stafford, Warwick, and Derby. |
Tamworth to Lichfield Turnpike Trust | |||
Tunstall and Bosley Turnpike Trust | 1770 | 10 Geo. 3. c. 66 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Tunstall, in the County, of Stafford, to Bosley, in the County of Chester; and from Great Chell to Shelton, in the said County of Stafford. |
Uttoxeter and Blythe Marsh Turnpike Trust | 1823 | 4 Geo. 4. c. lix | |
Uttoxeter and Callingwood Plain Turnpike Trust | 1809 | 49 Geo. 3. c. vi | |
Uttoxeter to Stoke and Stone Turnpike Trust | 1793 | 33 Geo. 3. c. 131 | An Act for amending, widening, altering, and keeping in Repair the Road leading from Uttoxeter to the Westwardly Part of Hardiwick Heath, and for setting out and making a new Road from thence to Stoke near Stone; and for amending, widening, altering, and keeping in Repair the Road leading from the Village of Millwich to Sandon, in the County of Stafford. |
Walsall Turnpike Trust | 1766 | 6 Geo. 3. c. 99 | An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Muckley Corner to Walsall and Wednesbury, and to Leigh Brook and Ocker Hill, and several other Roads, in the County of Stafford. |
Walsall and Hamstead Turnpike Trust | 1788 | 28 Geo. 3. c. 98 | An Act for amending, widening, turning, and keeping in Repair the Road leading from the Town of Walsall to Hamstead Bridge, and the Road leading from the said Town to a Common, called Sutton Coldfield, and the Road leading from the said Town to a certain Brook, called Park Brook, which divides the Parishes of Walsall and Wolverhampton, all in the County of Stafford. |
Walton in Stone to Eccleshall Turnpike Trust | 1792 | 32 Geo. 3. c. 157 | An Act for repealing an Act passed in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for repairing and widening the Road from Stone to Lane End, and to the Road between Leek and Sandon, on Meir Heath, and from Meir to Trentham, and from thence to Stableford, in the County of Stafford, and for granting other Powers for those Purposes; and for repairing and improving the Road from a Place called Walton, in Stone aforesaid, to Eccleshall, in the said County of Stafford. |
West Bromwich to Sutton Coldfield Turnpike Trust | 1804 | West Bromwich and Sutton Coldfield Road Act 1804 ( 44 Geo. 3. c. xl) | |
Wolverhampton Turnpike Trust | 1747 | 21 Geo. 2. c. 25 | An Act for repairing the Roads leading from Sutton Colefield Common to the Town of Walsall, and from Sneals Green to Walsall, and from Walsall to Park Brook, which divides the Parishes of Wolverhampton and Walsall, and from Gibbet Lane to Wolverhampton, and from Compton to the End of the County of Stafford, and from Wolverhampton to The Wergs, and from thence to Shiffnal, and from The Wergs to Hales Heath, and from Wolverhampton to Cannock Wood, in the Road to Litchfield. |
Wombourne, Sedgley to Bilston Turnpike Trust | 1793 | 33 Geo. 3. c. 167 | An Act for amending, widening, and keeping in Repair the Roads leading from Womborne to Prince's End, and from Gospel End to the Village of Over Penn, and from thence to the Turnpike Road leading from Wolverhampton to Stourbridge; and from Chitt's Grave to or near Prince's End; and from Can Lane to the Town of Bilston, in the County of Stafford. |
Trust | Founded | Initial act | |
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Citation | Title | ||
Birmingham to Bromsgrove Turnpike Trust | 1726 | 13 Geo. 1. c. 15 | An Act for repairing the Roads leading from the Town of Bromsgrove to the Town of Dudley, in the County of Worcester, and from the said Town of Bromsgrove to the Town of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick. |
Dog Lane Gate (Bewdley) Turnpike Trust | |||
Droitwich Turnpike Trust | |||
Dudley and Brettell Lane Turnpike Trust | |||
Dudley and New Inn Turnpike Trust | |||
Dudley and Pedmore Turnpike Trust | |||
Dudley and Rowley Regis Turnpike Trust | |||
Dudley, Halesowen and Bromsgrove Turnpike Trust | |||
Evesham and Alcester Turnpike Trust | |||
Evesham Turnpike Trust | |||
Evesham Second District Turnpike Trust | |||
Hatton to Bromsgrove Turnpike Trust | |||
Hundred House Turnpike Trust | |||
Inning's Lane (from Kidderminster) Turnpike Trust | |||
Kidderminster Turnpike Trust | |||
Mickleton and Broadway and Chipping Campden Turnpike Trust | |||
Overbury to London Road Turnpike Trust | |||
Pershore Turnpike Trust | |||
Stourbridge Turnpike Trust | |||
Stourbridge to Worfield Turnpike Trust | |||
Tenbury Turnpike Trust | |||
Tinker's Gate (Bewdley) Turnpike Trust | |||
Upton-upon-Severn Turnpike Trust | |||
Welch Gate (Bewdley) Turnpike Trust | |||
Worcester Turnpike Trust |
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Stratford-on-Avon is a local government district in Warwickshire, England. The district is named after its largest town of Stratford-upon-Avon, but with a change of preposition; the town uses "upon" and the district uses "on". The council is based in Stratford-upon-Avon and the district, which is predominantly rural, also includes the towns of Alcester, Shipston-on-Stour and Southam, and the large villages of Bidford-on-Avon, Studley and Wellesbourne, plus numerous other smaller villages and hamlets and surrounding rural areas. The district covers the more sparsely populated southern part of Warwickshire, and contains nearly half the county's area. The district includes part of the Cotswolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
This is about the history of the County of Warwick situated in the English Midlands. Historically, bounded to the north-west by Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the east, Worcestershire to the west, Oxfordshire to the south, Gloucestershire to the south-west, an exclave of Derbyshire to the far north, and less than 400 yards from the border with Shropshire in the far west.
Stratford-on-Avon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Manuela Perteghella. The constituency is in Warwickshire; as its name suggests, it is centred on the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, but also takes in the surrounding areas, including the towns of Alcester and Henley-in-Arden.
Henley-in-Arden is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire, England. The town takes its last name from the former Forest of Arden. Henley is known for its variety of historic buildings, some of which date back to medieval times, and its wide variety of preserved architectural styles. The one-mile-long (1.6 km) High Street is a conservation area.
Kenilworth and Southam is a constituency in Warwickshire, England represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jeremy Wright, a Conservative who served as Culture Secretary until 24 July 2019, having previously served as Attorney General for England and Wales from 2014 to 2018.
Rugby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by John Slinger, of the Labour Party.
Midlands 4 West (South) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and even on occasion Oxfordshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
This is a list of turnpike trusts that maintained roads in South East England.
This is a list of turnpike trusts that maintained roads in the East of England.
This is a list of turnpike trusts that maintained roads in the East Midlands.