Monument record 1504600000 - Turnpike road between Tring and Bicester
Summary
The Sparrows Herne Turnpike Trust was set up in 1762, administering the road between Bushey Heath and Aylesbury, with the road from Aylesbury to Bicester added in 1770.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- TOLL ROAD (18th Century to 19th Century - 1762 AD to 1873 AD)
Description
The Sparrows Herne Turnpike Trust was set up in 1762, administering the road between Bushey Heath via Berkhamsted and Tring to Aylesbury. In 1770 the Aylesbury to Bicester road was turnpiked. The trust closed by 1st November 1873.
There was a gate east of Aylesbury at Weston, by the Broughton turn (SP 846133). It is said to have been moved there in 1810 from The Vatches by the 35th milestone. The gate was moved in 1826 to the Walton turn (Hazells corner) and was known as the Sparrows Herne gate (SP 827135).
West of Aylesbury at the Haydon Mill turn was Stone Bridge gate with a weighing engine (SP 801149) and Westcott gate just west of the Westcott turn (SP 716177). Both gates existed until 1873 (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC24252 Article in serial: Kathy Edmonds, Joan Elding & Joyce Mellor. 1995. 'Turnpike Roads of Buckinghamshire', In Recs of Bucks 35 pp31-48. Vol 35. pp36, 42-43.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 77323 15567 (26219m by 8679m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KINGSWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | LUDGERSHALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | QUARRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WESTCOTT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WESTON TURVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WOODHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | BUCKLAND, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | DRAYTON BEAUCHAMP, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | FLEET MARSTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | GRENDON UNDERWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | ASTON CLINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Mar 1 2021 10:19PM
