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| Name: | A4 Bath Road from London to Bristol via Slough, Berkshire |
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| HER Number: | 05052.51.000 |
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| Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
A section of the A4 Bath Road at Slough-a coach road and major route to the west.
Monument Type(s):
- ROAD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Description
The A4 Bath Road from London to Bristol was a major route west. It has now been mostly replaced in importance by the M4 motorway. The Bath Road was a coach road, although the opening of the Kennet and Avon canal and then later the arrival of the Great Western Railway (GWR) reduced freight traffic use <1>.
<1> Phillips, D, 1983, The Great Road to Bath (Bibliographic reference). SRM13157.
Sources
| <1>XY | Phillips, D. 1983. The Great Road to Bath. [Mapped feature: #10526 Section of the A4 Bath Road at Slough, ] [Bibliographic reference / SRM13157] |
Associated Events:
NoneAssociated Monuments
| MSL5909 | A4 Bath Road from London to Bristol through Berkshire (Monument) |
| MRM16361 | Post-medieval and modern Slough - Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
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