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| HER Number | MWB5917 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | A4 Bath Road, Hungerford to Newbury |
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| Grid Reference | SU 405 683 |
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| Map Sheet | SU46NW |
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| Parish | Hungerford, West Berkshire |
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| Kintbury, West Berkshire |
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| Newbury, West Berkshire |
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| Speen, West Berkshire |
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| Welford, West Berkshire |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
Probable medieval road, turnpiked in 1726
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Speen
- Conservation Area: Benham Park
- Conservation Area: Hungerford
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05052.04.000
Monument Type(s):
- ROAD (Medieval to 17th century - 1066 AD? to 1700 AD)
- TOLL ROAD (18th century to Late 19th century - 1726 AD to 1880 AD)
Full Description
The first Turnpike Trust in Berkshire was in 1714 for seven miles of the Bath Road from Reading to Theale <4>. Rosevear <3> lists the main Turnpike Trusts of the Bath Road in West Berkshire as Speenhamland to Marlborough, 1726, and Speenhamland to Reading, 1728. The trust expired in 1872.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Roberts, C. 1941. And So To Bath. [Monograph / SWB147351] |
| <02> | Dils, J and Yates, M (ed). 2012. An Historical Atlas of Berkshire (2nd Edition). p88-89, Berkshire bridges and roads by Alan Rosevear. [Monograph / SWB148708] |
| <03> | Rosevear, A. 2008. Turnpike Roads in England. http://www.turnpikes.org.uk. 26/04/2010. [Website / SWB147831]
http://www.turnpikes.org.uk (Accessed 31/12/2021 using Internet Explorer) |
| <04> | Dils, J (ed). 1998. An Historical Atlas of Berkshire. p68-9 The roads of Berkshire by Brian Boulter. [Monograph / SWB13916] |
Related Monuments
| MWB5915 | MILESTONE - LONDON 64 MILES (Monument) |
| MWB21423 | Site of toll house, Bath Road, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB5909 | A4 BATH ROAD - General Record (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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