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| HER Number | MWB5936 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | A4 Bath Road, Newbury to Theale |
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| Grid Reference | SU 557 689 |
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| Map Sheet | SU56NE |
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| Parish | Beenham, West Berkshire |
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| Englefield, West Berkshire |
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| Midgham, West Berkshire |
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| Newbury, West Berkshire |
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| Thatcham, West Berkshire |
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| Theale, West Berkshire |
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| Woolhampton, West Berkshire |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
Probable medieval road, turnpiked in 1728
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Kennet and Avon Canal East
- Conservation Area: The Lamb, Theale
- Conservation Area: Holy Trinity, Theale
- Conservation Area: Theale High Street/ Blossom Lane
- Conservation Area: Thatcham
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05052.13.000
Monument Type(s):
- ROAD (Medieval to 17th century - 1066 AD? to 1700 AD)
- TOLL ROAD (18th century to Late 19th century - 1728 AD to 1880 AD)
Full Description
This stretch of the London to Bath Road, later numbered as the A4, runs westwards from Theale to Newbury. Several contemporary functional features survive alongside the road, including pumps for keeping down the dust near Thatcham. Milestones are marked with the distances in miles from London, from 44 in Theale to 56 in Newbury.
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> | Thatcham Vision & Thatcham Historical Society. 2009. Thatcham - an historic town in a changing world. online. p32. [Monograph / SWB147814] |
Related Monuments
| MWB5951 | A4 BATH ROAD, Beenham to Padworth (Monument) |
| MWB5943 | A4 BATH ROAD, Thatcham (Monument) |
| MWB22473 | Site of a pump, Bath Road, Ufton Nervet (Monument) |
| MWB5909 | A4 BATH ROAD - General Record (Monument) |
| MWB21003 | Bostock Lodges, Bath Road, Beenham (Building) |
| MWB20967 | Site of pump on Bath Road, Thatcham (Monument) |
| MWB20983 | Site of the Tower Café, Bath Road, Beenham (Monument) |
| MWB21002 | Victoria Lodge, Bath Road, Beenham (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
None recordedIf you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
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