The term "turnpike" originates from the similarity of the gate used to control access to the road, to the barriers once used to defend … See more

During the first three decades of the 18th century, sections of the main radial roads into London were put under the control of individual turnpike … See more

These are incomplete lists of trusts by county.
England
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• Poster advertising the letting of tolls, 1826.
• The surviving Copper Castle Tollhouse on the Honiton Turnpike.
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Pavage grants, originally made for paving the marketplace or streets of towns, began also to be used for maintaining some roads between towns in the 14th century. These grants were made by letters patent, almost invariably for a limited term, presumably the … See more

The first scheme that had trustees who were not justices was established through a Turnpike Act in 1706 (6 Ann. c. 4) for a section of the London-Chester road between Fornhill (near See more

Quality
The quality of early turnpike roads was varied. Although turnpiking did result in some improvement to each highway, the technologies used to … See more