Northamptonshire Turnpikes
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Within the Historic county of Northamptonshire, many Turnpike Trusts maintained the roads. Below is an approximate list of those identified so far:
Banbury to Drayton Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1763 | A422 | Stratford Road | Banbury | Edgehill | Tollgates at Drayton Lane, Sun Rising |
Buckingham and Hanwell - Weeping Cross Turnpike Trust
Lower Division of Buckingham and Hanwell Turnpike Trust. Originally authorised to Warmington, Warwickshire, but shortened to end at the county boundary at Hanwell. See Buckinghamshire Turnpikes for Upper Division from Buckingham to Aynho.
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1743 | B4100 / A4260 | Banbury Road, Aynho Road, Warwick Road | Aynho | Hanwell | Tollgates at Adderbury, Weeping Cross (Bodicote) and Neithrop |
Buckingham, Brackley, Banbury Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1792 | A422 | Brackley Road / Banbury Road | Buckingham | Banbury | Tollgates at Buckingham, Radclive Side Gate, Bandland's Bridge, Fartthinghoe |
Crowland and Eye Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1817 | Peterborough Road | Crowland | Eye | Tollgate probably at turn for Newborough |
Dunchurch Turnpike Trust
See Northampton to Dunchurch Turnpike Trust
Hardingstone to Old Stratford Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1768 | A508 | Northampton Road / Cosgrove Road | Hardingstone | Old Stratford | Tollgates at Wootton, Courteenhall, Yardley, Quarry Bridge |
Higham Ferrers Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1754 | A6 / A5028 / B5348 | Bedford Road / Finedon Road / Irthlinborough Road / Barton Road | Knotting Green | Barton Seagrave | Tollgates at Westwood Gate (with weighing machine), Higham Ferrers, Irthlingborough Bridge |
Kettering and Newport Pagnell Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1754 | A509 / A5193 / B526 | London Road / Kettering Road / London Road / Wellingborough Road / Sherington Road | Kettering | Newport Pagnell | Tollgates at Great Harrowden Lane, Wellingborough Side Gate, Wellingborough Bridge, Warrington, Sherington Bridge (with weighing machine) |
Kettering and Northampton Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1819 | A6013 / A43 / A5123 | Northampton Road / Kettering Road | Kettering | Northampton | Tollgates at Kettering, Orlingbury Gate, Northampton (with weighing machine) |
Lincoln Turnpike Trust
South Division
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1756 | B1524 / B1443 / A15 | Lincoln Road / Bourges Boulevard | Market Deeping | Peterborough | Tollgates at Market Deeping, Boroughbury (and weighing engine) |
Little Bowden and Rockingham Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1793 | A4304 / A427 / B670 | Rockingham Road / Harborough Road / Cottingham Road | Little Bowden | Rockingham | Tollgates at Great Bowden, Dingley Gate (and weighing machine), Wilbarston, Rockingham |
Lutterworth to Badby Turnpike Trust
Northern division of Banbury to Lutterworth Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1765 | A426 / A5 / A361 | Rugby Road / Watling Street / Daventry Road / Badby Road | Lutterworth | Badby | Tollgates at Misterton, Dove Bridge, Welton, Badby |
Market Harborough and Brampton Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1752 | UC (former [A6]), A6, B576, A14, UC (through Kettering, Barton Seagrave, Cranford, Twywell, Thrapston), A14, UC (through Bythorn), A14, UC (through Spaldwick}, A14, UC (through Ellington), A14, A141 | Kettering Road Little Bowden, Desborough Road, Harborough Road Desborough, Rothwell Road Desborough, Desborough Road Rothwell, Kettering Road Rothwell, Warren Hill Kettering, Rothwell Road Kettering, London Road Kettering, Barton Road Kettering, Cranford Road Kettering, Kettering Road Thrapston, Huntingdon Road Thrapston, Thrapston Road Bythorn, Thrapston Road Spaldwick, High Street Spaldwick, Thrapston Road Ellington, Thrapston Road Brampton | Market Harborough | Brampton(Hunts) | Tollgates at Market Harborough, Desborough, Warren Hill Kettering, Barton Seagrave, Twywell, Islip, Keyston, Ellington |
Market Harborough and Welford Turnpike Trust
This Trust covered two roads - from Northampton to Market Harborough, and from Northampton to Welford
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1722 | A508 | Harborough Road / Northampton Road | Northampton | Market Harborough | Initially from Mortar Pit Hill, Pitsford, but extended to Kingsthorpe in 1750. Tollgates at Kingsthorpe, Brixworth and Little Bowden |
| 1722 | A5199 | Welford Road / Northampton Road | Northampton | Welford | Initially from Brampton Bridge, but extended to Kingsthorpe in 1750. Tollgates at Kingsthorpe, Brampton Bridge and Welford |
Northampton (Hardingstone to Lathbury) Turnpike Trust
See Northampton to Newport Pagnell Turnpike Trust
Northampton and Cold Brayfield Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1827 | A428 | Bedford Road | Northampton | Cold Brayfield | Tollgates at Great Houghton, Yardley Hastings, Lavendon |
Northampton to Dunchurch Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1738 | A428 | Harlestone Road / Crick Road / Ashlawn Road | Northampton | Dunchurch | Tollgates at Duston, Buckby Folly, Crick Wold, Hillmorton Wharf |
Northampton to Newport Pagnell Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1710 | B526 | Newport Pagnell Road | Northampton | Stoke Goldington | Tollgate at Preston Lane (and weighing machine) |
| 1723 | B526 | Newport Pagnell Road | Stoke Goldington | Newport Pagnell | Tollgate at Lathbury |
Nottingham, Melton and Kettering Turnpike Trust
Split into three Divisions:
- Northern Division (Nottingham to Melton) see Nottinghamshire Turnpikes
- Central Division (Melton to Oakham) see Rutland Turnpikes
- Southern Division (Oakham to Kettering) see below
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1754 | A6003, A43 | Uppingham Road, Rockingham Road | Oakham | Kettering | Turnpikes at Ayston Gate, Rockingham Gate, Glendon Gate |
Old Stratford to Dunchurch Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1707 | A5 / A45 | Watling Street / London Road / Daventry Road | Old Stratford | Dunchurch | Tollgates at Old Stratford (with weighing machine), Stowe Hill, Braunston |
Oundle and Weldon Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1794 | A427 | Benefield Road / Oundle Road | Oundle | Cottingham | Tollgate at Oundle West Gate with Weighing Machine, side gates at Upper and Nether Benefield, and tollgate at Corby |
Peterborough and Wellingborough Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1754 | A605 / A510 | Oundle Road / Kettering Road / Thrapston Road / Finedon Road | Peterborough | Wellingborough | Tollgates at Orton (with weighing machine). Elton, Elmington, Barnwell, Thorpe Waterville, Finedon |
| 1772 | Elton | Elton branch | |||
| 1772 | B662 | Clopton | Clopton branch |
Stamford and Kettering Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1794 | A43 | Stamford Road | Stamford | Kettering | Tollgates at Duddington, Weldon |
Thorney Road Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1792 | A1139 / A47 | Eastfield Road / Eye Road / Thorney Road / The Causeway | Swanspool Bridge, Peterborough | Thorney | Tollgates at Edgerley Bar and Newark Side Bar, and Thorney Causeway |
Towcester and Cotton End Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1794 | A43 | Northampton Road / Towcester Road | Towcester | Northampton | Tollgates at Blisworth, Tiffield |
Towcester, Brackley to Weston Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1757 | A43 / A413 / B430 | Brackley Road / Towcester Road / Northampton Road | Towcester | Weston-on-the Green | Tollgates at Towcester, Burcott Wood, Hoppersford, Brackley North End, Brackley Bridge, Middleton Stoney, Weston-on-the-Green |
Wansford Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1748 | A1 / B1081 | Great North Road / London Road | Wansford | Stamford | Tollgates at Wansford, Stamford |
| 1754 | A6121 | Ryhall Road / Stamford Road | Stamford | Bourne | Added in 1754 |
Wansford Road Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1754 | A47 | Peterborough Road / Thorpe Road | Wansford | Peterborough | Division of Leicester to Peterborough Turnpike |
Warwick and Northampton Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1765 | A425 / A45 /A4500 | Myton Road / Radford Road / Southam Road / Daventry Road / London Road / Flore Hill / Weedon Road | Warwick | Northampton | Tollgates at Myton, Radford Semele, Staverton, Flore |
Wellingborough and Northampton Turnpike Trust
| Date | Current Number | Road Name(s) | From | To | Notes |
| 1797 | A5128 / A4500 | Northampton Road / Wellingborough Road | Wellingborough | Northampton | Tollgates at Wellingborough, Abington (with weighing engine) |
