Within the Historic county of Oxfordshire , many Turnpike Trusts maintained the roads. Below is an approximate list of those identified so far:
Asthal and Buckland Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1777 UC, A4095 , UC Burford Road, Station Road, Buckland Road Asthal Buckland Tollgates at Kent's Wier and Ven Bridge
Aylesbury, Thame and Shillingford Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1770 A418 , A329 Oxford Road, Aylesbury Road, Rycote Lane, Thame Road, Stadhampton Road, Milton Road, Newington Road, Thame Road Aylesbury Shillingford Tollgates at Aylesbury Gate and Weighing Machine, Thame Mill Gate, Priestend Gate, Brookhampton Gate
Banbury to Barcheston Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1802 B4035 Broughton Road, Swalcliffe Road, Holloway Hill Banbury Barcheston Tollgates at Banbury Gate and Side Gates, Brailes Gate and Side Gates, and Barcheston Gate and Side Gates
Barrington to Campsfield Turnpike Trust Oxfordshire Division of Crickley Hill to Campsfield Turnpike.
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1750 A40 , UC, A40 , B4047 , A4095 Sheep Street Burford, Witney Street Burford, White Hill, Burford Road, Woodstock Road, Witney Road, Grove Road Barrington Campsfield Tollgates at Upton Gate, Minster Gate, and Bladon Gate 1750 B4044 Oxford Road Eynsham Botley via Eynsham Ferry 1767 A4095 Upper Campsfield Road, Bunkers Hill Campsfield Enslow Bridge, Kidlington
In 1821 the road was diverted to the south of Burford to avoid "two very bad hills and several inconvenient streets".
Bicester, Aynho and Finmere Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1791 B4100 Sheep Street, North Street, Banbury Road Bicester Aynho Tollgates at Bicester Sheep Street Gate and Souldern Gate 1812 A4421 Buckingham Road Bicester Finmere Tollgate at Fringford Gate
Botley, Fyfield, and Newlands Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1767 UC, A420 Cumnor Hill, Faringdon Road Botley Fyfield 1768 UC, A420 , B4044 , A40 , B4022 New Road, Park End Street, Botley Road, West Way, Eynsham Road, Oxford Road, Witney Road, Oxford Hill Oxford Newland
Burford and Lechlade Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1792 A361 Burford Lechlade
Burford, Chipping Norton and Banbury Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1770 A361 Burford Banbury Tollgates at Fulbrook, Chipping Norton, Chapel on the Heath, Bloxham, and Saltway (later moved to Wykham) 1770 B4031 Swerford Heath Aynho Tollgates at Swerford Heath, Deddington (West), Deddington (Kidlington Road), Clifton, and Aynho Wharf 1770 A424 Burford Stow Tollgates at Fulbrook and Gawcum
Charlbury Roads Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1800 B4022 Charlbury Witney 1800 B4437 Charlbury Wootton 1800 B4022 Charlbury Enstone 1812 UC Crawley Whiteoak Green
Drayton Lane and Edgehill Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1753 A422 Stratford Road Drayton Lane, Banbury Edgehill Tollgates at Drayton Lane and The Sun Rising, Edgehill
Enstone, Heyford and Bicester Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1793 B4030 Enstone Bicester Tollgates at Cuckhold's Holt Gate, Barton Gate, Heyford Bridge Gate, and Heyford Town Gate 1793 A4095 Bicester Enslow Bridge, Kidlington
Faringdon to Burford Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1771 A4095 , B4020 Radcot Road, Bourton Road, Burford Road, Shilton Road Faringdon Burford Tollgates at Radcot, Black Bourton, and Burford
Galley Hill and Clanfield Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1771 A4095 Curbridge Road, Clanfield Road Witney Clanfield Tollgates at Curbridge Heath and Ven Bridge
Gosford Gate Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1781 UC, A34 Bicester Road Gosford Weston-on-the-Green Tollgate at Gosford Bridge
Henley and Dorchester Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1735 A4130 , A4074 , A415 Fair Mile, Old Bix Road, Port Hill, Gangsdown Hill, Old London Road, Beggarsbush Hill, Henley Road, Abindon Road Henley-on-Thames Culham Bridge Tollgates at Bix, Dorchester Clifton, and Culham Bridge 1735 A4074 , UC, A4158 Oxford Road, Henley Road, Sandford Road, Iffley Road Dorchester Oxford Tollgate at Sandford
Islip District Turnpike Trust Part of the Stokenchurch, Wheatley, Begbrooke, and Islip Turnpike Trust
Kidlington and Deddington Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1755 A4165 , A4260 Banbury Road, Oxford Road, Banbury Road, Oxford Road Oxford Adderbury Tollgates at Water Eaton and Deddington
Oxford Mileways The 1567 Oxford Mileways Act obliged those living within five miles of the town to contribute labour for maintaining the roads and bridges within one mile of Oxford. The system was administered in four divisions and stones still mark the limits of the Mileways at St Giles' to the north and Iffley Turn, Cheney Lane and Headington Hill to the east.
St Clements Turnpike Trust The St Clement’s trust differed from the adjoining turnpike trusts since it had combined responsibilities for Magdalen Bridge, short sections of highway, general improvement of Oxford, including the maintaining the streets, lighting and cleansing of the town.
Stokenchurch, Wheatley, Begbroke Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1718 A40 , A420 , UC, A4144 , A44 Oxford Road, Aston Hill, London Road, Headington Road, St Clement;s Street, High Street Oxford, Cornmarket Street, St Giles, Woodstock Road, Oxford Road Stokenchurch Woodstock Originally went via Shotover Hill and Cheney Lane, but a new road through Headington laid out in 1778 1718 B4027 Wheatley Road, Bletchingdon Road, Islip Road, Station Road Wheatley Enslow Bridge Known as the Islip Branch
Stony Stratford to Woodstock Turnpike Trust Initial act in 1769, but lapsed after 21 years.
Thame and Bicester Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1833 B4011 Bicester Road Thame Bicester Tollgate at Long Crendon Gate
Thame to Postcombe Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1785 B4445 , B4012 Thame Park Road Thame Postcombe Tollgates at Thame Brick-Kiln Gate and Chinnor Side Gate
Woodstock to Rollright Lane Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1729 A44 Oxford Street. Manor Road, Oxford Road, London Road, Worcester Road Woodstock Chipping Norton Tollgates at Woodstock Gate, Over Kiddinghton Gate, Burgess's Gate, Compton Hill Gate (Choicehill Bottom Gate from 1826) 1729 B4027 Glympton Road Enslow Bridge Kiddington Tollgates at Enslow Bridge Gate, Sansom's Gate, Kiddington Gate 1846 UC Banbury Road, Hensington Road Sturdy's Castle Inn Hensington
