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Huntingdonshire Turnpikes

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Within the Historic county of Huntingdonshire, many Turnpike Trusts maintained the roads. Below is an approximate list of those identified so far:

Bury and Stratton Turnpike Trust

Date Current Number Road Name(s)FromToNotes
1755B1040, A141, B1040 Warboys Road, Ramsey Road, St Ives Road, Ramsey Road, London Road, St Ives Road, Potton Road, St Ives Road, Gamlingay Road, Biggleswade Road, Potton Road Bury, Ramsey Stratton, Biggleswade Tollgates at Oldhurst Gate, St Ives Green End Gate, New Bridge Gate St Ives, Hemingford Grey Gate, Waresley Gate, Gamlingay Gate and Sutton Gate

Godmanchester and Hartford Turnpike Trust

Middle Division of Royston to Wansford Bridge Turnpike Trust

Date Current Number Road Name(s)FromToNotes
1710A1198, B1044, B1043 Ermine Street, London Road Godmanchester, High Street Huntingdon, Ermine Street Papworth Everard Alconbury Hill Tollgate at Godmanchester Gate
1765B1514, A141, B1089 Hartford Road, Oldhurst Road, Pidley Hill Huntingdon Somersham Tollgate at Hartford

Godmanchester to Cambridge Turnpike Trust

Date Current Number Road Name(s)FromToNotes
1744B1044, A1307 Cambridge Road, Huntingdon Road, Castle Street Godmanchester Cambridge Tollgates at Fenstanton Gate and Cambridge Gate

Kimbolton Turnpike Trust

Date Current Number Road Name(s)FromToNotes
1755B645, A5028, B569, A45 Kimbolton Road, Tilbrook Road, Kimbolton Road, Higham Road, Chelveston Road, Wollaston Road, Northampton Road, Higham Road Great Staughton Wellingborough Tollgates at Staughton Gate, Kimbolton Gate and Higham Ferrers Gate
1755B660 Station Road, Bustard Hill, Fox Road KimboltonBrington Bridge

Oundle to Alconbury Turnpike Trust

An Act was passed in 1753 "for repairing the road leading from Oundle, in the county of Northampton, to Alconbury cum Weston, in the county of Huntingdon; from Barnwell, in the said County of Northampton, to Alconbury cum Weston aforesaid; and from the Mile Brook in Hamerton to Wood Lane End, next the Parish of Great Gidding, in the said County of Huntingdon" but it is not clear whether this Act was implemented, and it never seems to have been renewed.

Ramsey to Huntingdon Turnpike Trust

Date Current Number Road Name(s)FromToNotes
1755B1040, UC High Street, Bury Road, Upwood Road, Ramsey Road, Huntingdon Road, Sapley Road, Kings Ripton Road, St Peters Road RamseyHuntingdonAbandoned early


Somersham Turnpike Trust

Date Current Number Road Name(s)FromToNotes
1727B1040, B1086, B1050 Needingworth Road, Somersham Road, Chatteris Road, London Road St Ives Cambridgeshire Chatteris Tollgates at St Ives Gate and Somersham Gate
1727A1123 High Street Needingworth, Bluntisham Road, Station Road, Rectory Road, Earith High Street St Ives Cambridgeshire Earith Tollgate at St Ives Gate

Stilton Turnpike Trust

Northern Division of Royston to Wansford Bridge Turnpike Trust

Date Current Number Road Name(s)FromToNotes
1710B1043, A1 Old North Road, Great North Road Alconbury Hill Wansford Bridge Tollgates at Sawtry Gate, Stibbington Gate
1798A15 London Road Norman Cross Peterborough Tollgate at Yaxley Gate





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