Within the Historic county of Leicestershire , many Turnpike Trusts maintained the roads. Below is an approximate list of those identified so far:
Appleby Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1760 A444 Acresford Road / Atherstone Road / Burton Road Crickett's Inn Twycross Turnpike at Crickett's Inn
Ashby de la Zouch Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1753 A50 , A511 Groby Road / Markfield Road / Bradgate Hill / Leicester Road / Ashby Road / Grange Road / Burton Road / Standard Hill / Leicester Road / Ashby Road / Alton Hill / Leicester Road Leicester Ashby-de-la-Zouch Turnpikes at Leicester, Markfield, Bardon, and Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Bridgeford Lane and Kettering Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1754 A606 , B640 , B641 , A6003 Melton Road, Nottingham Road, Burton Road, Melton Road, Oakham Road, Uppingham Road, Oakham Road, Uppingham Road, Ayston Road, Red Hill, Uppingham Road, Rockingham Road, Uppingham Road Nottingham (Bridgeford Lane) Kettering Turnpikes at Bridgeford, Plumtree Lings, Broughton, Melton (Spittal End), Burton, Langham, Ayston Lane, Rockingham, and Glendon Lane
Burton on Trent to Market Bosworth Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1762 A444 , C7112 Stanton Road / Woodland Road / Burton Road / Mount Pleasant Road / Burton Road / Acresford Road / Measham Road / Burton Road / Bosworth Road / Snarestone Road / Odstone Lane / Newton Lane / Barton Road / Odstone Road / Carlton Road / Barton Road / Bosworth Road / Barton Road Burton-on-Trent Market Bosworth Turnpikes at Walton Way, Stanton, Scalpley Hill, Newton, and Hoop Hall
Desford Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1788 B582 , B585 Foston Road / Leicester Road / Hospital Lane / Welford Road / Enderby Road / Blaby Road / Desford Road / Leicester Lane / Hunts Lane / Barlestone Road / Newbold Road / Barton Road Foston Lane Osbaston Gate Tollgates at Countesthorpe, Blaby, Desford, Lindridge, Newbold
Hinckley and Lutterworth Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1762 B590 , B4669 , B578 , A5 , B577 London Road / Burbage Road / Lutterworth Road / High Cross Road / Ullesthorpe Road / Bitteswell Road Hinckley Lutterworth Turnpikes at Burbage, Licket Lane Side Gate, Smockington, High Cross Side Gate, High Cross (moved to Smockington c.1810), Ullesthorpe (from 1856), and Bitteswell. Original Act included a section from Walcote to Welford Field via South Kilworth but this was not included in the Continuation Act of 1823.
Hinckley and Melbourne Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1759 B4667 , A447 , B587 Ashby Road / Zion Hill / Gelsmoor Road / Melbourne Road Hinckley Melbourne Turnpikes at Hinckley, Stapleton, Cadeby, Pisca Lane, Hoo Ash Lane, Swannington, Frogatts Lane, Peggs Green, Engine Gate, Cartbrook, Newbold, Redwood, and Staunton 1759 Swepstone Road Ibstock Measham Tollgates at Heather Mill and Swepstone 1759 Nottingham Road / Top Road / Top Brand / Moor Lane Peggs Green Woeful Bridge (Tonge)
Hinckley and Narborough Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1754 A47 , B4668 Hinckley Road / Leicester Road / Wood St Earl Shilton / Hinckley Road / Leicester Road Leicester Hinckley Turnpikes at Forest Gate, Elmesthorpe, Barwell Side Bar, and Burbage Common 1754 A5460 , B4114 Narborough Road / St Johns / Leicester Road Leicester Narborough Turnpikes at Dane Hill Gate and Narborough Road Gate
Leicester and Lutterworth Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1764 A426 Aylestone Road / Lutterworth Road / Leicester Road Leicester Lutterworth Turnpikes at Aylestone Gate (junction with Saffron Lane), Blaby Gate (Dog and Gun Inn), and Bitteswell Gate (junction with Gilmorton Road and Cauldwell Lane, near Cotes-de-Val)
Leicester and Welford Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1765 A5199 Welford Road Leicester Welford Tollgates at Knighton Gate (junction with Victoria Park Road), Foston Gate (between Kilby Bridge and turn for Foston), and Husbands Bosworth Gate (junction with North Kilworth to Sibbertoft Road)
Leicester to Coventry Turnpike Trust Also known as Coventry to Stoney Stanton Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1831 B4109 , B4114 Stoney Stanton Road, Hall Green Road, Alderman's Green Road, Hawkesbury Lane, Mile Tree Lane, Coventry Road, Chequer Street, School Road, Wolvey Road, Bulkington Road, Leicester Road, Smockington Lane, Watling Street, Leicester Road, Coventry Road Coventry Stoney Stanton (to unite with the present turnpike there) Tollgates at Harnall, Bell Green, and Rieton (Ryton)
Leicester to Peterborough Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1754 A47 Humberstone Road / Uppingham Road / Leicester Road / Thorpe Road Leicester Peterborough Tollgates at Humberstone, Houghton, Tugby, Wardley Lane, Uppingham, Wansford Lane, and Longthorpe
Loughborough and Ashby de la Zouch etc Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1757 A512 Ashby Road / Loughborough Road Loughborough Ashby-de-la-Zouch Tollgates at Loughborough, Snell's Nook, Blackbrook, Thringstone and Coleorton 1757 B5324 , A6006 Rempstone Road / Ashby Road / Melton Road Coleorton Rempstone Tollgates at Belton, Normanton and Rempstone
Loughborough to Cavendish Bridge Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1738 A6 , A50 , A5010 Derby Road / London Road / Derby Road / Derby Southern Bypass / London Road Loughborough Cavendish Bridge (formerly Wilne Ferry) Tollgates at Dishley and Donington Field Gate
Market Harborough and Coventry Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1754 A4304 , A4303 , B4027 Lutterworth Road / Coventry Road Market Harborough Coventry Tollgates at Harborough Gate and Side Bar, North Kilworth Side Bar, Walcote Side Bar, Lutterworth (Spital), Lutterworth (Cross-in-Hand) Gate and Side Bar, Street Ashton Gate, Stretton-under-Fosse Gate, Binley Side Bar and Coventry (Stoke) Gate
Market Harborough and Loughborough Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1726 B6047 , A6 Harborough Road / Leicester Road / Glen Road / London Road / Loughborough Road Market Harborough Loughborough Tollgates at Great Bowden, Oadby, Leicester, Belgrave, and Loughborough. Side gate at Debdale Lane from 1797
Markfield and Whitwick Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1757 Whitwick Road / Warren Hills Road / Leicester Road / North Street / Talbot Street / Talbot Lane / Church Hill Markfield Whitwick Tollgates at Greenhill and Talbot Lane
Melton Mowbray Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1764 A607 Melton Road / Leicester Road Leicester Melton Mowbray Tollgates at Thurmaston, Syston and Kirby Bellars 1764 Barkby Lane Round Hill Barkby Village
Melton Mowbray and Grantham Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1780 A606 , A607 Thorpe End / Thorpe Road / Melton Road / Harlaxton Road Melton Mowbray Grantham Tollgates at Thorpe End, Waltham and Spittlegate
Moira and Hartshorne Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1794 A514 Moira Road / Measham Road / Reservoir Hill / Moira Road / Hartshorne Road / Ticknall Road Donisthorpe Ticknall 1794 Ashby Road / Moira Road Moira Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1794 Shortheath Road Moira Overseal 1794 Spring Cottage Road Spring Cottage Overseal 1794 A514 Swadlingcote Road / Hearthcote Road / Cadley Hill Road Woodville Cadley Hill 1794 Manchester Lane Hartshorne Smisby Lane Gate 1815 Measham Road Donisthorpe Measham 1815 Common Road / Castle Road / Hillside Road / Cauldwell Road / Linton Road Woodville Rosliston 1834 Mushroom Lane Moira Road Albert Village 1834 Occupation Lane / Occupation Road / Park Road / Linton Heath Woodville Linton Heath
Pinwall Lane Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1759 B5000 Grendon Road Polesworth Pinwall Tollgate at Pinwall Lane and Sheepy Side Gate
Sapcote and Narborough Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1814 B4669 , B4114 Sapcote Road / Leicester Road / Coventry Road Burbage Narborough Tollgates at Aston Flamville and Narborough
Tamworth to Harrington Bridge Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1760 B5493 , B5006 , B587 , B6540 Ashby Road / Tamworth Road / Ashby Road / Nottingham Road / Walton Hill / High Street (Castle Donington) / Bondgate / Station Road / Trent Lane Tamworth Harrington Bridge Tollgates at Wiggington Field, No Man's Heath, Birds Hill, Ashby Field Gate, Lount, Walton Hill, Castle Donington and Hemington Pasture
Uppingham Turnpike Trust See "Bridgeford Lane and Kettering Turnpike Trust" and "Leicester to Peterborough Turnpike Trust"
Wanlip Turnpike Trust
Date Current Number Road Name(s) From To Notes
1746 A46 Filling Gate / Wanlip Road Filling Gate (on the Leicester to Loughborough Turnpike) near Syston (on the Leicester to Melton Turnpike) Tollgate at Wanlip
Branch from the Market Harborough to Loughborough Turnpike Road
