This is a list of turnpike trusts that maintained roads in the East of England.
Between 1663 and 1836, the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed a series of acts of Parliament that created organisations - turnpike trusts – that collected road tolls, and used the money to repair the road. These applied to major roads, around a fifth of the road network. The turnpike system was phased out in the 1870s, and major roads transitioned in the 1880s to the maintenance of the new county councils.
The counties used for these lists are the historic counties of England that existed at the time of the turnpike trusts. This article lists those in the east of England: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Bedfordshire
| Trust | Founded | Initial act | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation | Title | ||
| Barford Turnpike Trust (Cardington to Temsford Bridge Turnpike Trust) |
1772 | 12 Geo. 3. c. 107 | |
| Bedford and Kimbolton Turnpike Trust | 1795 | 35 Geo. 3. c. 148 | |
| Bedford and Luton Turnpike Trust | 1726 | 13 Geo. 1. c. 17 | |
| Bedford and Newport Pagnell Turnpike Trust (Bedford to Sherrington Turnpike Trust) |
1754 | 27 Geo. 2. c. 34 | |
| Bedford and Woburn Turnpike Trust | 1777 | 17 Geo. 3. c. 94 | |
| Biggleswade to Alconbury Hill Turnpike Trust | 1724 | 11 Geo. 1. c. 20 | |
| Great Staughton to Lavendon Turnpike Trust | 1802 | 42 Geo. 3. c. lxiv | |
| Hitchin and Bedford Turnpike Trust | 1757 | 30 Geo. 2. c. 43 | |
| Hockliffe and Woburn Turnpike Trust | 1706 | 6 Ann. c. 13 | |
| Luton District Turnpike Trust | 1726 | 13 Geo. 1. c. 17 | |
| Potton Road Turnpike Trust | 1814 | 54 Geo. 3. c. clxxx | |
| Puddlehill Turnpike Trust | 1710 | 9 Ann. c. 34 | |
Cambridgeshire
| Trust | Founded | Initial act | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation | Title | ||
| Arrington Turnpike Trust | |||
| Cambridge to Ely and Soham (South District) Turnpike Trust | |||
| Hauxton and Dunsbridge Turnpike Trust | |||
| Littleport to Welney (North west district) Turnpike Trust | |||
| Newmarket Heath Turnpike Trust | |||
| Paper Mills Turnpike Trust | |||
| Red Cross Turnpike Trust | |||
| Royston to Wandesford Bridge (South District) Turnpike Trust | |||
| St Neots to Cambridge Turnpike Trust | |||
| Stump Cross Turnpike Trust | |||
| Wisbech Turnpike Trust | |||
| Wisbech and Thorney Turnpike Trust | |||
| Wrestlingworth and Potton Turnpike Trust | |||
Essex
| Trust | Founded | Initial act | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation | Title | ||
| Barking and Tibury Fort Road Turnpike Trust | |||
| Chelmsford Turnpike Trust | |||
| Coggeshall and Bocking Turnpike Trust | |||
| Colchester Turnpike Trust | |||
| Dunmow Turnpike Trust | |||
| Epping and Ongar Turnpike Trust | |||
| Essex Second District Turnpike Trust | |||
| Halsted Turnpike Trust | |||
| Hockerill Turnpike Trust | |||
| Middlesex and Essex Turnpike Trust | |||
| Notley Turnpike Trust | |||
| Rochford Hundred Turnpike Trust | |||
| Shenfield to Harwich Turnpike Trust | |||
| Thundersley to Hornden Turnpike Trust | |||
Hertfordshire
| Trust | Founded | Initial act | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation | Title | ||
| Baldock and Bournbridge Turnpike Trust | |||
| Cheshunt Turnpike Trust | |||
| Dunstable Turnpike Trust | |||
| Enfield Chase or Galley Corner Turnpike Trust | |||
| Galley Corner to Lemsford Turnpike Trust | |||
| Hockerill Turnpike Trust | |||
| Pondyards (St. Albans) and Barnet Turnpike Trust | |||
| Reading and Hatfield Turnpike Trust | |||
| Sparrows Herne Turnpike Trust | |||
| Stevenage and Biggleswade Turnpike Trust | |||
| Wadesmill Turnpike Trust | |||
| Watton Turnpike Trust | |||
| Welwyn Turnpike Trust | |||
Huntingdonshire
| Trust | Founded | Initial act | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation | Title | ||
| Bury and Stratton Turnpike Trust | |||
| Godmanchester and Hartford Turnpike Trust | |||
| Godmanchester to Cambridge Turnpike Trust | |||
| Kimbolton Turnpike Trust | |||
| Oundle to Alconbury Turnpike Trust | |||
| Ramsey to Huntingdon Turnpike Trust | |||
| Somersham Turnpike Trust | |||
| Stilton Turnpike Trust | |||
Norfolk
| Trust | Founded | Initial act | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation | Title | ||
| Aylsham and Cromer Turnpike Trust | |||
| Downham and Fincham Turnpike Trust | |||
| Ely to Downham Turnpike Trust | |||
| Great Yarmouth to Acle and Branches Turnpike Trust | |||
| King's Lynn to Hillington Turnpike Trust | |||
| Lynn – East Gate (Dersingham and Hillington) Turnpike Trust | |||
| Lynn – South Gate Turnpike Trust | |||
| Lynn and Wisbech Turnpike Trust | |||
| New Buckenham Turnpike Trust | |||
| North Walsham Turnpike Trust | |||
| Norwich and Fakenham Turnpike Trust | |||
| Norwich and Scole Turnpike Trust | |||
| Norwich and Swaffham Turnpike Trust | |||
| Norwich and Watton Turnpike Trust | |||
| Norwich and Yarmouth Turnpike Trust | |||
| Norwich to Block Hill Turnpike Trust | |||
| Stoke Ferry Turnpike Trust | |||
| Thetford (to Norwich) Turnpike Trust | |||
| Wells to Fakenham Turnpike Trust | |||
Suffolk
| Trust | Founded | Initial act | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation | Title | ||
| Aldeburgh to Yoxford Turnpike Trust | |||
| Brandon and Barton Turnpike Trust | |||
| Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket Turnpike Trust | |||
| Bury St Edmunds to Cranwich Turnpike Trust | |||
| Claydon, Blakenham, Brockford and Stowmarket Turnpike Trust | |||
| Haverhill to Shelford Turnpike Trust | |||
| Ipswich to Debenham Turnpike Trust | |||
| Ipswich to Helmingham Turnpike Trust | |||
| Ipswich to South Town, and Darsham to Bungay Turnpike Trust | |||
| Ipswich to Stratford St Mary Turnpike Trust | |||
| Lakenheath and Hockwold Turnpike Trust | |||
| Little Yarmouth Turnpike Trust | |||
| Mildenhall Burntfen Turnpike Trust | |||
| Scole Bridge to Bury St Edmunds Turnpike Trust | |||
| South Town Turnpike Trust | |||
| Sudbury to Bury St Edmunds Turnpike Trust | |||
| Thetford and Newmarket Turnpike Trust | |||
| Woodbridge to Eye Turnpike Trust | |||
References
- Rosevear, Alan. "List of English Turnpike Trusts". Turnpike Roads in England & Wales.
- "Bedfordshire Turnpikes". Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts.
- "Cambridgeshire Turnpikes". Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts.
- "Essex Turnpikes". Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts.
- "Hertfordshire Turnpikes". Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts.
- "Huntingdonshire Turnpikes". Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts.
- "Norfolk Turnpikes". Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts.
- "Suffolk Turnpikes". Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts.
- Albert, William (2007). The Turnpike Road System in England: 1663-1840. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521033916.
- "Turnpikes and tolls". UK Parliament.