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Turnpike trusts in North West England

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This is a list of turnpike trusts that maintained roads in North West 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.[1] 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 north west of England: Cheshire, Cumberland, Lancashire, and Westmorland.

Cheshire

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Trust Founded Initial act
Citation Title
Ashton Lane End and Frodsham Turnpike Trust 1786 26 Geo. 3. c. 139 An Act for widening, amending, and keeping in Repair the Road from Flookersbrook Bridge within the Township of Newton, near Chester, to the South End of Wilderspool Causeway, and from the Market Town of Frodsham to Ashton Lane End in the Township of Ashton, in the County of Chester.
Chester and Frodsham Turnpike Trust
Chester and Tarvin Turnpike Trust
Chester and Whitchurch Turnpike Trust
Chester and Wrexham Turnpike Trust
Chester, Neston and Woodside Ferry Turnpike Trust
Congleton and Buxton Turnpike Trust
Congleton to Prestbury Turnpike Trust
Cranage and Warrington Turnpike Trust
Frodsham and Wilderspool Turnpike Trust
Hinderton and Birkenhead Turnpike Trust
Holmes Chapel and Chelford Turnpike Trust
Hyde and Mottram Turnpike Trust
Lawton and Cranage Turnpike Trust
Little Neston to Hoose Turnpike Trust
Macclesfield and Buxton Turnpike Trust
Macclesfield and Congleton Turnpike Trust
Macclesfield and Nether Tabley Turnpike Trust
Macclesfield District of Sandon Turnpike Trust
Manchester and Buxton Turnpike Trust
Nantwich and Congleton Turnpike Trust
Nantwich and Middlewich Turnpike Trust
Nantwich and Weelock Road Turnpike Trust
Nantwich and Woore Turnpike Trust
Newcastle under Lyme and Nantwich Turnpike Trust
Northwich and Kensall Turnpike Trust
Runcorn and Northwich Turnpike Trust
Sandbach and Congleton Turnpike Trust
Spann Smithy, Booth Lane and Winsford Turnpike Trust
Spann Smithy, Linley Lane Turnpike Trust
Stayley Turnpike Trust
Stockport and Ashton Turnpike Trust
Stockport and Warrington Turnpike Trust
Stockport to Marple Bridge Turnpike Trust
Tarporley and Whitchurch Turnpike Trust
Tarporley to Acton Forge Turnpike Trust
Thornset Turnpike Trust
Washway (Crossford Bridge to Altringham) Turnpike Trust
Wilmslow Turnpike Trust
Wilmslow to Church Lawton Turnpike Trust
Wrexham to Barnhill Turnpike Trust

Cumberland

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Trust Founded Initial act
Citation Title
Alston Turnpike Trust 1778 18 Geo. 3. c. 116 An Act for altering, repairing and widening, the Road from Summer Rods Bar, near the Town of Hexham, in the County of Northumberland, to the Town of Alston, in the County of Cumberland.
Brampton and Longtown Turnpike Trust
Broughham Bridge Turnpike Trust
Burtryford Road (Alston New Road) Turnpike Trust
Carlisle and Brampton Turnpike Trust
Carlisle and Eamont Bridge Turnpike Trust
Carlisle and Temon (Military Road) Turnpike Trust
Carlisle to Skillbeck Turnpike Trust
Carlisle to Westleton Turnpike Trust
Cockermouth and Carlisle Turnpike Trust
Cockermouth and Maryport Turnpike Trust
Cockermouth and Workington Turnpike Trust
Egremont to Salthouse Turnpike Trust
Keswick Turnpike Trust
Kingstown and Westlinton Bridge Turnpike Trust
Longtown, Snab and Haithwaite Bridge Turnpike Trust
Penrith to Chalk Beck Turnpike Trust
Whitehaven Turnpike Trust

Lancashire

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Trust Founded Initial act
Citation Title
Addington and Westhoughton Turnpike Trust 1817 57 Geo. 3. c. x
Agecroft District Turnpike Trust 1784 24 Geo. 3. c. 68
Ashton and Platt Bridge Turnpike Trust 1800 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 73
Ashton under Lyne to Saddleworth Turnpike Trust
Balderston and Burscough Bridge Turnpike Trust 1814 54 Geo. 3. c. liv
Barton Bridge and Moses Gate Turnpike Trust 1804 44 Geo. 3. c. xxvi
Barton Bridge and Stretford Turnpike Trust 1811 51 Geo. 3. c. xxxi
Blackburn and Preston Turnpike Trust 1824 5 Geo. 4. c. lv
Blackburn to Addingham and Cocking End Turnpike Trust
Blackburn to Walton Cop Turnpike Trust
Bolee Turnpike Trust
Bolton and Blackburn Turnpike Trust
Bolton and Nightingale Turnpike Trust
Bolton and St Helens Turnpike Trust
Bolton and Westhoughton Turnpike Trust
Bolton to Haslingdon Turnpike Trust
Bolton to Leigh Turnpike Trust
Burnley to Edenfield Chapel Turnpike Trust
Burnley to Tottington Turnpike Trust
Bury and Bolton Turnpike Trust
Bury to Blackburn, Whalley etc. Turnpike Trust
Clitheroe to Blackburn and Mellor Brook Turnpike Trust
Dryclough, Shaw, Rochdale Turnpike Trust
Eccles to Farnworth Turnpike Trust
Edenfield Chapel and Bury Bridge Turnpike Trust
Elton and Blackburn Turnpike Trust
Garstang and Herring-syke Turnpike Trust
Gilda Brook and Irlam Turnpike Trust
Gisburne and Long Preston Turnpike Trust
Haslingden and Todmorden Turnpike Trust
Heath Charnock to Bolton Turnpike Trust
Heywood to Heaton Turnpike Trust
Hulme and Eccles Turnpike Trust
Hulme and Stretford Turnpike Trust
Hulton Turnpike Trust
Ince, Hindley and Westhoughton Turnpike Trust
Irlam Turnpike Trust
Kirby Kendall and Kirby Ireleth Turnpike Trust
Liverpool and Preston Turnpike Trust
Liverpool, Prescot, Ashton and Warrington Turnpike Trust
Livesey Branch Turnpike Trust
Manchester and Ashton under Lyne Turnpike Trust 1825 6 Geo. 4. c. 51
Manchester and Bury Turnpike Trust
Manchester and Oldham and Austerlands Turnpike Trust
Manchester to Bolton Turnpike Trust
Manchester to Newton Chapel Turnpike Trust
Manchester to Pilkington Turnpike Trust
Manchester to Rochdale, Bury etc. Turnpike Trust
Manchester to Saltersbrook Turnpike Trust
Manchester, Denton, Stockport Turnpike Trust
Matherfold and Hardman's Turnpike Trust
Oldham and Ripponden Turnpike Trust
Pendleton District Turnpike Trust
Penwortham and Wrightington Turnpike Trust
Preston and Garstang Turnpike Trust
Prestwick and Bury Turnpike Trust
Richmond and Lancaster Turnpike Trust 1750 24 Geo. 2. c. 17 An Act for repairing the Road leading from the East End of Brumpton High Lane, in the County of York, to the Town of Richmond, and from thence, to and through the Towns of Askrigg and Ingleton, in the said County, to the Town of Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster.
Ridghill and Lanes and Holehouse Turnpike Trust
Rochdale and Burnley Turnpike Trust
Rochdale and Edenfield Turnpike Trust
Rochdale and Manchester Turnpike Trust
Rochdale, Bamford and Bury Turnpike Trust
Saddleworth to Oldham Turnpike Trust
Salford to Wigan Turnpike Trust
Sharples and Houghton Turnpike Trust
Standedge and Oldham Turnpike Trust
Stretford to Manchester Turnpike Trust
Sudden Bridge to Bury Turnpike Trust
Swinton District Turnpike Trust
Ulverston and Carnforth Turnpike Trust
Warrington and Lower Irlam Turnpike Trust
Warrington and Wigan Turnpike Trust
Werneth and Littleborough Turnpike Trust
Wigan and Preston Turnpike Trust

Westmorland

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Trust Founded Initial act
Citation Title
Ambleside Turnpike Trust 1824 5 Geo. 4. c. xiv
Appleby and Kendal Turnpike Trust 1760 1 Geo. 3. c. 43 An Act for repairing and widening the Road from the Borough of Appleby in the County of Westmorland, through the Township of Orton to Kirby Kendal; and from Orton to the Turnpike Road near Shapp; and from Highgate near Tebay, in a Part of the Highway between Appleby and Kirby Kendal, through the Town of Kirby Steven, to the Town of Market Brough in the said County.
Brough and Bowes Turnpike Trust 1742 16 Geo. 2. c. 3 An Act for repairing the Road from Bowes, in the County of York, to Brough under Stainmore, in the County of Westmorland.
Brough and Eamont Bridge Turnpike Trust 1753 26 Geo. 2. c. 67
Brough and Middleton Turnpike Trust 1817 57 Geo. 3. c. xlv
Brough Bowes and Maiden Castle Turnpike Trust 1769 9 Geo. 3. c. 75
Heronsdyke and Eamont Bridge Turnpike Trust 1753 26 Geo. 2. c. 52
Ireby to Kirkby Lonsdale, Milnthorpe etc. Turnpike Trust 1753 26 Geo. 2. c. 86
Kirkby Stephen and Hawes Turnpike Trust 1825 6 Geo. 4. c. xii An Act for making and maintaining a Turnpike Road from Kirkby Stephen, in the County of Westmorland, into the Sedberg and Kirkby Kendal Turnpike Road, and out of and from the same Turnpike Road to Hawes in the North Riding of the County of York; and a new Branch from Hawes aforesaid to the Village of Gayle, in the Township of Hawes.
Maiden Castle and Barrows Brow Turnpike Trust 1769 9 Geo. 3. c. 75
Milnthorpe Turnpike Trust 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 69 An Act for repairing, amending, and widening, the Roads from the South West End of Nether Bridge in the County of Westmorland, by Sizerghfellside, to Leven's Bridge; and from thence, through the Town of Millthrop, to Dixes; and from the Town of Millthrop aforesaid to Hangbridge; and from thence to join the Heron Syke Turnpike Road at the Guide Post near Clawthrop Hall in the County aforesaid.
Ulverston to Heversham Turnpike Trust

References

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  • Rosevear, Alan. "List of English Turnpike Trusts". Turnpike Roads in England & Wales.
  • "Cheshire Turnpikes". Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts.
  • "Cumberland Turnpikes". Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts.
  • "Lancashire Turnpikes". Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts.
  • "Westmorland 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.
  1. ^ "Turnpikes and tolls". UK Parliament.