Information for record number MWA2521:
Site of Toll Gate at Windmill Hill/Rugby Rd

Summary The site of a toll gate, where travellers paid a toll to use a toll road during the Imperial period. It stood on the junction of Kenilworth Road and Rugby Road.
What Is It?  
Type: Toll Gate
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Cubbington
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 33 68
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Site of the turnpike gate. Junction of the Kenilworth Road and the Rugby Road.
2 Photo shows Site of the gate.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Cubbington
Author/originator: Peppitt G
Date: 1971
Page Number: 121
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Cubbington
Author/originator: Peppitt G
Date: 1971
Page Number: 121
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument TOLL ROAD * A road whose upkeep and repair was financed by the exaction of a toll. back
monument TOLL GATE * A gate on a toll road where travellers had to pay a toll to the toll-keeper. back
monument GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back

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