Information for record number MWA1964:
Site of Tollgate on Stratford Road

Summary The site of a toll gate which was established in the Imperial period to collect tolls from travellers using the toll road. It stood on the Stratford Road into Longbridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Toll Gate
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 A tollgate appears on the Staunton Estate Map. It is situated on the Stratford Road on the way into Longbridge.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1815
Author/originator:
Date: 1815
Page Number: 556:245
Volume/Sheet: Staunton
   
Images:  
A toll gate that stood on the Stratford Road, Warwick
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1910s
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Glossary

 
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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

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