1 A turnpike established between 1750 and 1775. First Act 1754-5.
A toll road running from Ryton Bridge to Banbury, via Southam. Travellers would have paid to use the road during the Imperial period.
1 Saltway (Sealt Straet) referred to in a charter of AD 956. This was part of a major cross country routeway running eastwards from Stratford.
2 Maps illustrating part of route.
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Part of an Early Medieval trackway known as the 'Saltway'. It is mentioned in a charter of 969 AD. It is part of a major routeway across the country heading east from Stratford upon Avon. It may have originated during the Roman period.