This is a list of turnpike trusts that maintained roads in the East Midlands.

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 Midlands: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, and Rutland.

Derbyshire

Trust Founded Initial act Citation Title 1802 42 Geo. 3. c. lxxxiii Alfreton and Derby Roads Act 1802 1764 4 Geo. 3. c. 67 Derby and Nottinghamshire Roads Act 1764 1786 26 Geo. 3. c. 151 Derby Roads Act 1786 1766 6 Geo. 3. c. 79 Derby and Stafford Roads Act 1766 1764 4 Geo. 3. c. 82 Derby Roads Act 1764 1810 50 Geo. 3. c. clxxi Ashford and Buxton Turnpike Road (Derbyshire) Act 1810 1766 6 Geo. 3. c. 87 Derby Roads (No. 3) Act 1766 1766 6 Geo. 3. c. 80 Brimington and Chesterfield Roads Act 1766 1792 32 Geo. 3. c. 128 Derby and Cheshire Roads Act 1792 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 43 Derbyshire Roads Act 1758 1759 33 Geo. 2. c. 39 Derbyshire Roads Act 1759 1738 12 Geo. 2. c. 12 Derbyshire Roads Act 1738 1817 57 Geo. 3. c. xiii Road from Cromford to Belper Act 1817 1804 44 Geo. 3. c. lxvii Road from Cromford to Five Lane Ends, Hopton Moor Act 1804 1766 6 Geo. 3. c. 69 Cromford Bridge to Langley Mill Road Act 1766 1753 26 Geo. 2. c. 59 Burton-upon-Trent and Derby Road Act 1753 1756 29 Geo. 2. c. 82 Derby and Sheffield Roads Act 1756 1737 11 Geo. 2. c. 33 Derby Roads Act 1737 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 60 Derby to Newcastle-under-Lyne Road Act 1758 1804 44 Geo. 3. c. lxiv Road from Derby to Uttoxeter Act 1804 1764 4 Geo. 3. c. 61 Nottinghamshire Roads Act 1764 1793 33 Geo. 3. c. 177 Heage to Duffield Road Act 1793 1756 29 Geo. 2. c. 82 Derby and Sheffield Roads Act 1756 1756 29 Geo. 2. c. 82 Derby and Sheffield Roads Act 1756 1803 43 Geo. 3. c. xviii Road from Glossop Act 1803 1824 5 Geo. 4. c. xxxv Road from Glossop to Marple Bridge Act 1824 1860 5 Geo. 4. c. xxxv Glossop and Marple Bridge Turnpike Roads Act 1860 1811 51 Geo. 3. c. lxxiv Haddon and Bentley (Derbyshire) Road Act 1811 1808 48 Geo. 3. c. xxxi Road from Wirksworth to Duffield Act 1808 1737 11 Geo. 2. c. 33 Derby Roads Act 1737 1770 10 Geo. 3. c. 98 Chester and Derby Roads Act 1770 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 37 Mansfield and Chesterfield Road Act 1758 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 38 Notts and Derby Roads Act 1758 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 38 Notts and Derby Roads Act 1758 1770 10 Geo. 3. c. 113 Stafford Roads Act 1770 1781 21 Geo. 3. c. 83 Derbyshire Roads (No. 2) Act 1781 1757 31 Geo. 2. c. 62 Yorks and Derby Roads Act 1757 1779 19 Geo. 3. c. 99 Derby and Yorks Roads Act 1779 1818 Sheffield and Glossop Road Act 1818 6 Geo. 4. c. xcviii Sheffield and Glossop Road Act 1825 Sheffield and Glossop Turnpike Road Act 1851 1827 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. iv Temple Normanton and Tibshelf Turnpike Road (Derbyshire) Act 1827 1812 52 Geo. 3. c. cxxi Tideswell and Slough Lane, and Edensor and Ashford Turnpike Roads Act 1812 1808 48 Geo. 3. c. xxxviii Road from the Mansfield and Chesterfield Turnpike Road and from Tupton Nether Green Act 1808 1793 33 Geo. 3. c. 152 Derby Roads Act 1793

Leicestershire

Trust Founded Initial act Citation Title 1759 Derby, Leicester and Warwick Roads Act 1759 1753 Leicester Roads Act 1753 1754 27 Geo. 2. c. 39 Bridgeford Lane, Nottinghamshire to Kettering Road Act 1754 1759 33 Geo. 2. c. 47 Derby, Leicester and Warwick Roads Act 1759 1788 Leicester Roads Act 1788 1762 2 Geo. 3. c. 54 Leicestershire Roads Act 1762 1759 33 Geo. 2. c. 46 Leicester and Derby Roads Act 1759 1754 27 Geo. 2. c. 42 Leicester and Warwick Roads Act 1754 1764 4 Geo. 3. c. 84 Leicester Roads Act 1764 1765 5 Geo. 3. c. 78 Welford and Leicester Road Act 1765 1831 1754 27 Geo. 2. c. 30 Leicester to Peterborough Road Act 1754 1757 30 Geo. 2. c. 44 Leicester Roads Act 1757 1737 11 Geo. 2. c. 33 Derby Roads Act 1737 1755 28 Geo. 2. c. 40 Market Harborough to Coventry Road Act 1755 1725 12 Geo. 1. c. 5 Leicestershire Road Act 1725 1757 30 Geo. 2. c. 49 Leicestershire Roads Act 1757 1764 4 Geo. 3. c. 84 Leicester Roads Act 1764 1780 20 Geo. 3. c. 95 Melton Mowbray to Grantham Road Act 1780 1794 34 Geo. 3. c. 120 Roads from Ticknall Act 1794 1759 33 Geo. 2. c. 47 Derby, Leicester and Warwick Roads Act 1759 1814 Road from Burbage to Narborough Act 1814 1759 33 Geo. 2. c. 41 Leicester Roads Act 1759 1771 Leicester Roads Act 1771

Lincolnshire

Trust Founded Initial act Citation Title 1756 Northamptonshire and Lincoln Roads Act 1756 1756 29 Geo. 2. c. 84 Lincoln Roads Act 1756 1804 Grantham Road Act 1804 1762 2 Geo. 3. c. 73 Lincoln and Rutland Roads Act 1762 1765 5 Geo. 3. c. 85 Notts and Lincoln Roads Act 1765 1757 31 Geo. 2. c. 50 Lincoln Roads Act 1757 1756 29 Geo. 2. c. 85 Lincoln and Peterborough Roads Act 1756 1725 12 Geo. 1. c. 16 Foston Bridge and Witham Common Road Act 1725 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 53 Lincoln and Nottingham Roads Act 1758 1767 7 Geo. 3. c. 78 Lincoln and Notts Roads Act 1766 1765 5 Geo. 3. c. 73 Lincoln Roads Act 1765 1764 4 Geo. 3. c. 53 Lincoln Roads Act 1764 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 57 Lincoln and Notts Roads Act 1758 1756 29 Geo. 2. c. 84 Lincoln Roads Act 1756 1756 29 Geo. 2. c. 85 Lincoln and Peterborough Roads Act 1756 1765 5 Geo. 3. c. 88 Lincoln Roads (No. 2) Act 1765 1757 30 Geo. 2. c. 68 Lincoln and Northampton Roads Act 1757 1770 10 Geo. 3. c. 109 Louth Roads Act 1770 1803 Scartho and Louth Road Act 1803 1793 33 Geo. 3. c. 150 Lincoln Roads Act 1793 1772 12 Geo. 3. c. 103 River Welland Act 1772 1764 4 Geo. 3. c. 80 Lincoln Road Act 1764 1765 5 Geo. 3. c. 96 Alford to Cowbridge Road Act 1765 1738 12 Geo. 2. c. 8 Stamford and Grantham Road Act 1738 1826 Swineshead and Fosdyke Turnpike Road (Lincolnshire) Act 1826 1738 Lincoln (City) Roads Act 1738

Northamptonshire

Trust Founded Initial act Route Citation Title From To 1765 Banbury to Lutterworth Road Act 1765 Banbury Lutterworth 1743 17 Geo. 2. c. 43 Buckingham to Warmington Road Act 1743 Aynho Hanwell 1791 Buckingham to Banbury Road Act 1791 Buckingham Banbury 1817 57 Geo. 3. c. liv Road from Crowland to Eye Act 1817 Crowland Eye 1738 12 Geo. 2. c. 18 Warwick Roads Act 1738 Dunchurch St James' End 1768 8 Geo. 3. c. 52 Hardingston and Old Stratford Road Act 1768 Northampton Stony Stratford 1754 27 Geo. 2. c. 33 Bedford and Northamptonshire Roads Act 1754 Knotting Barton Seagrave 1754 27 Geo. 2. c. 31 Kettering to Newport Pagnell Road Act 1754 Kettering Newport Pagnell 1819 59 Geo. 3. c. xli Road from Kettering to Northampton Act 1819 Kettering Northampton 1756 29 Geo. 2. c. 85 Lincoln and Peterborough Roads Act 1756 Market Deeping Peterborough 1793 33 Geo. 3. c. 143 Little Bowden and Rockingham Road Act 1793 Little Bowden Rockingham 1765 5 Geo. 3. c. 105 Banbury to Lutterworth Road Act 1765 Lutterworth Badby 1752 25 Geo. 2. c. 57 Market Harborough and Brampton Road Act 1751 1722 8 Geo. 1. c. 13 Nottingham and Leicester Highways Act 1721 Northampton Market Harborough 1722 Northampton Welford 1827 Northampton and Cold Brayfield Road Act 1827 1710 8 Ann. c. 9 Northampton Highways Act 1709 Northampton Stoke Goldington 1723 9 Geo. 1. c. 13 Buckinghamshire Highways Act 1722 Stoke Goldington Newport Pagnell 1754 27 Geo. 2. c. 39 Bridgeford Lane, Nottinghamshire to Kettering Road Act 1754 Nottingham Kettering 1707 6 Ann. c. 77 Old Stratford to Dunchurch Road Act 1707 Old Stratford Dunchurch 1794 34 Geo. 3. c. 126 Northampton Roads Act 1794 Oundle Middleton 1754 27 Geo. 2. c. 23 Northamptonshire Roads Act 1754 Peterborough Wellingborough 1772 13 Geo. 3. c. 91 Northants Roads Act 1773 Elton 1772 Clopton 1794 34 Geo. 3. c. 126 Northampton Roads Act 1794 Stamford Baron St Martin Kettering 1792 32 Geo. 3. c. 129 Cambridge Roads Act 1792 Thorney Peterborough 1795 35 Geo. 3. c. 153 Towcester to Hardington Road Act 1795 1757 30 Geo. 2. c. 48 Oxfordshire Roads Act 1757 1748 22 Geo. 2. c. 17 Northamptonshire Roads Act 1748 1754 27 Geo. 2. c. 30 Leicester to Peterborough Road Act 1754 1765 5 Geo. 3. c. 107 Warwick and Northampton Road Act 1765 Warwick Northampton 1797 37 Geo. 3. c. 167 Wellingborough and Northampton Road Act 1797 Wellingborough Northampton

Nottinghamshire

Trust Founded Initial act Citation Title 1766 Bawtry to Markham Road Act 1766 1765 Notts and Lincoln Roads Act 1765 1773 Nottinghamshire Roads Act 1773 1810 50 Geo. 3. c. lix Road from Rotherham to Clown and Worksop Act 1810 1765 5 Geo. 3. c. 54 Dunham Ferry and Great Markham Common Road Act 1765 1787 27 Geo. 3. c. 71 Lincoln and Nottinghamshire Roads Act 1787 1788 28 Geo. 3. c. 99 Nottinghamshire and Derby Roads (No. 2) Act 1788 1774 14 Geo. 3. c. 101 Notts Roads Act 1774 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 57 Lincoln and Notts Roads Act 1758 1765 5 Geo. 3. c. 90 Notts and Derby Roads Act 1765 1822 3 Geo. 4. c. xxxvii Road from Mansfield to Worksop Brecks Act 1822 1725 12 Geo. 1. c. 16 Foston Bridge and Witham Common Road Act 1725 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 53 Lincoln and Nottingham Roads Act 1758 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 53 Lincoln and Nottingham Roads Act 1758 1764 4 Geo. 3. c. 83 Nottinghamshire and Derby Roads Act 1764 1737 11 Geo. 2. c. 3 Nottinghamshire and Leicester Roads Act 1737 1787 27 Geo. 3. c. 76 Nottingham to Mansfield Road Act 1787 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 38 Notts and Derby Roads Act 1758 1754 27 Geo. 2. c. 39 Bridgeford Lane, Nottinghamshire to Kettering Road Act 1754 1796 36 Geo. 3. c. 152 Nottingham Roads Act 1796 1824 5 Geo. 4. c. lvii Spittle Head Bridge and Littleborough Ferry Road (Nottinghamshire) Act 1824 1770 Nottingham Roads Act 1770 1822 Worksop and West Retford Road Act 1822

Rutland

Trust Founded Initial act Citation Title 1738 Stamford and Grantham Road Act 1738 1754 Bridgeford Lane, Nottinghamshire to Kettering Road Act 1754 1754 Leicester to Peterborough Road Act 1754 1773 Rutland Roads Act 1773

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