Bridle Path:
Path suitable for pedestrians and horses, from which vehicles are legally banned

Drove Road:
Of ancient origin, not subject to toll: used for long distance herding of animals to market towns, not normally under repair by local authorities.

Gate:
A term of mediaeval England for a road

Portway:
Highway leading to a town which normally had a gateway

Salt Way:
Roads leading from salt boiling areas, such as Droitwich

Turnpike Roads:
Most of these came into being in the 18th century. Trusts were formed to maintain proper roads suitable for wheeled traffic and to collect tolls to defray expenses (toll huse keepers often called pikemen)

Spring 1991 Index

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