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Monument record MDR6949 - Mortimer Toll Road, Outseats

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  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Toll road, established by II Geo III c76 1771, from Grindleford to Penistone. Construction started in ca 1775. The main trustee was W. Mortimer (d. 1807). Other Trustees included Lord Melbourne and the Cavendish family. Act 33 Geo III Ch 184 (1792) but was not renewed in 1813. Failed turnpike (1) Work on construction completed by the Fairbank family (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Smith, H. 1993. Mortimer Road: The Turnpike that Failed..
  • <2> Article in serial: Radley, J & Penny, S. 1972. 'The turnpike roads of the Peak District', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 92, pp 93-109. p96, 98.

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Grid reference SK 225 816 (point) (Centred on)
Civil Parish OUTSEATS, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Apr 17 2015 1:43PM

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