How times have changed, Lyneham Toll
House which was one of the three toll houses located
in Lyneham. This early building was located at the Lyneham
- Hilmarton to Preston junction. The toll house was
more commonly known as the 'Pike House' and was pulled
down many years ago for road widening purposes.
The
1841 Census records indicate John Farmer and Anthony
Marks were the Toll Collectors believed to reside here.
A decade later the two collectors recorded, named appropriately,
were Robert Pound and John Landfear. The 1821 Walker
Heneage Tithe Estate map names the Church End to Goatacre
road as Turnpike Road. Special thanks to Ray Cole for the copy of this photograph.
Turnpikes
and Tolls
For further information and background behind
the Turnpike Trust Act and how it affected Lyneham read
here
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