Topics > Transport and Travel > Road > Turnpike Roads > Cow-causey and Buckton-Burn Turnpike Trust

Cow-causey and Buckton-Burn Turnpike Trust


The Cow-Causey & Buckton Burn Turnpike Trust was established in 1747. It was the earliest Turnpike Trust to be established in Northumberland. It covered (parts of?) the Great North Road, which was the principal route between London and Edinburgh.

Turnpike Roads Old Milestone, Stannington 1747 Old Milepost south of Broomhouse Roundabout Old Milepost near Blagdon North Lodge
4 Resources
Add Resource
Old Milepost south of Broomhouse Roundabout
  Co-Curate Page
Old Milepost south of Broomhouse Roundabout
- Overview Map Street View Milepost by the B6341 (the old A1 Great North Road) at Broomhouse, about 1 mile north of Alnwick. The milepost was erected in the mid-19th century …
Old Milepost near Blagdon North Lodge
  Co-Curate Page
Old Milepost near Blagdon North Lodge
- Overview Map Street View This old Milepost is on the grass verge by the Old A1 road near Blagdon North Lodge, about 1 mile south of Stannington, shows the distances …
Old Milestone, Stannington
  Co-Curate Page
Old Milestone, Stannington
- Overview This old Milepost is on the grass verge by the old Great North Road near Swan Farmhouse at the south of Stannington, shows the distances in miles to Newcastle …
from https://discovery.nationalarc…
COW CAUSEY AND BUCKTON BURN TURNPIKE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. (1835)
- Details of 1835 plans, held by Northumberland Archives. "New Lines of Improvements to existing Turnpike Road from Buckton Burn to Cow Causey, Newcastle, by Belford, Alnwick and Morpeth, viz: (i) …
Added by
Simon Cotterill

Comments

Add a comment or share a memory.

Login to add a comment. Sign-up if you don't already have an account.

Related Pages

ABOUT US

Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools and community groups to make and re-make stories and images from North East England and Cumbria. Co-Curate is a trans-disciplinary project that will open up 'official' museum and 'un-officia'l co-created community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using social media and open archives/data.

LATEST SHARED RESOURCES