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44 CHAPTER SIX THE RISE OF SLOUGH Although SLOUGH is mentioned in records as early as 1196, and again in a lay subsidy of the reign of Henry III, (1) there is nothing to show how or when SLOUGH originated, but its existence is almost certainly due to the old London Road (now the ), and the presence of brick-earth in the neighbourhood. The Roman road from London to the west crossed the Thames at Staines, but another road was in existence by the 11th century, and possibly earlier. When the royal residence was removed by WIIIiam I from Old Windsor to his new fortress at Windsor which was completed in 1070 a road was made connecting Windsor with 'the London and Henley Road at SLOUGH ', (2) which followed much the same route as the until it reached Stoke Poges Lane. From there it ran slightly to the north of the present Bath Road to Burnham (then a market town), over Taplow Common and through Cliveden Woods to Cookham (also a market town), crossing the Thames by a ford at Babham End.
44 CHAPTER SIX THE RISE OF SLOUGH Although Slough is mentioned in records as early as 1196, and again in a lay subsidy of the reign of Henry III, (1) there is nothing to show how or when Slough originated, but its existence is
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