As early as 1255, Henry III ordered the area around the London to Bath road to be cut back, as it was notorious for highwaymen. However, the problem reached a peak following the execution of Charles I in 1649, which left a growing number of desperate Royalists on the run and a number of them became highwaymen. Maidenhead was a busy coaching stop and the Bath Road, between Maidenhead and Reading, was one of the busiest roads in the country; in it had good coverage with many escape routes through the Thicket. Highwaymen flourished here until the early 1800s. By far the best-known highwayman was Dick Turpin. It is said that the Dew Drop Inn at Burchett’s Green was in his usual stamping ground. This pub had an underground room where Turpin would hide his horse, Black Bess, when in need of shelter after an escapade on Maidenhead Thicket.
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