Ready Token is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, England, located in the Cotswold Hills near Poulton. Despite comprising only a handful of houses it is located at a high point and is notable for being the meeting place of six country roads and nine parish boundaries.Aston, Michael Interpreting the Landscape: Landscape Archaeology & Local History, Page 42, Psychology Press, 1997 It lies at the intersection of the ancient drove road known as the Welsh Way and the Roman Akeman Street.Copeland, Tim, Akeman Street, The History Press, 2009. It once possessed an inn, recorded in 1738 as under the sign Ready Token Ash.Gibbs, J. Arthur, A Cotswold Village Or Country Life and Pursuits in Gloucestershire, Echo Library, 2008, Page 51,
The name is a fusion of the Celtic word rhydd and the Saxon word tacen meaning the way to the ford. The ford being that across the River Coln at Fairford.
It is the site of an unusual house which has a butterfly shaped plan which mirrors the local butterfly shaped road pattern. It was designed by the Arts and Crafts movement architect, Norman Jewson, and built in 1928–1929.Norman Jewson, architect by Nicholas Mander, 2012, List of architectural works In 2025, it was given away in a prize raffle.https://omaze.co.uk/pages/cotswolds-v
References
Road travel and transport in Gloucestershire, 1722-1822: extracts – Page 25, N. M. Herbert, Publisher A. Sutton, 1985
External links Ready Token on 1st edition 1:25000 OS map 1946