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This book studies the development and administration of turnpike trusts in England from 1663 to 1840.

Table of Contents
List of maps; List of charts; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The transport system in the late seventeenth century; 2. The origins of the turnpike trust; 3. The development of the turnpike system; 4. Trust administration; 5. The financing of the turnpike system; 6. The rate of interest and the turnpike trusts; 7. Trust road repair; 8. Movements in the cost of road transport; Summary and conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

The Turnpike Road System in England

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/15/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521033916, 978-0521033916
      ISBN10: 0521033918

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book studies the development and administration of turnpike trusts in England from 1663 to 1840.

      Table of Contents
      List of maps; List of charts; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The transport system in the late seventeenth century; 2. The origins of the turnpike trust; 3. The development of the turnpike system; 4. Trust administration; 5. The financing of the turnpike system; 6. The rate of interest and the turnpike trusts; 7. Trust road repair; 8. Movements in the cost of road transport; Summary and conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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