MILESTONES
The Romans used to erect milestones, and there are a few of these old stones surviving, though not in their original position. After the Roman occupation The mile was not uniform until it was standardised at eight furlongs in 1593. There is mention of milestones erected between Dover and .Canterbury in 1633, but the earliest remaining ones are the sixteen between Cambridge and Barkway. At the end of the sixteenth century Trinity Hall, Cambridge, had a bequest of which the interest was to he devoted to the upkeep of that stretch of road. The sixteen milestones were set up after the passing of the first Turnpike Act in 1698, by which Turnpike Trusts were hound to measure roads on which they collected tolls and to set up a stone at every mile. Iron milestones were much used in the nineteenth century. The General Highways Act of 1835 removed the obligation for erecting milestones.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIX, 30 January 1936, Page 4
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154MILESTONES Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIX, 30 January 1936, Page 4
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