Responsible for maintaining the main roads north of London from 1827–1872
The Metropolitan Turnpike Trust (officially the Commissioners of the Turnpike Roads in the Neighbourhood of the Metropolis North of the River Thames) was the body responsible for maintaining the main roads in the north of the conurbation of London from 1827 to 1872.[1] The commissioners took over from fourteen existing turnpike trusts, and were empowered to levy tolls to meet the costs of road maintenance.[2]
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^Fletcher, Joseph (October 1846). "A Statistical Account of the Municipal Provisions for Paving, Lighting and Cleansing the Streets and Public Places of the Metropolis, and for Protecting them from Nuisances". Journal of the Statistical Society of London. 9 (3): 204–222. doi:10.2307/2337860. JSTOR2337860.