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Each parish after the great Highways Act of 1555 was responsible for the repair of the roads within its boundaries. This Act with later modifications was in force until a new one in 1835.
Every person who occupied land or kept horses etc. had to provide some of the following:- days of labour, carts etc. People who occupied houses and cottages had also to provide labour in some form either as unpaid labour by themselves or others.
In later years this was commuted to a Surveyors' Rate upon the inhabitants which was then spent repairing its highways. The main roads also saw the introduction of turnpike trusts where those that used them paid for their maintenance.
For more information on these records see the Parish Accounts page.
This is one item from Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference PD 164/41 and microform MF962/12] and is from the Surveyors' account book (1820-1839) and is the rate for the year 1820-1.
- Churchwardens' Accounts - | |||||
Rates | 1831-2 | ||||
- Overseers' Accounts - | |||||
Rates | 1794 | 1809-10 | |||
Payments | 1794 | 1816 | |||
- Surveyors' Accounts - | |||||
Rates | 1820-21 | 1826 | |||
Payments | 1820-1822 | 1827-1836 |
[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]
An Account of the Composition Recd by B H Baker Surveyor from Michaelmas 1820 to 1821.
Note that only the names and amount paid are given here.
Occupiers Names | £ s d |
---|---|
Mr Boult | 4/17/6 |
Mr Wells | 4/15/0 |
Mr Heath | 2/5/0 |
H N Burroughes Esqr | 2/6/0 |
Rev Davey | 1/0/0 |
Mr Bond | 1/3/6 |
Mr Clarke | 10/6 |
Lord Calthorpe | 1/0/0 |
Mr Maddison | 1/12/0 |
Mr Pierson | 13/0 |
Mr Tuthill (Rent) | 15/0 |
Mr Boardman | 14/6 |
Mr Sword | 9/6 |
Mr Green | 5/0 |
Jno Blake Esqr | 2/10/0 |
Mr Bullock | 14/0 |
Mr Lowden | 8/0 |
Mr Gillett | 1/6 |
Mr Utting | 16/0 |
Miss Bass | 6/6/0 |
Mr Watson | 16/6 |
Mr Furrance | 7/0 |
Mr Moore | 6/6 |
Mr Slipper | 5/0 |
Miss Shingles | 12/0 |
Mr Crow | 6/0 |
Mr Shingles | 1/0/0 |
Mr England | 6/6 |
Mr Sibel | 13/6 |
Mr J Clarke | 10/0 |
[sub-total] | 38/5/0 |
Mr W Boult | 1/3/6 |
Mr Kerrison | 5/17/6 |
Mr Fowler | 4/6 |
Miss M Shingles | 7/0 |
J J Tuck Esqr | 18/0 |
Mr Present | 11/- |
Mr Goodings | 8/- |
Mr Evans | 11/- |
Mrs Leigh | 5/- |
Mr Norton | 13/6 |
Mr Russels | 7/- |
Mr Reynolds | 14/- |
Mr W Mitchell | 8/- |
Mr Walne | 9/- |
Mr S Fowler | 6/- |
Rec'd from Mr Start due at Nov 1819 | 10/4/6 |
[total] | 61/12/6 |
[End of Document]
See also the Acle parish page.
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November 2008