Acle, Norfolk - 1820-1 - Surveyors' Rate

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.

Other accounts available


- 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

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 Esq^r	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
Jn^o Blake Esq^r	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 Esq^r	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

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