| Legislation | the GLASS website
has a publicly available library section of highway-relevant Statutes and
Legislation, old & new. Comprehensive but ever incomplete; if you can contribute please do! |
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National
Archives Catalogue - PROCAT the former Public Records Office at Kew. OS docs, inclosures, FA1910, manor records etc etc. |
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A2A - Access
to Archives searchable catalogues describing archives held throughout England and dating from the 900s to the present day |
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Land Registry Find the registered owner of land in England and Wales. n.b. not all ownership is registered! |
| Old Counties | map showing the old adminstrative divisions |
| Old Maps | Commercial site hosting copies of 1880's OS six-inch maps |
| OS maps guide | Extracts from OS guide for Historians |
| GLASS Map Room | the GLASS website
has a publicly available library section of mapping info & links, old
& new. Wide coverage but ever incomplete; if you can contribute please do! |
| Map History / History of Cartography | Comprehensive gateway to WWW sources |
 The Village Labourer 1760-1832 |
A 1911 Study in the Government of England before the Reform Bill - background
and effects of inclosure. (complete e-book) |
| Turnpike Roads & Traffic |
excellent history overview by a Lancs CC engineer |
| Roads and their traffic 1750-1850 |
picture excerpt featuring Big Waggons! |
| Goldsworthy Gurney and the Steam Drag |
Article on very early MPV (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle) |
 Paying
the Toll |
1964 article on road tolls |
| A Scottish Motor Tour in 1906 |
Charming excerpts from a 1906 motorist's diary |
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