Turnpike trusts in the United Kingdom — were bodies set up by Act of Parliament, with powers to collect road tolls for maintaining the principal highways in Britain during the eighteenth century and nineteenth century. At the peak in the 1830s, over 1000 trusts [ Parliamentary Papers … Wikipedia
Liphook — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption= Liphook latitude= 51.07642 longitude= 0.80310 official name= Liphook population= civil parish= Bramshott Liphook shire district= East Hampshire shire county = Hampshire region= South … Wikipedia
Turnpike — Turn pike , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turnpiked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turnpiking}.] To form, as a road, in the manner of a turnpike road; into a rounded form, as the path of a road. Knowles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnpiked — Turnpike Turn pike , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turnpiked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turnpiking}.] To form, as a road, in the manner of a turnpike road; into a rounded form, as the path of a road. Knowles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Selly Oak — Infobox UK place country = England official name = Selly Oak latitude = 52.43866 longitude = 1.94111 population = metropolitan borough = Birmingham metropolitan county = West Midlands region = West Midlands constituency westminster= Birmingham… … Wikipedia
Timeline of Glasgow history — This article is intended to show a timeline of the history of Glasgow, Scotland, up to the present day. 500 1099543: The 12th century Bishop Jocelyn will later claim Glasgow s monastic church was founded by Saint Kentigern, also known as Saint… … Wikipedia
Hethersett — is a large village (population 5,441ref|population) in the county of Norfolk, England, about convert|6|mi|km|0 south west of Norwich.It provides schooling from nursery to Year 11, and is linked to CNS for the sixth form.The Parish of Hethersett… … Wikipedia
Jewellery Quarter — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 52.489 longitude= 1.910 official name= Jewellery Quarter map type= West Midlands population = 3,000 approx. population density= area total km2= 1.07 metropolitan borough= City of Birmingham… … Wikipedia
Lower Heyford — is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. The village is on the bank of the River Cherwell, and is close to Steeple Aston, Rousham and Upper Heyford. It is the site of sparsly served Heyford railway… … Wikipedia
Bow Street, Ceredigion — Infobox UK place official name=Bow Street static static image caption=Bow Street, looking south towards Aberystwyth country=Wales population=1,888 [Total population of Tirymynach (cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/L… … Wikipedia