Before local authorities became responsible for road
maintenance, the improvement and repair of local roads was the
responsibility of turnpike trusts (local companies that financed
road improvements by collecting tolls for road use).
In relation to Peterborough turnpike trusts, the following
records are known to exist:
Peterborough to Wellingborough Turnpike Trust
Held at Northamptonshire Record Office.
Lincoln Heath to Peterborough Turnpike trust
Held at Lincolnshire Archives.
Alconbury to Wansford Bridge Turnpike Trust
Held at Huntingdon Record Office.
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