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Turnpike Trusts

Ref: CDC/TT

Records of Cardiganshire Turnpike Trusts.

Cardiganshire received its first Turnpike Act in 1770. This

allowed for the establishment of Turnpike Trusts, which

could collect a toll in exchange for providing and

maintaining roads. The Act divided the county into two, the

boundary between the Lower and Upper Roads Boards being

roughly from Lampeter to the mouth of the river Aeron.

Ref: CDC/TT/L

Records of the Cardiganshire County Roads Board (Lower

District), transferred to the Cardiganshire Record Office

from the National Library of Wales, 8 January 1986.

1. Minute Book, 1845-1869

2-3 Letter Books

2. 1845-1868

3. 1845-1868 (accounts and contracts)

4. Expenditure Book, 1850-1871

5. Abstract of Expenditure Book, 1867-1889

6. Accounts with Treasurer, 1850-1868

[ex CBG/1324-1328 and SHB/4/1]

Ref: CDC/TT/U

Records of the Cardiganshire County Roads Board (Upper

District), transferred to the Cardiganshire Record Office

from the National Library of Wales, 8 January 1986.

1. Minute Book, 1845-1878

2. Expenditure Book, 1862-1880

3. Ledger, 1864-1885

[ex CBG 1321-1323]