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Turnpike Road map for England and Wales 1700 to 1838

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Alan Rosevear, CAMPOP; Dan Bogart, University of California-Irvine; Leigh Shaw-Taylor, University of Cambridge; Max Satchell, Cambridge University

Version:  View help for Version V1

Version Title:  View help for Version Title Version 1

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  turnpike_main_road-all 11/13/2023 03:34:PM
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Project Citation: 

Rosevear, Alan, Bogart, Dan, Shaw-Taylor, Leigh, and Satchell, Max. Turnpike Road map for England and Wales 1700 to 1838. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-11-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E195126V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary An ARC GIS PRO shapefile mapping the turnpike roads in England and Wales for the 18th and early 19th century. The data includes details of the Turnpike Acts, years of operation, the quality of the road and the routes used by Mail coaches. The data forms the basis of the paper "Government, trusts, and the making of better roads in early nineteenth century England & Wales by Rosevear, Bogart & Shaw-Taylor.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Leverhulme Trust (RPG-2013-093); NSF (SES-1260699)

Scope of Project

Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage England
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1700 – 1838
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 1700 – 1838 (based on mapping of 1750 to 1850)
Universe:  View help for Universe road infrastructure and public private finance
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes creation of digital map by inspection of contemporary mapping and British Parliamentary papers

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate complete coverage of all counties of England & Wales
Sampling:  View help for Sampling based on Turnpike trust records and digital copies of 18th and 19th century maps
Data Source:  View help for Data Source British Parliamentary Paper, individual turnpike Acts, County maps of late 18th century, Cary's amp of ca1825 and OS First Series map ca 1850
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) other
Scales:  View help for Scales resolution ca 6 inches to the mile
Weights:  View help for Weights not relevant
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation statute mile; year
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit 250 yards

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V1 [2023-11-13]

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