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- Title
Transport Dues as Indices of Economic Growth, 1775-1820.
- Authors
Wilson, R. G.
- Abstract
This article discusses the role of transport dues collected in the woollen textile area of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England as valuable indices of economic growth and a subtle indication of speculative investment between 1775 and 1820. First, it details the construction of five main roads by the merchants and manufacturers in the West Riding's chief woollen cloth centers during a national outburst of turnpike construction between 1739 and 1743. The article also discusses controversies regarding the finances of the turnpike roads. It provides a sample data of toll leases on the main turnpike roads around Leeds from 1772 to 1820. Finally, it provides a summary of the movements of the trade cycle within the West Riding.
- Subjects
YORKSHIRE (England); ENGLAND; TOLLS; TOLL roads; TEXTILE industry; ECONOMIC development; MERCHANTS
- Publication
Economic History Review, 1966, Vol 19, Issue 1, p110
- ISSN
0013-0117
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/2592795