Pontage
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pontage-249-13031982
title:
Pontage
text:
Pontage was a toll levied for the building or repair of bridges dating to the medieval era in England, Wales and Ireland. Pontage was similar in nature to murage and pavage. The erection and maintenance of bridges has at all times been a great source of anxiety. Item 23 of Magna Carta states that "No village or individual shall be compelled to make bridges at river banks except those who from old were legally bound to do so." This presumably also covered the questions of repair and many Inquisit
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description:
Toll levied for the building or repair of bridges
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontage
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date modified:
2023-12-16T00:48:55Z
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