page_title: Hatfield and Reading Turnpike
hierarchical_section_title: Hatfield and Reading Turnpike
caption_attribution_description: English: Close up of the cast iron milepost seen in St Stephen's Hill , St Albans ,England. Placed by the Hatfield and Reading Turnpike Trust. English: Milepost, St Stephen's Hill
context_page_description: The Hatfield and Reading Turnpike was an English turnpike road created in the 1760s to provide a route that connected the Great North Road with the Holyhead Road and the Bath Road. It had the advantage that it made it possible for travelers to avoid congested London and was shorter in distance. In 1881 it was one of the last of the turnpikes to have its tolls removed.
context_section_description: The Hatfield and Reading Turnpike was an English  turnpike road created in the 1760s to provide a route that connected the Great North Road (the modern A1) with   the Holyhead Road (A5) and the Bath Road (A4). It had the advantage  that it made it possible for travelers to  avoid congested  London and was shorter in distance. In 1881 it was one of the last of the turnpikes to have its tolls removed.
caption: A cast iron milepost  in St Stephen's Hill, St Albans  placed by the Hatfield and Reading Turnpike Trust about 1820 [1]
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