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Wakefield Ings turnpike and Denby Dale turnpike blue plaque

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Wakefield Ings turnpike and Denby Dale turnpike blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: The Wakefield Ings turnpike 1831-1863 here crossed the Wakefield and Denby Dale turnpike 1825-1874. Both were new roads financed by tolls. Recorded plaque organisation: Wakefield Civic Society.
The Wakefield Ings turnpike and the Denby Dale turnpike were important 19th-century toll roads that facilitated transportation and trade between towns in West Yorkshire, reflecting the infrastructure improvements of the Industrial Revolution.

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