Chewton Mendip Turnpike
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Chewton Mendip Turnpike
Image: © Dr Duncan Pepper Taken: 7 Mar 2008
A plaque rather hidden beside the modern A39 records the site of the turnpike, reminding us that toll roads are hardly a modern invention.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.283062
Longitude
-2.5633