# Turnpike trusts

> bodies set up by act of Parliament, with powers to collect road tolls for maintaining the principal highways during the 18th and 19th centuries

**Wikidata**: [Q406633](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q406633)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnpike_trust)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/turnpike-trusts