Coal-tax Post
Coal-tax posts are marker posts, now numbering about 210 but originally about 280 in number, erected in the 1860s and forming an irregular loop between 12 and 18 miles from London, England, to mark the points where taxes on coal were due to the Corporation of London.
Read more about Coal-tax Post: History, Types of Post, How The Duties Were Used, The End of The Duties
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