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• Surveyor — Sur*vey or, n. 1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector. [1913 Webster] Were t not madness then, To make the fox surveyor of the fold? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Surveyor general — Surveyor Sur*vey or, n. 1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector. [1913 Webster] Were t not madness then, To make the fox surveyor of the fold? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. One who views and examines for the purpose of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Surveyor's compass — Surveyor Sur*vey or, n. 1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector. [1913 Webster] Were t not madness then, To make the fox surveyor of the fold? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. One who views and examines for the purpose of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Surveyor's level — Surveyor Sur*vey or, n. 1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector. [1913 Webster] Were t not madness then, To make the fox surveyor of the fold? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. One who views and examines for the purpose of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Highways Act 1555 — The Highways Act 1555 (2 3 Ph. Mary, c. 8), sometimes the First Statute of Highways, was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England passed in 1555. It placed the burden of upkeep of the highways on individual parishes.The Act enacted that… …   Wikipedia

• roads and highways — ▪ transportation Introduction       traveled way on which people, animals, or wheeled vehicles move. In modern usage the term road describes a rural, lesser traveled way, while the word street denotes an urban roadway. Highway refers to a major… …   Universalium

• Streets and highways of Washington, D.C. — The streets and highways of Washington, D.C. are based on a plan that provides for vehicular transportation in the capital and a distinctive city layout and addressing scheme. City layout Washington, D.C., was created to serve as the national… …   Wikipedia

• Joseph Nutt — (c. 1700 – October 16, 1775) was an English surveyor of highways, born in Hinckley, Leicestershire. After studying medicine in London, he returned to Hinckley to practice as a doctor. He became popular in his local community for his frequent… …   Wikipedia

• David Gibson (Canadian politician) — David Gibson, (March 9, 1804 – January 25, 1864), was a surveyor, farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Forfarshire, Scotland in 1804. He apprenticed with a land surveyor in Scotland and came to Upper Canada seeking… …   Wikipedia

• Civil parish — A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. The civil parish has its origins in the system of ecclesiastical parishes, but civil parishes have often deviated from the latter s borders as time has progressed. The use of… …   Wikipedia

• Toll roads in the United Kingdom — The history of toll roads in the United Kingdom has several phases, with periods between when there were few (or no) toll roads. Medieval PavageIn the 14th century, pavage grants, which had previously been made for paving the market place or… …   Wikipedia