- To Castle Carey 9d (in italics which I take to mean that Castle Carey was not a Post Town)
- To Shaftesbury 9d
- To Shepton Mallet 10d
- To Wincanton 9d (The post road moved so that Wincanton became a Post Town in 1830 and took over the 5th Clause Post instead of from Shaftesbury)
Monday, 5 December 2011
More on Castle Cary charges
According to "A List of Post-Towns and Principal Places with the Postage of a Single Letter to or from London according to the Actual Routes of the Post" published for His Majesty's Stationery Office in 1830, the postage in the General Post from London to Castle Cary should be as follows (see scans below):
Labels:
Castle Cary,
Postal Rates
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