Highbridge Markets and Gas Act 1860
WHEREAS Markets and Fairs have been held for many Years past within the Parishes of Burnham and Huntspill, both in the County of Somerset, and at other Places within the District herein-after mentioned, for the Sale of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, and other Live Stock: And whereas the said Markets and Fairs are now held partly in the Streets and public Thoroughfares, to the great Obstruction of the Public, and to the Nuisance, Danger, and Inconvenience of the Passengers through and near the s...