| Description | Petitions from townships in Whitby Union against the adoption of the Highway Act 1862 and the creation of Highway Districts. Includes:
- petition from the township of Aislaby from a meeting held on 2 January 1863, signed by 14 inhabitants
- undated petition from the township of Eskdaleside and Ugglebarnby, signed by 17 ratepayers
- undated petition from the township of Fylingdales, signed only by the Surveyor [of the Highway]
- petition dated 5 January 1863 from the township of Ugglebarnby, signed by the chairman of the Vestry meeting |