Photo of postbox taken locally.

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Journaling reads:

The Romans brought a messenger system to Britain and built a number of roads around the country.
After the Norman invasion in 1066, the postal system gradually developed.
It used the existing Roman roads and letters were delivered on horseback.

When Charles I opened up his ‘royal mail’ for use by the public in 1635, he laid the foundations for the Post Office as an institution.
Oliver Cromwell established the General Post Office in 1657
After the Restoration, Charles II authorised the General Post Office to operate the ‘royal mail’.

The beginning of uniform penny postage in 1840 made sending mail affordable to all for the first time.