concession road

Meaning

Noun

A road laid out by the colonial government through undeveloped Crown land to provide access to rows of newly surveyed lots intended for farming by new settlers.

Origin

So called because the land that comprised a row of lots that spanned the entire length of a new township was conceded by the Crown for this purpose.

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