Editing Bus stop (section)

== History ==
From the 17th to the 19th century, horse-drawn stage coaches ran regular services between many European towns, starting and stopping at designated [[coaching inn]]s where the horses could be changed and passengers board or alight, in effect constituting the earliest form of bus stop. [[The Angel, Islington|The Angel Inn, Islington]], the first stop on the route from [[London]] to [[York]], was a noted example of such an inn. A seat in a stage coach usually had to be booked in advance.

[[John Greenwood (bus operator)|John Greenwood]] opened the first bus line in Britain in Manchester in 1824, running a fixed route and allowing passengers to board on request along the way without a reservation. Landmarks such as [[public house]]s, rail stations and road junctions became customary stopping points.

Regular [[horsebus|horse-drawn buses]] started in Paris in 1828. [[George Shillibeer]] started his London horse Omnibus service in 1829, running between stops at [[Paddington]] (at the [[Yorkshire Stingo]] pub) and the [[Bank of England]] to a designated route and timetable. By the mid-19th century, guides were available to London bus routes, including maps with routes and the main stops.<ref name="Brown1877">{{cite book|last1=Reynolds |first1=James|title=Reynolds's Cab Fares and Omnibus Guide, ... with maps.|date=1853|publisher=James REYNOLDS, Bookseller|location=London, England|url=http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=moreTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=BLL01003083536&indx=1&recIds=BLL01003083536&recIdxs=0&elementId=0&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=&frbg=&&vl(488279563UI0)=any&dscnt=0&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&tb=t&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&srt=rank&tab=local_tab&dum=true&vl(freeText0)=Reynolds%27s%20Cab%20Fares%20and%20Omnibus%20Guide%2C%20...%20with%20maps.%20&dstmp=1537037778017}}</ref>