---
title: The History of Parcel Delivery in the UK
description: From the early days of private stagecoach couriers to the numerous and complex courier systems of today - the history of the courier service in the UK is long and interesting, starting as far back as the 1500s.
---

[Blog ](https://info.courierexchange.co.uk/news)

# [The History of Parcel Delivery in the UK](https://info.courierexchange.co.uk/news/the-history-of-parcel-delivery-in-the-uk)

 Written by <https://info.courierexchange.co.uk/news/author/> | 30-Aug-2018 15:01:09

From the early days of private stagecoach couriers to the numerous and complex courier systems of today - the history of the courier service in the UK is long and interesting, starting as far back as the 1500s.

 

[View full post](https://info.courierexchange.co.uk/news/the-history-of-parcel-delivery-in-the-uk)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : ""
  },
  "dateModified" : "2018-08-30T15:16:09.692Z",
  "datePublished" : "2018-08-30T15:01:09Z",
  "headline" : "The History of Parcel Delivery in the UK",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 2914,
    "url" : "https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/4009446/Aug%2018%20-%20CX%20-%20Inf%20-%20History%20of%20Parcel%20Delivery%20in%20the%20UK.png",
    "width" : 800
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://info.courierexchange.co.uk/news/the-history-of-parcel-delivery-in-the-uk",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60.0,
      "url" : "https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/4009446/2016%20Courier-Exchange_CS3.png",
      "width" : 249.97519
    },
    "name" : "Courier Exchange Blog"
  }
}
```