Penryn and Redruth Turnpike Trust (updated 24^th Sept 2013)

This trust was created in 1763 to turnpike the highway from the mining areas around Redruth to the quays on the River Fal.

List of Acts

Penryn and Redruth	3 Geo3 c52	1763
Penryn and Redruth	25 Geo3 c114	1785
Penryn and Redruth	47 Geo3 c43	1807
Penryn and Redruth	7&8 Geo4 c18	1827
Penryn and Redruth	12&13 Vic c44	1849

Redruth 1807

An Act to revive and continue the Term and Powers of Two Acts, of the Third and Twenty-fifth Years of His present Majesty, for amending the Roads from Penryn, in the County of Cornwall, to Redruth in the same County. [1st August 1807.]

Roads leading from New Street and Pig Street in Penryn to Redruth all in the County of Cornwall.

Select Committee on State of Roads 1840

John Rowe of Mylor nr Falmouth (clerk to the trust) reported

There are 8 miles 309 yds of road thru 6 parishes – all repaired by the trustees

7 toll gates and a side chain bar

The roads are stated to be in “very good” condition – no part under indictment for want of repair.

List of Roads

Redruth Road; B3300 from Redruth, SE to become the A393 through Ponsanooth and then the B3292 to Penryn l (about 8 miles)

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Known Tollhouses (extracts from Tollhouse National database) 5 identified from 7 reported by the Trust (survivors in bold)

Road Classification Number

Route

GATE NAME

OS Grid Ref- Prefi

Easting

Northing

District

Civil Parish

Location (Name or Number)

Road or Street (see across)

Position

Evidence

Revised 24th Sept 2013

erected by (Turnpike Trust or Authority)

Bibliographic refs

A393

Penryn to Redruth

Comford

SW

734

399

CWCA

GWENNAP

Gwennap

OS 1st Series; ; ;

Penryn and Redruth

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p39

A393

Penryn to Redruth

Pellean Bar

SW

755

385

CWCA

PERRANARWORTHAL

Pelean Cross, Ponsanooth

; ; ;

Penryn and Redruth

A393

Penryn to Redruth

Terrell's

SW

701

414

CWKE

REDRUTH

; ; ;

Penryn and Redruth

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p38

B3298

Penryn to Scorrier

St Day

SW

733

427

CWKE

ST DAY

Toll Cottage

Little Beside

; ; ;

Penryn and Redruth

-

A393

Penryn to Redruth

Bray's

SW

7582

3782

CWKE

ST GLUVIAS

Bray's

Ponsanooth

; ; ;

Penryn and Redruth

Taylor P. (2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p40

Known Milestones

In the Milestone Society Database, 3 are identified on A393, – in a Penryn Marker design. (based on Trust mileage, expect 8 i.e. some side roads may have been included)