This trust was created
in 1804 to take responsibility for a road previously in the care of the
Tavistock Trust (created in 1762). This main road had been a burden on the
Tavistock Trust and the separation allowed improvements and rebuilding of parts
of the
10 Dec 1761 Tavistock
Pet of gentlemen, clergy, freeholders and
other in and near Tavistock and near
That road from Market Place in Tavistock
across church yard to lower Abbey gate over River Tavy, thru
And from South end of bridge by places
called Rock Jump, Knocker’s Hole and Manadon Gate to Old Town Gate in
And from Manadon Gate to Old Pound near Plymouth Dock
And from Tavistock to
And Galworthy to East end of
And road from Tavistock thru Milemead Lane, Lamerton Green, Tooldown, Milton Abbot, Church Town and Feldown Head to East of Greston Bridge in Parish of Dunterton, in road to Launceston,
And road from Tavistock by Wringworthy Lane Head and Beardon to Downton Gate in Parish of Lydford
And road from Tavistock by Hardwick and over Heathfield Down to a Public House called Riccard’s House, in Parish of Lamerton
Are very ruinous and dangerous for travellers and in many places carriages cannot pass without great difficulty
And that the Streets of Tavistock leading to East Bridge across River Tavy in road to Plymouth are very narrow and inconvenient and carriages frequently overturned, at great peril and danger to travellers and although taking down old bridge and building a new at Abbey Gate will be a great public convenience, it cannot be done without aid cannot be done without aid of Parliament
14 Dec 1761
Mr Rigby reported
To prove Mr Richard Turner said roads are ruinous
Mr Abraham Pike confirmed
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Vol
33 12 Geo III
18 Feb 1772
Pet of gentlemen, clergy, freeholders and principal inhabitants of Borough of Tavistock and of trustees of Act of 2 Geo III
They have proceeded and executed Act borrowed and expending a considerable sum of money but cannot sufficiently be repaired without continuation and enlargement
The road thru Matthew Street and Brook Street over river Tavy, by Tavyton and over Little Down and by Merreville Bridge and Two Bridges to CherryBrook in the Forest of Dartmoor in rd from Exeter to Tavistock thru Moreton Hampstead
And road from two bridges to Dunnabridge Pound in road from Tavistock to Ashburton
And road branching from the Callington TP leading thru Morwellham Lane over Morwell Down to certain Quays on the River Tamar are in some places very narrow.
25 Feb 1772
Mr Rigby rpt
To prove Mr Christopher Gullett said have borrowed and roads are ruinous
6 mar 1772
Petition of aldermen and Common council of
Bodmin and others and trustees of Bodmin TP (9 Geo III) and mortgagees of tolls
– note this and another act for
Cherry Brook is 15 miles from Tavistock
Note there are 3 Great TPS completed and in good repair thru Devon to
No public road was ever known over that
part of
20 Mar 1772
Pet of gentlemen, clergy, freeholders and
principal inhabitants of Dunheved otherwise Launceston and
There are already 3 Great Turnpikes,
Moretonhampstead is a small and inconsiderable place, The Forest of Dartmoor is
very hilly wild and uninhabited – all three roads West from
23 Mar1772 Pet of Mayor, Burgesses assistants and inhabitants Okehampton and trustees of Act of 1760 and mortgagees noting also the Dunsford Act
There is at present a great TP to
Okehampton and Lydford and to
Greater part of intended road is wild, bleak, mountainous and uninhabited and impassable for months in a year –will not be of public utility to build
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53 Geo3 c26 |
1813 |
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10&11 Vic c47 |
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1884 |
1884 |
Tavistock
to
An Act for the better amending and repairing of the Roads leading from the Lower Market House in Tavistock, to Old Town Gate, in the Borough of Plymouth, and from Manadon Gate to the Old Pound near Plymouth Dock, in the County of Devon. [3d May 1804.]
Tavistock
to
An
Act for altering and enlarging the Term and Powers of an Act, of the
Forty-fourth Year of His present Majesty, for repairing the Roads leading from
Tavistock to Old Town Gate, in the Borough of Plymouth, and from Manadon Gate
to the Old Pound near Plymouth Dock, in the County of Devon. [1st April 1813.]
Henry Woollcombe of
There are 16 miles of road thru 10 parishes – all repaired by the
trustees
6 toll gates and 3 side bars
The roads are stated to be in “good” condition – no part under
indictment for want of repair.
Tavistock Road; B3250 from Old Pound, Plymouth, N to Manadon,
then A386 through Horrabridge, over Bedford Bridge, on west bank of River Tavy
to Lower Market House, Tavistock. (about 15 miles)
Tamerton Road; B3373 from Crownhill to Tamerton Foliot.
(about 4 miles)
Docks Road; A386 from Manadon to Milehouse and then B3396
to Devonport. (about 4 miles)
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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 23rd Sept
2013 |
erected by
(Turnpike Trust or Authority) |
Bibliographic
refs |
A379 |
Plymouth to
Modbury |
Charles |
SX |
489 |
544 |
DVPL |
PLYMOUTH |
Jubilee Street,
(now Cattedown roundabout) |
|
; ; ; |
Plymouth and Tavistock (New Road) |
Jenkinson T.
& Taylor P. (2009), "The Toll-houses of South Devon", p42 |
||
A386 |
Tavistock to
Plymouth |
Knackersnowle |
SX |
485 |
586 |
DVPL |
PLYMOUTH |
Crownhill, jct
with B3413 |
|
|
; Greenwood Devon
(1827); ; |
Plymouth and
Tavistock (New Road) |
Jenkinson T.
& Taylor P. (2009), "The Toll-houses of South Devon", p40; 1871
census |
|
A386 |
Tavistock to
Plymouth |
Lewis Jones's |
SX |
484 |
555 |
DVPL |
PLYMOUTH |
Mutley Plain, jct
with Greenbank |
|
|
; Greenwood Devon
(1827); ; |
Plymouth and
Tavistock (New Road) |
Jenkinson T.
& Taylor P. (2009), "The Toll-houses of South Devon", p46 |
|
A386 |
Tavistock to
Plymouth |
Linkitty
(Manadon) |
SX |
484 |
575 |
DVPL |
PLYMOUTH |
Pennycross |
jct of Mannamead
Road and Linkitty Lane |
|
; ; ; |
Plymouth and
Tavistock (New Road) |
Jenkinson T.
& Taylor P. (2009), "The Toll-houses of South Devon", p40; 1871
census |
|
A3064 |
Stonehouse to
Saltash |
Milehouse |
SX |
468 |
562 |
DVPL |
PLYMOUTH |
Milehouse Road,
jct with Alma Road |
|
|
OS 1st Series;
Greenwood Devon (1827); ; |
Plymouth and
Tavistock (New Road) |
Jenkinson T.
& Taylor P. (2009), "The Toll-houses of South Devon", p42 |
|
B3396 |
Devonport to
Tavistock |
Stoke |
SX |
462 |
558 |
DVPL |
PLYMOUTH |
Milehouse Road,
jct with Molesworth Road |
Stoke village |
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; ; ; |
Plymouth and
Tavistock (New Road) |
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A386 |
Tavistock to
Plymouth |
Jump |
SX |
504 |
621 |
DVSH |
BICKLEIGH |
Jump Close,
Roborough |
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; ; ; |
Plymouth and
Tavistock (New Road) |
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A386 |
Tavistock to
Plymouth |
Roborough Down
(Yelverton Road) |
SX |
519 |
678 |
DVWD |
BUCKLAND
MONACHORUM |
near the station
and Roborough Inn |
|
Sheldon saw it in
1933 |
; ; ; |
Plymouth and
Tavistock (New Road) |
Jenkinson T.
& Taylor P. (2009), "The Toll-houses of South Devon", p41 |
|
A386 |
Tavistock
to Plymouth |
Horrabridge
Bars |
SX |
5113 |
6902 |
DVWD |
HORRABRIDGE |
Toll House |
Tavistock
Road |
at jct to
Buckland and old station |
; ; ; |
Plymouth
and Tavistock (New Road) |
Jenkinson
T. & Taylor P. (2009), "The Toll-houses of South Devon", p37;
1861 census |
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A386 |
Tavistock
to Plymouth |
Horrabridge |
SX |
5119 |
6953 |
DVWD |
HORRABRIDGE |
Toll Booth |
Tavistock
Road |
at jct with
Graybridge Road and Station Road |
; ; ; |
Plymouth
and Tavistock (New Road) |
Jenkinson
T. & Taylor P. (2009), "The Toll-houses of South Devon", p39 |
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B3373 |
Tavistock to
Plymouth |
Looseleigh |
SX |
480 |
602 |
DVWD |
TAMERTON FOLIAT |
jct of Looseleigh
Lane and Tamarton Folliat Road |
TJ Census return |
; ; ; |
Plymouth and
Tavistock (New Road) |
Jenkinson T.
& Taylor P. (2009), "The Toll-houses of South Devon", p40; 1871
census |
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A386 |
Tavistock
to Plymouth |
West Bridge
(Pixton) |
SX |
4772 |
7373 |
DVWD |
TAVISTOCK |
The Old Toll
House (Pixon Cottage) |
Pixon Lane
(West Bridge Industrial Estate) |
jct with
Plymouth Road |
OS 1st
Series; ; ; old Picture |
Plymouth
and Tavistock (New Road) |
Jenkinson
T. & Taylor P. (2009), "The Toll-houses of South Devon", p38 |
|
A386 |
Tavistock to
Plymouth |
Bedford Bridge |
SX |
505 |
703 |
DVWD |
TAVISTOCK |
New road in 1822
(was through Whitchurch before) |
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; ; ; |
Plymouth and
Tavistock (New Road) |
Jenkinson T.
& Taylor P. (2009), "The Toll-houses of South Devon", |
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A386 |
Tavistock to
Plymouth |
Grenofen |
SX |
494 |
716 |
DVWD |
WHITCHURCH |
Grenofen Cross |
|
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; ; ; |
Plymouth and
Tavistock (New Road) |
Jenkinson T.
& Taylor P. (2009), "The Toll-houses of South Devon", p41; 1871
census |
In the Milestone Society Database, 2 milestones
are identified on the A386, –in a design known as Tavistock stone. Based on
Trust mileage, would expect 16.
(excluding notices of meetings and letting of tolls) asTavistock
notice
of meeting to contract for making
Merrivale to Chenybrook section of road and bridge over River Tavy |
08-May |
1772 |
tenders
for new bridge over River Tavy |
29-May |
1772 |
notice
of re erection of gate at Pixen (or |
23-Oct |
1794 |
notice
of re repairs to road |
18-Jan |
1798 |
notice
of re appointing surveyor |
01-Feb |
1798 |
Lett
Gates (Tavistock to Plymouth Dock -extra payment if encampmements) |
20-Sep |
1798 |
Special
meeting (Market House Tavistock, over Horrabridge, by Manadon Gate to Old
Town Gate Plymouth ; and Manadon to the Old Pound, Plymouth Dock) |
13-Jun |
1799 |
Lett
Gates (Tavistock to Plymouth Dock -extra if encampmements) |
03-Oct |
1799 |
contractor
wanted for repair work |
12-Oct |
1809 |
erecting
tollhouse |
10-May |
1810 |
applying
to increase tolls |
10-Sep |
1812 |
meeting
re new road |
10-Apr |
1818 |
As Plymouth & Tavistock
opened
new road on Roborough Down |
13-Jun |
1822 |
bridge
over River Walkham named |
20-Jun |
1822 |