Tiverton Turnpike Road (updated 24th Sept 2013)
This turnpike was
created in 1758 as a town-centred trust covering a network of roads in east
Devon adjoining the
J House of Commons - Reports
25 Jan 1758 Tiverton
Petition of Mayor, Recorder capital
Burgesses and assistants of town of
(a) Road from
(b) And from Hunt’s House in Tiverton in the way of Silverton thru Parish of Tiverton, Halberton, Samford Peveral, Burlescombe, Culmstock, Holcobe Regis and Sampford Arundell to the White Ball in Parish of Sampford Arundell.
(c) And upon Exeter Hill Foot in the way to
Silverton through Parish of Halberton, Hampton, and Cullompton to town of
(d) And from a house known by the sign of the Hoop, in Tiverton, thru Parish of Tiverton, Bickley, Thorverton, Cadbury, Cheriton, Fitzpayne, Stockley, Pomery, Shobrooke, Upton Helns and Crediton to Crediton Forches in Parish of Crediton
(e) And from
(f) And from Penny Park in Parish of Tiverton, in way leading to Rackenford, to Grubeere Bridge in Parish of Tiverton,
(g) And from Cottey House in Parish of Tiverton in way to Rackenford, to Worthy Bridge in Parish of Tiverton and from Bampton Inn in Tiverton thru Tiverton to Bampton, over Bampton Down to foot of Batham Bridge in Bampton Town;
Are very ruinous.
8 Feb 1758 Tiverton
Mr Ryder report
In support allegation Mr John Heard said roads are ruinous and rocky condition and in parts so extremely narrow that 2 horses loaded cannot pass without great difficulty or danger
20 Feb 1758 Tiverton
Petition from Crediton and Parish of Upton Helions, Shoboke and Thorverton
These parishes will be burdened with paying a toll, when they can have no benefit of travelling on TP road between parishes and Crediton town; parishioners of Crediton have laid out £150 within 3 years past in widening and repairing road – and it is now in good condition – almost as good as any turnpike in the kingdom; and as roads are to be repaired progressively from Tiverton they will have little benefit.
And it will be of great detriment to town
of
21 Feb 1758 Tiverton
Pet from Devon and
That the road from Borough Corner in Parish of Halberton thru Halberton thru Burnaford, W Bunnival’s Cross in Parish of Cullompton and Bradninch and also the road from Way Post or North East end of Lennard Moor in Parish of Burlescombe in road between Tiverton and White Ball thru Parish of Burlescomb, Halberton, Willand and Cullompton are in a ruinous condition and narrow; can revision be made for these roads in the bill.
Mr Ryder reported Also a petition from Parish of Witheridge, Templeton, East Worlington Thelbridge, Westington, Chedon, Chawley, Lapford and Chulmleigh
A Member said these are very ruinous and carriages are frequently obliged to go many miles about and several parts are very boggy and narrow
Mr Thomas Norraway said he knew road from House known by sign of The Bottle in Calverley in road from Crusey House to top of hill beyond a brook of water at the west end of Templeton Hill, to the Smith’s shop there in the road from Tiverton to Witheridge and that the road in ruinous condition and narrow and 2 horses cannot pass each other.
Ordered to be added
Vol 31 7 Geo III
20 Nov 1766 Tiverton
Pet from Mayor, Recorder, capital Burgesses and assistants and others acting as trustees of Act from 31 Geo II, and also principal tradesmen and several gents occupying land and travelling the road
Have proceeded to execute Act but roads cannot be sufficiently amended unless term and powers continued and enlarged
In road from Tiverton to Crediton Forches, over Bickley bridge and thru Parish of Tiverton, Bickley, and Silverton to sign of the Swan in Silverton
And that road from Bickley Wood Cross in road from Tiverton to Crediton Forches, to Ford Village Water in Parish of Thorverton, is in many parts steep, narrow and ruinous condition, and by ordinary course of law cannot be diverted, widened and effectively amended and kept in good repair
21 Nov 1766
Mr Ryder reported
To prove allegation Mr Robert Pullan laid before Committee the accounts of tolls received over 8 years – annual income is £732-14-2d.
Owed on credit of Act, £10,300. Could not be repaired unless continued
Further said the
two new roads were narrow and ruinous; for convenience of passengers going from
Bickley Wood Cross to
Bickley bridge was repaired by inhabitants of Tiverton but very little used but since Act passed, by constant usage the bridge is become ruinous and is narrow; that broad wheel carriages cannot pass over with injuring it and bridge must be repaired and widened.
List of
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Tiverton |
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31 Geo2 c49 |
1758 |
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Tiverton |
Added road from |
7 Geo3 |
1767 |
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Tiverton |
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41 Geo3 c26 |
1801 |
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Tiverton |
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51 Geo3 c48 |
1811 |
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Tiverton |
Added new
Bampton roads, road from |
53 Geo3 c26 |
1813 |
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Tiverton with
Wiveliscombe |
Added road to
Noman’s Land (Witheridge) |
11 Geo4 c97 |
1830 |
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Tiverton |
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24&25 Vic c19 |
1861 |
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Tiverton 1811
An Act for repairing and improving the Roads leading to and from Tiverton,
in the County of Devon. [6th May 1811.]
And
whereas by the said Acts, the Bridge called Bickleigh Bridge, in the Parish of
Tiverton aforesaid, and the several Roads or Highways following were directed
to be amended and repaired : (that is to say), the Highways or Roads loading
from Lowman Bridge, in the Town of Tiverton, through the several Parishes of
Tiverton, Halberton, Butterleigh, Bradninch and Silverton, to a Place called
the Workhouse in the Town of Silverton ; and from a Place called Hunts House in
the said Parish of Tiverton, through the Parishes of Tiverton, Halberton,
Sampford Peverell, Burlescombe, Culstock, Holcombe Regis, and Sandford
Arundell, to a Place called the White Ball, in the said Parifh of Sandford
Arundell, and from the Way Post in the North-east End of Leonard Moor, in the
Parifh of Burlescombe, in the Road between Tiverton and the White Ball
aforesaid through the several Parishes of Burlescombe, Halberton, Willand, and
Cullompton a certain House known by the Sign of the White Hart, in Cullompton
aforesaid, and from a certain Place called Exeter Hill Foot, through, the
several Parishes of Tiverton, Halberton, and Cullompton, to the White Hart in
Cullompton aforesaid; and from a Place called Burough Corner, in the Parish of Halberton,
through the Parishes of Halberton, Butterleigh, and Cullompton, to a Place
called Burnaford, otherwise Bunnivals Cross, in the Parishes of Cullompton and
Bradninch ; and from a certain House called by the Sign of the Hoop and Ball,
in a Street called Westex in the said Town of Tiverton, through the several
Parishes of Tiverton, Bickleigh, Thorverton, Cadbury, Cheriton, Fitzpaine,
Stockley Pomeroy, Shobrooke, Upton Hellions, and Crediton, to a Place called
Crediton Forches, in the said Parish of Crediton, and from Wellbrooke Bridge in
the said Town of Tiverton, through the several Parishes of Tiverton,
Calverleigh, Loxbear, Stoodley, and Rackenford, to a Place called Crusey House
in the said Parish of Rackenford, and from a Public House known by the Sign of
the Blue Bottle in the Parish of Calverleigh in the said Road, to Crusey House,
to the Smith's Shop at the West End of Templeton Hill, beyond the Brook of
Water in the Road from Tiverton to Witherleigh; and from a Place called
Pennypark, in the said Parish of Tiverton, in the Way leading to Rackenford
aforesaid, to a Place called Grubeare Bridge, in the said Parish of Tiverton ;
and from a Place called Cotteyhouse, in the said Parish of Tiverton, in the Way
to Rackenford aforesaid, to a Place called Worthy Bridge in the said Parish of
Tiverton ; and from a Place called The Bampton Inn in the said Town of
Tiverton, through the Parishes of Tiverton and Bampton, over Bampton Down to
the Foot of Bathram Bridge in Bampton Town; and from a Place called Bickley
Bridge Cross, in the Road between Tiverton and Crediton Forches over Bickley
Bridge, through the Parishes of Tiverton, Bickley, and Silverton, to a certain
House formerly called or known by the Sign of the Swan, in the Town of
Silverton; and also the Road leading from a certain Place in the Road between
Tiverton and Crediton Forches aforesaid, called Bickley Wood Cross, through the
Parishes of Bickley and Thorverton, to Ford Village Water in the Parish of
Thorverton aforesaid, by and through certain Places called Bickley Court and
Dandiland :
it is expedient that a further Sum of Money should be raised for
finishing, repairing, supporting, and maintaining the said Bridge called
Bickley Bridge, and the said several Roads:
Tiverton 1813
An Act for enlarging the Powers of an Act of His
Present Majesty, for repairing Roads leading to and from Tiverton, in the
County of Devon, and for making a new Road to communicate therewith (23rd
March 1813)
the making, maintaining, and keeping in Repair a Turnpike
Road from the Town of Tiverton, in the said County of Devon, to Bampton,, by way of Bolham and Cove,
and from Chapman's Bridge, in the
Parish of Bampton aforesaid, by way
of Duval, Westbrooke and Wonham, into the Road near Exebridge
Turnpike Gate leading towards Dulverton,
and which Road passes or is intended to pass through or into the
Parishes of Tiverton, Bampton and Morebath,
in the said County of Devon ;
and also a Turnpike Road from the Toll House, near Bickleigh Bridge, into the present
Road from Tiverton to Exeter, between the Fourth and Fifth
Mile Stones, and from the Bottom of Cobland
Cross Hill in the Parish of Bickleigh,
into the said Road from Tiverton
to Exeter, near the Sixth
Mile Stone, and from the Corner of the said
Road near Moony Banks Lane, through the said Lane into the Exeter Turnpike Road near the Fifth Mile Stone, and
from
Tiverton & Wiveliscombe 1830
An Act for improving several
Roads, and making certain new Roads, in the Counties of Devon and Somerset,
leading to and from the Town of Tiverton; and for amending an Act of His
present Majesty, for repairing several Roads leading from and through the Town
of Wiveliscombe. [29th May 1830.]
Acts repealed
and replaced by new Act; And whereas the making
of certain Alterations or Diversions in the Line of certain Parts of the said
Roads, and the making and maintaining in repair certain new Lines of Turnpike
Road to communicate with other Parts of the said Roads, .will be of great
Benefit and Convenience to the Inhabitants of the several Parishes through
which such Alterations and new Roads will pass, and will also be of great
public Utility, by opening a better Line of Communication between the Towns of Tiverton and Southmolton, by making a
new Piece of Road from the present Turnpike Road at a certain Place near
unto and West of Mr.James Edward Teale’s Cottage, between the Sixth and Seventh
Mile Stones on Gibbet Moor, to the present Highway at a Place called Two Gates,
and by making Turnpike the said Highway from thence, with certain Diversions
thereof to a Field in the Occupation of
John Mogford, in the Parish of Knowstone, and by making a new Piece of Road
from thence into the Wiveliscombe and Southmolton Turnpike Road, near
the Eighteenth Mile Post; and by opening a better Line of Communication between
the Towns of Tiverton and Chawleigh, by making a new Piece of Road from the
present Turnpike Road leading from Tiverton to Southmolton, to from or near the
Five Mile Post, between Tiverton to Southmolton; into the Highway in the Parish
of Templeton, and making Turnpike the
said Highway, with certain Diversions thereof, to a Place called Noman’s Land, in the Parish of Witheridge and by opening a
better Line of Communication from Tiverton; towards the new Turnpike Road leading
from Barnstaple to Exeter by making a new
Piece of Road commencing at or near Penny Park in Tiverton aforesaid, to Quirkhill,
and from thence to the present Highway near Lower Lugsland, and making Turnpike the said Highway, with
certain Diversions thereof, to the
said Place called Noman’s Land, and
by making Turnpike the Line of the present Highway from the said Place called Noman’s Land, with certain Diversions thereof, to the Southmolton Turnpike Road at Labbot’s Cross, and by making
Turnpike the present Highway leading from the Southmolton Turnpike Road at or near Chawleigh, with a Diversion thereof
through Lands in the Parish of
Chawleigh, to the Turnpike Road now being made, leading from Barnstaple
to Exeter, and by making a new Piece of Road leading
from near Labbot’s Cross,, partly along certain existing Highways,
to the present Turnpike Road leading from Barnstaple to Exeter, at or near
Dinniford; and by opening a better Line of Communication between Tiverton and
Cullompton, by making a new Turnpike Road commencing at or near the Bottom of
the Hill called Newtes Hill, and leading into and through a certain Close
called Culver Park, or other Lands, Part of the Glebe of the Portion of the
Rectory of Tidcombe in Tiverton aforesaid, and through a certain Close in the
Possession of John Skinner, and then partly along
certain existing Highways through Warnicombe, Drizzlecombe and Rawridge
to Crossland Cross, and from thence by the present Highway and certain Diversions to Sweaton, and from Sweaton to the Turnpike Road leading from Cullompton to
Willand, at or near a Close in the Occupation of John Gale; also by
opening a better Line of Communication from
Tiverton towards Honiton, by making a new Turnpike Road commencing at or
near the Eastern End of the Village of Halberton in the
present Turnpike Road there, and leading
partly along certain Highways through Spratford Green, and thence to the
Highway leading from Burn Rew, and
thence to the village of Willand aforesaid, and thence on
to Bradfield Factory, and. thence
to Lower Kentsford, and thence to Kentisbeer Moor, and thence into
the Turnpike Road leading from Cullompton to Honiton. at or near a Field in the Occupation of Stephen Pyne;
and also by opening a better Line
of Communication from Tiverton towards Wellington in the County of Somerset, by making a
new Piece of Road commencing near Putson
Barn, on the present Turnpike lead leading
from Tiverton to Halberton, through Part of Gornhay Farm in
the Parish of Tiverton aforesaid, to a certain Highway there, and by making Turnpike the said Highway, with certain
Diversions thereof, to Beam Bridge in the Parish of Sandford
Arundell in the County of Somerset, where
it will unite with the Turnpike Road leading from Tiverton to Wellington.
Purposes of the Act; That this Act shall be put in execution, for and during the Term herein-after mentioned, for the Purpose of more effectually repairing, widening, altering-, diverting, and from Time to Time amending, improving, and keeping in repair the Roads leading from Lowman Bridge in the Town of Tiverton, through the several Parishes of Tiverton, Halberton, Butterleigh. Bradninch, and Silverton, to a Place called the Workhouse, in the Town of Silverton; and from a Place called Hunt's House, in the said Parish of Tiverton, through the Parishes of Tiverton, Halberton, Sampford Peverell, Burlescombe, Culmstock, Holcombe Rogus, and Sandford Arundell, to a Place called the White Ball, in the said Parish of Sandford Arundell; and from the Way Post, in the Northeast End of Leonard Moor in the Parish of Burlescombe, in the Road between Tiverton and the White Ball aforesaid, through the several Parishes of Burlescombe, Haberton, Willand, and Cullompton, to a certain House known by the Sign of the While Hart, in Cullompton aforesaid; and from a certain Place called Exeter Hill Foot, through the several Parishes of Tiverton, Halberton, and Cullompton, to the While Hart in Cullompton aforesaid ; and from a Place called Burrough Corner, in the Parish of Halberton, through the Parishes of Halberton, Butterleigh, and Cullompton, to a Place called Burnaford otherwise Bunnival's Cross, in the Parishes of Cullompton and Bradninch ; and from the Eastern End of Broad Lane, in a Street called Westexe, in the said Town of Tiverton, through the several Parishes of Tiverton, Bickleigh Thorverton Cadbury, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Stockley Pomeroy, Shobrooke, Upton .Hellions, and Crediton, to a Place called Crediton Forches, in the said Parish of Crediton ; and from Wellbrooke Bridge in the said Town of Tiverton, through the several Parishes of Tiverton, Calverleigh, Loxbear, Stoodleigh, and Rackenford, to a Place called Cruwyshay House, in the said Parish of Rackenford; and from a Public House known by the Sign of the .Blue Bottle, in the Parish of Calverleigh, in the said Road to Cruwyshay Home, to the Smith's Shop at the West End of Templeton Hill, beyond the Brook of Water in the Road from Tiverton to Witheridge; and from a Place called Penny Park, in the said Parish of Tiverton, in the Way leading to Rackenford aforesaid, to a Place called Grubeare Bridge, in the said Parish of Tiverton ; and from a Place called Cottey House, in the said Parish of Tiverton, in the Way to Rackenford aforesaid, to a Place called Worthy Bridge, in the said Parish of Tiverton; and from a Place called the Bampton Inn in the said Town of Tiverton, through the Parishes of Tiverton and Bampton, over Bampton Down, to the Foot of the Bridge now building in Bampton Town; and from a Place called Bickleigh Bridge Cross, in the Road between Tiverton and Crediton Forches, over Bickleigh Bridge, through the Parishes of Tiverton, Bickleigh, and Silverton, to a certain House formerly called or known by the Sign of the Swan, in the Town of Silverton; and from the Town of Tiverton aforesaid to Bampton, by way of Bolham and Cove; and from Chapman's Bridge in the Parish of Bampton aforesaid, by way of Duval, Westbrooke, arid Wonham, into the Road near Exe Bridge Turnpike Gate, leading towards Dulverton, and which Road passes through or into the Parishes of Tiverton and Bampton aforesaid ; and from the Toll House near Bickleigh Bridge into the present Road from Tiverton to Exeter, between the Fourth and Fifth Mile Stones; and from the Bottom of Cobland Cross Hill, in the Parish of Bickleigh, into the said Road from Tiverton to Exeter, near the Sixth Mile Stone; and from the Corner of the said Road near Moony Bank Lane, through the said Lane, into the Exeter Turnpike Road, near the Fifth Mile Stone; and from the Point of Junction of the new Exeter Road with the Tiverton Road, near Swafford Lake in the Parish of Stoke Canon, to Mary Pole Head, and from thence to the One Mile Post from the City of Exeter near Mary Pole Head; and for keeping in repair the Bridge called Bickleigh Bridge, in the Parish of Tiverton aforesaid, and other Bridges on the Line of the said Roads,
Select Committee on State of Roads 1840
Thomas Hellings of
Tiverton (clerk to the trust) reported
There are 87 miles 7 furl
5.5 pl of road thru 31 parishes – all repaired by the trustees
27 toll gates
The greater part of the
road are stated to be in “very good repair” but some part cannot be said to be
so – no part under indictment for want of repair.
There is railroad in
progress of being made from
There is a debt of £5,920
borrowed for making a new turnpike road from “at or near Penny Park, in
Tiverton, to Noman’s Land,” under the powers of the said Act, for which no
mortgages have yet been made (except for £200) but it s intended when this road
is completed to grant mortgages at the rate of £5 per cent.
In “Return of length of road in each Turnpike
Trust in
Trust reported 87
miles 5 furl. 22 yds (similar to 1840)
Report to Secretary of State 1861
BPP (1861) No. 8.—TIVERTON ROADS.
The local Act for these roads, of the 11th of George IV. cap. 97, repealed the previous Acts of the 51st and 53rd of George III., and granted a term of 31 years, which will not expire until the end of the session next after June 1861.
The principal objects of this application to Parliament are set forth in the resolution ' passed unanimously at a meeting of the Trustees on the 4th of September last, as follows :—
That inasmuch as the revenues of this Trust are not sufficient to pay the interest on the mortgage debt of this Trust and keep the roads in repair, and seeing the difficulties in which the Trust is placed by reason of the inadequacy of its funds, and that a reduction of such interest which the Trustees apprehend a new Act would provide for, should be settled as soon as possible, and to set at rest a question which has been raised as to the construction of the application clause of the existing Act of this Trust, and inasmuch also as the term of the existing Act will expire at the end of the session of Parliament after 1861, it is expedient that application should be made to Parliament for an Act to repeal the present Act, and extend or renew the term, and to settle the affairs and financial arrangements of the Trust, and place them on a satisfactory footing.
The roads belonging to this Trust are nearly 88 miles in length, and comprise the following lines, as described in clause 9 of the new Bill:—
Miles furl. yards
1. From
2. From
3. From the Way-post in Leonard Moor to Cullompton 4 7 3
4. From Exeter Hill Foot to Cullompton 5 2 10
5. From Borrough Corner to Bunnival’s Cross 2 2 35
6. From
7. From Rudd’s Buildings, Tiverton, to Cruwyshay House 8 7 19
8. From Cottey House, Tiverton. to
9. From Bampton Inn, Tiverton, to the Bridge in Bampton 6 5 38
10 from Bickleigh Bridge Cross and Jenny’s
Post to the
11. From Tiverton, through Bolham and Cove, to Bampton 7 0 0
12. From Chapman's Bridge to near Exe Bridge Turnpike 4 4 0
13. From near Bickleigh Bridge into the
14. From the bottom of Cobland Cross Hill into
the
15. From Swafford Lake to Mary Pole Head near
16. From Penny Park to Noman’s Land 8 0 0
TOTAL 87 7 14
No portions of the above roads are in a town ; but the road No. 15 appears to be at a few miles distant from the other roads of the Trust. On the several lines of road the number of toll-gates or bars and the number of toll-payments are as under ,
On No.
1. Two gates, but only one toll-payment.
2. Three gates, and two payments,—10 miles apart.
3. Only one gate.
4. Two gates, but only one payment.
5. There is no tollgate or bar on this road.
6. Three gates and two payments,—9 miles apart.
7. Two gates, but only one payment.
8. Only one gate.
9. Two gates, but only one payment.
10. Only one gate.
11. Three gates, but only one payment, which frees rates on No. 9-
12. Only the Duvale bars, which free the gates on No. 9 and No. 11.
13. Only one gate.
14. There is no gate upon this road.
15. Only one gate, which frees no other gate or bar.
16. Three gates and a chain, but only one payment.
And, generally, the gates and bars on the road No. 1, and the Horsden gate on No. 2, and the gates and bars on the roads Nos. 3 and 4, and the Ashley Gate on No. 6, and the gates and bars on the several roads Nos. 7, 3, 9, 10, and 13, free each other. The rates of tolls collected are those allowed by the local Act. sections (6 and 7, except as follows:—The toll in section 7 on horses, &c, more than three drawing any waggon. &c. (except a timber carriage) are reduced from 6d, 7.5d, and 9d., to 4d., 5d, and 6d. -a similar reduction is made on horses, &c., if more than three, drawing any cart, &c, with two wheels (except timber carriage); the toll on horses, &c., if more than three drawing any timber carriage upon three or four wheels, are reduced from 8d., 9.5d.t and 11d. to 6d., 7d., and 8d.; and a similar reduction is made on horses, &c- if more than three, drawing any timber carriage with two wheels.
The accounts show that the toll-income was greatly- reduced on the main roads in 1844 and subsequent years, and on the new line from 1845; and the clerk explains, that these reductions were caused by the opening; of the Bristol and Exeter Railway; that the line monopolised a great portion of the traffic; from 16 to 18 stage coaches passed over the Trust roads through Tiverton daily, but since its opening every coach has ceased to run ; the use of private carriages, especially from Tiverton to Exeter, has also greatly diminished. The funds have been aided by parish contributions since the year 1847 on the main line, and in 1859 on the new line. These sums are not paid voluntarily, but are received under orders of justices. The clerk says, " the applications in the last year were in fact contested by the parishes on the ground that the estimated receipts and expenditure for the year included an amount for arrears of interest; and in one division the parish surveyors succeeded in getting the justices to refuse the orders. The funds of the Trust have been expended on the main lines, in repairing the roads, with parish aid; salaries, of reduced amounts since 1848; law-charges; and interest of debt. On the new line of road the funds have been expended, in repairing the road; salary of surveyor; law charges; and interest of debt: and improvements (for a new toll-house, &c.) in 1844. The large law charges, in both accounts include the costs of preparing deeds-poll, &c.
It will be observed that in the accounts for the year 1846 the sum of £908, was transferred from the main road to the new road, under the following circumstance:-, as explained by the clerk :—" For 6 or 7 years after the new road was made the tolls arising therefrom had been let with certain of the tolls on the old roads, and in making up the Trust accounts for such years the rent was apportioned and carried to the credit of the respective accounts but doubts having at length arisen as to whether the amount so carried to the credit of the new road account was a fair proportion in regard to that road, a committee was appointed to investigate the matter, and report thereon- The committee so appointed accordingly fully investigated the Trust accounts, and found that the amount from time to time curried to the credit of the new road account was considerably less than it ought to have been, and finally reported as to the total sum which ought therefore to be carried to the credit of the new Western Road; and at a meeting of the Trustees held at the Guildhall in Tiverton, on the 14th September 1846, it was ordered that such amount should be paid by the old Trust to the new Trust."
In the accounts inserted in this report the amount of the Tiverton paving tolls collected in or around Tiverton, rented by the Trustees, and paid over to the town Commissioners, is altogether omitted.
The clerk states that creditors owning the sum of £29.150 of debt on the main road, and of £5,444 of debt on the new road—total amount £34,594 —have assented to the resolution of the 4th of September last for an application to obtain a new local Act.
List of Roads (numbers as in list for 1861, letters the 1758 Act)
Silverton (Old
Sampford Arundell Road (No.2 - b); UC road (was A373) from Lowman Bridge, Tiverton, through Halberton, Sampford Peverell, over Motorway and onto A38 to Sampford Arundell and White Ball at the Somerset County Boundary on the road to Wellington (Taunton Turnpike) (about 11 miles)
Borough
Templeton
Hill Road (No 7a not there in 1861); UC road from the Blue Bottle in the
Parish of Calverleigh to Templeton and to the Smith's Shop at the West End of
Templeton Hill, beyond the Brook of Water on the A373 from Tiverton to
Witheridge (maybe to Templeton Lane and Witheridge Moor Cross);
Old Bampton Road (No.9 - g); UC road from the Bampton Inn, Tiverton, northwards through Chettiscombe and Van Post, over Bampton Down to Bathram Bridge in Bampton Town (about 7 miles)
(about 5.5
miles) (was via the UC road to the Swan in Silverton to join Exeter Turnpike in 1767; Kenson Hill was part of the
Coblands Cross Hill (No. 14). UC road from the bottom of
Cobland Cross Hill, north of Jenny’s Portion into the A396,
In addition
Knowstone Road (no No) ; UC road from Gibbet Moor, by Two Gates, through Knowstone, into the Wiveliscombe and Southmolton Turnpike Road, near the Eighteenth Mile Post; (about 4 miles). This appears in the Act but not the later schedule.
Dandiland Road; (No 17 in 1767
but not included in 1866 list) UC road from Bickley Wood Cross, at jct just west of Bickleigh Mill,
following west bank of River Exe to Ford Hill Cross, just north of Thorverton
(by Bickley Court and Dandiland) (about 1.5 miles ) - this would have linked
with the Exeter road through Thorveton on an unturnpiked road across the Exe.
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Typical Old Tiverton Milestone used on the old This one is north of Butterleigh |
Typical
Tiverton Gable Plate milestone – the cast iron plate has been taken from this
one at Halberton (as have all the others) |
Typical Tiverton Tombstone type Milestone This one at Sampford Peverell |
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Typical Tiverton Tombstone
Milestone on new section of road, turnpiked in 1828. This one is near Exebridge |
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