This trust was created
in 1761 Its main responsibilities were a
branch road leading SW from Somerton to the
Martock and |
Dyed Way to Somerton |
1 Geo3 c29 |
1761 |
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23 Geo3 c96 |
1783 |
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43 Geo3 c26 |
1803 |
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4 Geo4 c62 |
1823 |
1844 |
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Expired |
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1877 |
An Act for
continuing the Term, and altering and enlarging the Powers of Two several Acts,
passed in the First and Twenty-third Years of the Reign of His present Majesty,
for repairing and widening the Roads from Dyed Way to Somerton, and from
Gawbridge to Tintinhull Fords, and from a Stream of Water called Ford, to
Cartgate, in Martock, in the County of Somerset; and also for repairing and
widening the Roads from a Place called Hurst Bow in Martock aforesaid, through
a Common Meadow called Petherton Broadmead, and thence through the Parishes of
South Petherton, Shepton, Beauchamp, and Barrington, to join the Turnpike Road
leading from Ilminster to Langport, and from South Petherton aforesaid, through
Part of the several Parishes of South Petherton and Lopen, to Whitecross, in
the said Parish of Lopen; all in the said County of Somerset. [7th April 1803.]
Martock
1823
An Act for more
effectually repairing the Roads from Dyed Way to Somerton, and from Gawbridge
to Tintinhull Fords, and from a Stream of Water called Ford to Cartgate in
Martock, and other Roads therein mentioned, in the County of Somerset. [23d May
1823.]
John Nicholetts of
There are 16 miles of road through 5 parishes – all repaired by the
trustees except for 1 mile in Somerton that has never been repaired by the
trustees, but the trustees have been accustomed to pay the surveyor of the
highways £5 per year towards the repair of such road. 1 mile 1276 yards in
3 toll gates
The roads are stated to be in “good” repair except that part in Somerton
– no part under indictment for want of repair.
In “Return of length of road in each Turnpike
Trust in
Trust reported 13
miles 5 furl. 115 yds (2.5 miles less than in 1840)
(roads identified and mapped in “Somerset Roads
– the Legacy of Turnpike, by Bentley and Murless 1985”)
B3165 Somerton to
Martock & A303
B3168 Shepton
Beauchamp to Cartgate
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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 |
UC road |
Gawbridge to Ash |
Coat |
ST |
453 |
205 |
SOSS |
MARTOCK |
Coat |
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; ; Turnpike
Trust Returns 1824; |
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B3165 |
Langort to
Martock |
Long Load |
ST |
46 |
23 |
SOSS |
MARTOCK |
Long Load |
Stapleton |
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; ; Turnpike
Trust Returns 1824; |
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Martock and South
Petherton |
Atkins |
ST |
4395 |
1774 |
SOSS |
SOUTH PETHERTON |
just N of the
junction with the East Lambrook Road. |
Pitway Hill jct
with Mill Lane |
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; ; Turnpike
Trust Returns 1824; |
In the Milestone
Society Database, 5 milestones are identified along this road, mostly on the
B3165 most in a design referred to as Martock plate. Based on the mileage reported by the Trust in
1840, would expect 16.