Martock and South Petherton Turnpike Trust                     (updated 23rd Sept 2013)

This trust was created in 1761  Its main responsibilities were a branch road leading SW from Somerton to the Ilminster Road..

List of Acts

Martock and South Petherton

Dyed Way to Somerton

1 Geo3 c29

1761

 

 

South Petherton added

23 Geo3 c96

1783

 

 

 

43 Geo3 c26

1803

 

 

 

4 Geo4 c62

1823

1844

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

1877

South Petherton 1803

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.]

 

Select Committee on State of Roads 1840

John Nicholetts of South Petherton (clerk to the trust) reported

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 South Petherton has never been repaired by the trustees, but the trustees have expended about £100 in widening it and lowering the hills, 733 yards in Lupen parish has never been repaired by the trustees.

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 England & Wales” Parl. Papers 1847-48 – (dated May 1848)

Trust reported 13 miles 5 furl. 115 yds (2.5 miles less than in 1840)

List of Roads

(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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Known Tollhouses (extracts from Tollhouse National database) 3 sites identified of the 3 reported by the Trust in 1840

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

 

 

; ; Turnpike Trust Returns 1824;

B3165

Langort to Martock

Long Load

ST

46

23

SOSS

MARTOCK

Long Load

Stapleton

 

; ; Turnpike Trust Returns 1824;

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

 

; ; Turnpike Trust Returns 1824;

 

Known Milestones

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.