This trust was created
in 1756. Its main responsibilities were
a network of roads radiating from the market town into
Wincanton |
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29 Geo2 c49 |
1756 |
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17 Geo3 c93 |
1777 |
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38 Geo3 c50 |
1798 |
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58 Geo3 |
1818 |
1839 |
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Expired |
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1874 |
Wincanton 1798
An Act for continuing for Twenty-one Years, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, the Term, and altering and enlarging the Powers of Two Acts, the One passed in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Second, and the other in the Seventeenth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for repairing and widening the Road from the Eighteen Mile Stone, beyond Willoughby Hedge, through the Town of Mere, in the County of Wilts, and through Wincanton to Charlton Houthorn, and from thence to Milborne Port, and from Willoughby Hedge aforesaid to the West End of Long Lane in Kilmington, and from Wincanton aforesaid, to the Sherborn Turnpike Cross Gate, on Cattle Hill; and from Wincanton to Sparkford, in the County of Somerset; and also for altering, improving, and keeping in Repair, several other Roads communicating therewith. [1st June 1798.]
Wincanton 1818;
An Act for
continuing and amending an Act of His late Majesty, and Two Acts of His present
Majesty, for repairing several Roads leading to and from the Town of Wincanton,
and the Roads communicating therewith, in the Counties of Somerset, Wilts, and
Dorset. [8th May 1818.]
Wincanton paving 1798
An Act for
paving the Footways, and for cleansing, lighting, and regulating the Streets,
Lanes, and other publick Passages and Places, within the Town of Wincanton, in
the County of Somerset; and for removing and preventing Nuisances, Annoyances,
and Obstructions therein. [1st June 1798.]
George and Henry Messiter of Wincanton (clerks to the trust) reported
There are 41 miles 3 furl of road through 25 parishes – all repaired by
the trustees
9 toll gates
The roads are stated to be in “tolerably good” repair – no part under
indictment for want of repair.
In “Return of length of road in each Turnpike
Trust in
Trust reported 41
miles 3 furl. 148 yds (similar to 1840)
List of Roads
(roads identified and mapped in “Somerset Roads
– the Legacy of Turnpike, by Bentley and Murless 1985”)
A303 Sparkford Bridge to Bourton (dorset)
A357 Lattiford to Seven wells
A371 Cattle Hill to Wincanton
B3081 wincanton to shepton Montague
And other sections of UC road
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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 |
Castle Cary
to Wincanton |
Green Lanes |
ST |
66662 |
29548 |
SOSS |
BRATTON
SEYMOUR |
The Old
Toll House |
Green
Lanes, Yarlington |
at a
junction off the current main road up the hill |
; ; ; |
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B3081 |
Wincanton to
Bruton |
Stoney Stoke |
ST |
712 |
320 |
SOSS |
CHARLTON MUSGROVE |
Stoney Stoke
(Round Hill) |
old turnpike
house in lengths to repair 1823 |
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; ; ; |
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A371 |
Wincanton to
Castle Cary |
Pitcombe |
ST |
650 |
311 |
SOSS |
PITCOMBE |
jct with Langport
and Sherborne Trusts |
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; Trust map 1830;
; |
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UC road
(was A303) |
Amesbury to
Ilminster |
East |
ST |
71672 |
28675 |
SOSS |
WINCANTON |
The Old
Toll House, East Gate, No. 68 |
High Street |
jct with
Bayford Hill and Common Road (had Weighing engine) |
; ;
Turnpike Trust Returns 1824; toll advert 1824 & 13 & 12; |
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A303 |
Wincanton to
Shalford |
Ball Common |
ST |
74 |
30 |
SOSS |
WINCANTON |
E of town nr
Riding Gate jct with B3092 |
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; ; Turnpike
Trust Returns 1824; toll advert 1824; |
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B3081 |
Bruton to
Wincanton |
Verrington |
ST |
72 |
30 |
SOSS |
WINCANTON |
Verrington |
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; ; Turnpike
Trust Returns 1824; toll advert 1824; |
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B3081 (was A303) |
Wincanton to
Sparkford |
South |
ST |
713 |
282 |
SOSS |
WINCANTON |
Southgate, jct of
Church Lane and Tithing |
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; ; Turnpike
Trust Returns 1824 advert 1813 & 12; |
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UC road (was
A371) |
Wincanton to
Castle Cary |
West |
ST |
70 |
28 |
SOSS |
WINCANTON |
Westhill |
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; ; Turnpike Trust
Returns 1824; advert 1813 & 12; |
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B3092 |
Maiden Bradley to
Stourton & Zeal |
Norton |
ST |
795 |
372 |
WISA |
MAIDEN BRADLEY
WITH YARNFIELD |
N of Norton
Ferris; let with Stourton |
Yarnfield was in
Somerset |
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OS 1st Series; ;
Turnpike Trust Returns 1824; |
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UC road |
Mere to Gasper
(lost in Gasper) |
Stourton |
ST |
780 |
332 |
WISA |
STOURTON WITH
GASPER |
old route to N of
A303 |
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; T.B. Greenwood
Wilts map 1820.; Turnpike Trust Returns 1824; toll advert 1824 23 & &
12; |
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A303 |
Wilton to Mere |
Willoughby Hedge |
ST |
871 |
336 |
WISA |
WEST KNOYLE |
Willoughby Hedge,
jct with A303 |
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OS 1st Series;
T.B. Greenwood Wilts map 1820.; Turnpike Trust Returns 1824; toll advert 1824
& 13 & 12; |
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UC road (was
A303) |
Wincanton to
Zeals |
Zeals |
ST |
79 |
32 |
WISA |
ZEALS |
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; ; Turnpike
Trust Returns 1824; |
In the Milestone
Society Database, 11 milestones are identified along this road, mostly on the
A303, A371 and B3145 and UC roads most in a design referred to as Wincanton
plate. Based
on the mileage reported by the Trust in 1840, would expect 41.