Bodmin and Roche Trust (updated 13^th Jan 2009)

This trust was created in 1836 towards the very end of the turnpike era. It was responsible for the link road from Bodmin to the china clay mining area. It may have been a new district of the Bodmin Trust.

List of Acts

Bodmin & Roche District

5&6 Wil4 c105

1835

Select Committee on State of Roads 1840

Philip Wheeler of St Austell (clerk to the trust) reported

There are 10 miles 3 furl 26 pl of road thru 4 parishes – all repaired by the trustees

3 toll gates and 2 side bars

The roads are stated to be in “good” condition – no part under indictment for want of repair.

Through parishes of St Austell (5 miles), Roche (3miles), Luxulyan (2 miles), Lanivet (7 pls)

List of Roads

St Austell Road; A391 from St Austell, through Bugle to the A30, Bodmin Road jct near Lanivet (about 7 miles)

Roche Road; B3274 from Stenalees to Roche A30 jct (about 3.5 miles)

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Known Tollhouses (extracts from Tollhouse National database) 2 identified of the 3 reported by the trust

AR	OK	B3274 (A391)	St Austell to Bodmin	SX	0108	5289	Wood	ST AUSTELL	Nos 72 and 74	Bodmin Road	below viaduct,
PT	X	A391	St Austell to Bodmin	SX	0318	6133	Lockengate	LUXULYAN	two miles from Lanivet

Known Milestones

In the Milestone Society Database, 6 are identified on A391 – all in Bodmin Roche stone style. (based on Trust mileage, expect 10)