Penryn and Redruth Turnpike Trust (updated 13^th Jan 2009)

This trust was created in 1763 to turnpike the highway from the mining areas around Redruth to the quays on the River Fal.

List of Acts

Penryn and Redruth	3 Geo3 c52	1763
Penryn and Redruth	25 Geo3 c114	1785
Penryn and Redruth	47 Geo3 c43	1807
Penryn and Redruth	7&8 Geo4 c18	1827
Penryn and Redruth	12&13 Vic c44	1849

Redruth 1807

An Act to revive and continue the Term and Powers of Two Acts, of the Third and Twenty-fifth Years of His present Majesty, for amending the Roads from Penryn, in the County of Cornwall, to Redruth in the same County. [1st August 1807.]

Roads leading from New Street and Pig Street in Penryn to Redruth all in the County of Cornwall.

Select Committee on State of Roads 1840

John Rowe of Mylor nr Falmouth (clerk to the trust) reported

There are 8 miles 309 yds of road thru 6 parishes – all repaired by the trustees

7 toll gates and a side chain bar

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

List of Roads

Redruth Road; B3300 from Redruth, SE to become the A393 through Ponsanooth and then the B3292 to Penryn l (about 8 miles)

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Known Tollhouses (extracts from Tollhouse National database) 5 identified from 7 reported by the Trust

book	X	A393	Redruth to Penryn	SW	758	378	Bray's	PERRANARWORTHAL	Bray's	Ponsanooth
book	X	A393	Redruth to Penryn	SW	734	399	Comford	GWENNAP	Gwennap
address search		B3298		SW	73	429	St Day	ST DAY	Toll Cottage, Little Beside, St. Day, Redruth, Cornwall
book	X	A393	Redruth to Penryn	SW	701	414	Terrell's	REDRUTH
book	X	A39	Truro to Penryn	SW	780	349	Water (Penryn Town)	PENRYN	The Praze

Known Milestones

In the Milestone Society Database, 3 are identified on A393, – in a Penryn Marker design. (based on Trust mileage, expect 8 i.e. some side roads may have been included)