Penzance and St Just Turnpike Trust (updated 13^th Jan 2009)

This trust was created very late in the Turnpike era to connect the mining areas of St Just with Penzance.

List of Acts

Penzance and St Just		26&27 Vic c27	1863
Penzance and St Just	continuation	47&48 Vic c52	1884
Penzance and St Just	Expired		1885	Nov 1885

Report to Secretary of State 1863

BPP (1863); NO. 10 PENZANCE & ST JUST

An Application to make a new Turnpike Road;

New Roads;

1st, The main road from Saint Just to the boundary of the borough of Penzance, in length about 6 miles 3 furlongs and 130 yards, which follows the line of existing highways in many parts

2nd A. branch road, from the main road, to Nancherrow, 3 furlongs 150 yards in length

3rd. A branch road, from the main road, to Pendeen, 2 miles 1 furlong and 30 yards in length

4th. A branch road from the last-named branch road to Trewellard, 1 mile 1 furlong in length,

The total length of the main road and branches will be about 10 miles 1 furlong 90 yards.

List of Roads

St Just Road; A3071 from Penzance to St Just (about 6.5 miles)

Nancherrow Road; A3071 and B3306 within St Just (about half a mile)

Pendeen Road; B3318 from Wheal Butler to Pendeen (about 2 miles)

Trewellard Road; B3318 from Woon Gumpus Common to Rewellard (about 1 mile)

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Known Tollhouses (extracts from Tollhouse National database) 3 identified

book	X	A3071	Penzance to St Just	SW	407	317	Tregerest	SANCREED	Tregerest	at B3318 juct for branch to Pendeen
address search		B3306	St Just to Trewelland	SW	37	318	Tregeseal	ST JUST	The Turnpike, St. Just, Penzance, Cornwall
PT	OK	A3071	Penzance to St Just	SW	443	305	Tremethick Cross	MADRON	The Toll House	Tremethick Cross	Jct with Madron to Sancreed Road

Known Milestones

In the Milestone Society Database, 6 are identified on A3071 and B3306 –(based on Trust mileage, expect 10)