Ashburton Turnpike Road
This trust resulted from the merger, in 1809, of the
(*omits from merger the road from Moors Barn ,
Whitehall Lane, Highweek to South Bovey retained by Newton Trust)
J House of Commons - Reports
Chudleigh to
Brent; 28/29 Geo II Parl 5 Sess 2; A 1754-55
A petition of
gentlemen, clergy, freeholders and principal inhabitants Ashburton County of
Devon, that Highway from Chudleigh Bridge in Parish of Hennock thru Ashburton
to Brent Bridge in Parish of South Brent in or near is become so ruinous in the
Winter Season that not repaired by normal course of Law.
rpt 19; Mr
Harris of Ashburton reported;
to prove allegations
John Dunning said he knew road in several places very narrow and much out of
repair; confirmed by Solomon Earle
Royal Assent
20th March
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Vol 35 16 Geo
III; 12 Feb 1776
Chudleigh thru
Ashburton
A Petition of
trustees of 28 Geo II; Hennock to Brent Bridge Act
Sums borrowed
and have surplus after interest applied to road which is nearly complete – but
some provisions inconvenient so need to explain and amend in pursuance of 1 Geo
III which terminates at Forches Cross – aught to continue thru the Parish of
Tingrave and Ilsington to South Bovey which cannot be done without further
powers for Forches Cross to South Bovey.
7 Mar 1776
Mr Palk reported
To prove Mr
Richard Eales said; trust has borrowed £2500 on first Act and £1150 on second
Royal Assent13
May 1776
List of
Acts
|
Chudleigh |
was
Chudleigh bridge (Hennock) to South Brent |
28 Geo2 c49 |
1754 |
|
|
Chudleigh |
Adds
Forches Cross to |
16 Geo3 c79 |
1776 |
|
|
Totnes |
North
Side of Totnes |
3 Geo3 c38 |
1764 |
|
|
Totnes |
North
Side of Totnes |
24 Geo3 c64 |
1784 |
|
|
|
|
42 Geo3 c75 |
1802 |
|
|
Totnes |
North Side
of Totnes and new bridge at Emmett |
45 Geo3 c75 |
1805 |
|
|
Ashburton
merged |
Ashburton
and Totnes North End Trust merged |
49 Geo3 c127 |
1809 |
|
|
Ashburton
& Totnes Consolidated |
|
11 Geo4 c98 |
1830 |
|
|
Ashburton
& Totnes Consolidated |
|
5&6 Wil4 c6 |
1835 |
|
Ashburton
to
An
Act for continuing the Term, and altering and enlarging the Powers of several
Acts passed respecting several Roads near the Borough of Ashburton and the Town
of Newton Bushell; and for amending, widening, altering, and keeping in Repair,
the Road leading from a Place called Moor's Barn to the End of White Hill Lane
in the Parish of Highwick; and for making and maintaining a Road from the
Bottom of Dean Clapper Hill, at the West End of the Village of Dean Prior in
the Parish of Dean Prior, through the Village of Dean Church Town, and from
thence through the Parishes of Rattery and South Brent to Brent Bridge, all in
the County of Devon. [28th May 1802.]
Totnes
North Side 1805
An
Act for continuing the Term, and altering and enlarging the Powers of Two Acts,
passed in the Third and Twenty-fourth Years of His present Majesty, for
amending the Roads leading from or near the North Side of the Town of Totnes,
towards Ashburton, in the County of Devon, and for building a Bridge at or near
a Place called Emmett, across the River Dart. [27th June 1805.]
Ashburton to
An
Act for consolidating and uniting the Powers of several Acts passed for
amending several Roads near the Borough of Ashburton and the Town of Newton
Bushell, and from or near the North Side of the Town of Totnes, towards
Ashburton aforesaid; for building a Bridge across the River Dart, at or near a
Place called Emmett, in the County of Devon; and for amending and improving the
said several Roads. [27th May 1809.]
Ashburton to Totnes 1830
An
Act for more effectually repairing and improving several Roads leading to and
from or near to the Towns of Ashburton and Totnes in the
for
the Purpose of repairing, altering, widening, and otherwise improving the Roads
herein-after mentioned and described
; and that the whole
of such Roads shall be and. be deemed and considered to be
to all Intents and Purposes
whatsoever Parts of the said Turnpike Roads (that is to say,) the
Road from the "West End of Chudleigh Bridge in the Parish of Hennock
in the said County, through the several Parishes
of Hennock, Boveytracey, Teingrace,
Ilsington, Highweek, Bickington, Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Deanprior, and South Brent, home to the East
End of Brent Bridge; and the Road from the Town of Ashburton to
Gulwell Bridge, through the several Towns or Villages of Ashburton,
Buckfastleigh, Deanprior, and South Brent, in the same County ; and also One hundred and twenty Yards of the Road from the said East End of Brent Bridge towards
Palston in the said Parish South Brent; and also the Road from
the East End of Dartbridge in the said Parish of Ashburton unto
and across Emmett Bridge,- and thence through Puddaven Lane; unto
the Town of Totnes, into and
through the several Parishes of Staverton,
Rattery, Dartington, and Totnes, in the said County ; and
also One hundred and twenty Yards in Length of the Road on the East and West
Sides of the Turnpike Gate called Malt Mill Gate, in the said Parishes of Totnes and Darlington, or One of them ; and the like Space of the Road leading
from Cott to Whitely Brook,
on each Side, of the Turnpike
Gate called Crossing Gate, in the
said Parish of Dartington; and the
Road from Skinner's Bridge in the
Parish of Dartington to the Inn or Public House called Cott, in
the said Parish of Dartington; and also One hundred and twenty Yards on each Side of the present Toll Bar at Pridhamsleigh
in the said Parish of Staverton ; and the like
Space of the Road leading from Goodstone Turnpike Gate to Good-stone
Down in the said Parish of
Ashburton ; shall be and be deemed and taken to be and shall from
henceforth form Parts of the said Turnpike Roads; and that-the same, as well as the Footpaths already made on
the Sides of the said Roads, and the several Toll Gates and
Toll Houses already erected upon, across,
or on the Sides thereof, shall be kept up, repaired,
and maintained by the Trustees herein-after named, and that the Tolls herein-after specified shall and may accordingly
be received and taken thereat.
Select Committee on State of Roads 1840
Robert Abraham of Ashburton (clerk to
the trust) reported
There are 28 miles of main road thru 13
parishes – all repaired by the trustees
11 toll gates
The roads are stated to be in “very good
condition” – no part under indictment for want of repair nor ever have been.
List of
Roads
Exeter
Road;
Old A38 from West end of Chudleigh Bridge (Hennock), though Ashburton to East
end of Brent Bridge in South Brent (the section from Chudleigh to Ashburton was
improved in 1826) (the road now in part by-passed by Exeter to Plymouth dual
carriageway to become B3344 in Chudleigh, B3380 in Ashburton, B3372 in South
Brent) (about 14 miles)
Totnes
Road;
A384 from Buckfastleigh (
Known
Toll Gates (extracts from Tollhouse National
database) 12 identified of the 11 reported by the trust in 1840; (3 tollhouses
still survive - underlined)
|
Road
Classification Number |
Route |
OS Grid
Ref- Prefix |
Easting |
Northing |
Gate
Name |
Civil
Parish |
Name or
Number |
Road or
Street |
Position |
Evidence
of gate |
Updated 25th July 2010 |
|
UC |
old
Totnes to Buckfastleigh |
SX |
750 |
659 |
Austin's
Bridge |
BUCKFASTLEIGH |
bridge
over River Dart |
Beara |
|
T
Jenkinson |
|
|
UC (was
A38) |
Exeter
to Plymouth |
SX |
6976 |
5956 |
Brent
Bridge |
SOUTH
BRENT |
Old
Toll House |
Brent
Mill |
jct
with Exter Road, west of old road bridge within village |
Greenwood
map 1838 |
|
|
UC |
Buckfastleigh
to Totnes |
SX |
787 |
614 |
Crossings |
DARTINGTON |
Crossings
Cross, Sawpit Lane in Cott |
|
TP Act |
|
|
|
A384 |
Buckfastleigh
to Totnes |
SX |
746 |
668 |
Dart
Bridge |
BUCKFASTLEIGH |
Dart
Bridge |
|
|
Greenwood
map 1852 |
|
|
UC (was
A38) |
Exeter
to Plymouth |
SX |
732 |
648 |
Dean
Court (Bigadon Lodge) |
BUCKFASTLEIGH |
Dean
Court |
Dean
Burn Bridge |
|
OS
First ser |
|
|
A383
(was A38) |
Newton
Abbot to A38 |
SX |
7867 |
7202 |
Goodstone |
ASHBURTON |
Goodstone
Cottage |
Ashburton
Road, Bickington |
on slip
road onto the A38 south bound |
Greenwood
map 1865 |
|
|
B3344
(was A38) |
Exeter
to Ashburton |
SX |
849 |
777 |
Knighton |
CHUDLEIGH |
Toll
Gate Cottage |
Plymouth
Road, Chudleigh Knighton |
on the
top of the slope rising from Chudleigh Bridge(described as near Pitt in the
records) |
Turnpike
records |
|
|
UC (was
A38) |
Buckfastleigh
to Ashburton |
SX |
746 |
677 |
Pridhamsleigh |
STAVERTON |
|
|
|
TP Act |
|
|
A385 |
Totnes
to Buckfastleigh |
SX |
794 |
586 |
Puddavine
(Pudhaven) |
DARTINGTON |
Ashburton
Road, Puddaven |
jct
with Clay Lane |
|
T
Jenkinson |
|
|
UC |
Brent
Bridge to Dean Prior |
SX |
716 |
604 |
Stidston |
SOUTH
BRENT |
|
|
|
T
Jenkinson |
|
|
A381 |
Totnes
to Buckfastleigh |
SX |
798 |
608 |
Totnes
(Malt Mill) |
DARTINGTON |
Ashburton
Road |
bottem
of Barrack Hill |
|
Greenwood
map 1915 |
|
|
A383 |
Ashburton
to Newton |
SX |
78 |
72 |
Travellers
Rest |
ASHBURTON |
at
junction with road to Newton Abbot |
terminus
of Ashburton Trust) - maybe replaced by Goodstone |
|
old
newspaper adds |
|
Known Milestones
In the Milestone Society Database, 11 milestones are
identified on the A38, and section of old A38 (now A3380 and UC), – most in a design known as Ashburton stone.
Based on Trust mileage, would expect 28.
Typical Milestone erected by the Ashburton Trust.
This one, in a design referred to as Ashburton Stone, is at South Brent.
Typical Milestone erected by the early Ashburton
Trust. This one, in a design referred to as Ashburton narrow Stone, is at
Linhay.
Typical Milestone erected by the early Ashburton
Trust. This one, in a design referred to as Ashburton Tombstone, is at
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