This trust was
established in 1813 to build and manage a new route for the
The initial proposal
was by the Tiverton Trust whose surveyor, James Dean outlined plans to improve
the both the road from White Ball (at the Somerset Border) to Exeter via
Tiverton and Silverton and via Cullompton (EFP 15th Feb 1810) “The Great object of the deviation would be
rendering Stoke Hill less formidable, and the avoiding altogether the
Cullompton and Bradninch Hills”. He promised “ all the advantages of ease of draught, saving in point of distance,
soundness of bottom and goodness of materials, with short carriage to make and
repair the road” His plans covered roads under the jurisdiction of both
Exeter and Tiverton trusts and he saw the need for the “concurrence” of both
groups. Eventually it was decided to create a new Cullompton Trust to implement
building the new road alongside the River Culm from Cullompton to Budlake. The
final line headed south from here over a low hill to Broad Clyst rather than as
proposed by Mr Dean to Killerton and the steep descent at Stoke Hill.
Cullompton |
Cullompton to
Broad Clyst |
53 Geo3 c65 |
1813 |
|
Cullompton |
|
2&3 Vic c20 |
1839 |
|
Cullompton |
Expired |
36&37 Vic c90 |
1873 |
Nov 1873 |
Cullompton to Broad Clyst 1813
An Act for making and maintaining a Carriage
Road from Padbrooke Bridge in the Parish of Cullompton, to Hazel Stone in the
Parish of Broad Clist, in the County of Devon. [1st May 1813.]
A new road would avoid very steep and
inconvenient hills.
Frederick Leigh of Cullompton (clerk to the trust) reported
There are not quite 6 miles of road thru 3 parishes – none of the road
is repaired by the trustees. It is nominally repaired by the parishes, but it
is expected that the trustees will be enabled under their new Act, to repair to
a considerable extent.
1 toll gate and one side bar
The roads are stated to be in
“bad” condition, some parts very bad– no part under indictment for want of
repair but complaint has frequently been made from the General Post Office,
accompanied by threats of indictment.
Should the
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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 |
erected by
(Turnpike Trust or Authority) |
Bibliographic
refs |
B3181 (was
A38) |
Cullompton
to Exeter |
Beare |
SS |
98522 |
00827 |
DVED |
BROAD CLYST |
Bearegate
Cottage |
Beare |
just North
of jct with Beare Lane to Silverton |
OS 1st
Series; Greenwood Devon (1827); ; |
Cullompton |
Jenkinson
T. & Taylor P. (2010), "The Toll-houses of North Devon", p.90;
1861 census |
In the Milestone
Society Database, no milestones are identified. Based on Trust mileage, would expect 6.
(excluding notices of meetings and letting of tolls)
notice
of meeting for new road from Cullompton to Hazel Stone |
09-Jun |
1814 |
Progress
report on new road |
22-Sep |
1814 |
Road
from Cullompton to Broadclyst nearly ready |
14-Dec |
1815 |
to
pay interest to subscribers |
06-Oct |
1826 |
re
interest payments |
17-Nov |
1831 |
pay
creditors |
26-Mar |
1840 |