Modbury Turnpike Road
This trust, created in
1759, was responsible for the roads running into
J House of Commons - Reports
3 Feb 1759 Modbury
Petition of the clergy, freeholders and principal inhabitants of Modbury and other parishes on Highway leading from Modbury towards Plymouth thru church town of Yelmpton , east end of Brixton church town and thence thu Plympton and village of Underwood to North end of Lincotta lane in Parish of Plympton St Mary many parts are narrow, much in decay an incommodious and dangerous for travellers, especially wheeled carriages in Winter season
6 mar 1759
Alderman Baker reported
Pet from inhabitants of Modbury, Ermington,
Kolbeton,
To prove Mr Robert Palmer jnr said is it is incommodious
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List of Acts
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Modbury |
Modbury to
Plympton |
32 Geo2 c68 |
1759 |
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Modbury |
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21 Geo3 c84 |
1781 |
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Modbury |
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43 Geo3 c27 |
1803 |
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Modbury |
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4 Geo4 c109 |
1823 |
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Modbury |
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6&7 Wil4 c48 |
1836 |
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Modbury |
Expired |
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1878 |
Nov 1878 |
Modbury 1803
An Act for continuing the Term, and altering
and enlarging the Powers of Two Acts, passed in the Thirty-second Year of the
Reign of His late Majesty, and The Twenty-first Year of the Reign of His
present Majesty, for repairing and widening the Road from Modbury through the
Town of Plympton, to the North End of Lincotta Lane, in the County of Devon.
[7th April 1803.]
Modbury 1823
An Act for more effectually making and
maintaining the Road from Modbury, through the Town of Plympton, to the North
End of Lincotta Lane, and from Modbury to within Four hundred Yards of the
Bridge over the Lary, and also a Road from Addistone Hill, in the Parish of
Holbeten, to the Totnes Road at Lady Down, in the Parish of Ugborough in the
County of Devon. [17th June 1823.]
Select Committee on State
of Roads 1840
William Holberton of
There are 16 miles 1 furl 27 pl of road thru 7 parishes – all repaired
by the trustees (except those parts repaired by the county at Ermington Bridge
and Saker’s Bridge and Yealm Bridge, amounting to half a mile).
5 toll gates and 7 side bars (5 of which adjoin gates; the remaining 2
about 300yds from a gate)
The roads are stated to be in “good” condition – no part under
indictment for want of repair. The county road at Saker’s Bridge is complained
of by the public as being narrow.
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