Stonehouse Turnpike Trust (updated 13^th Jan 2009)

This trust, created in 1762, was responsible for the short length of road running through Plymouth down to Stonehouse over Stonehouse Bridge.

List of Acts

Stonehouse		2 Geo3 c43	1762
Stonehouse		24 Geo3	1784
Stonehouse	Plymouth and Stonehouse Bridge Roads	45 Geo3 c36	1805
Stonehouse	Plymouth and Stonehouse Bridge Roads	1&2 Geo4 c51	1821
Stonehouse	Plymouth, Stonehouse Bridge and Plymouth Dock Roads	3 Geo4 c51	1822
Stonehouse	Turnpike Expired	6&7 Vic c61	1843	1843
	Bridge over Stonehouse Mill Pool,	11 Geo 4 & 1 Wil4 c 68	1830
Stonehouse	Continuation?	40&41 Vic c96	1877

Stonehouse 1830

An Act for erecting and maintaining a Bridge over Stonehouse Mill Pool, at or near Stonehouse Mills in the County of Devon. [29th May 1830.]

Select Committee on State of Roads 1840

Henry Woollcombe of Plymouth (clerk to the trust) reported

There are 4 miles of road thru 3 parishes – all repaired by the trustees

3 toll gates and one side bar

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

Known Tollhouses (extracts from Tollhouse National database) 3 identified of the 3 reported by the trust

advert			SX	46	54	Stonehouse Hill	PLYMOUTH	Stonehouse Hill
advert			SX	46	54	Stonehouse Lane	PLYMOUTH	Stonehouse Lane
advert	A3064	Stonehouse to Saltash	SX			Mill Bay	PLYMOUTH	Mill Bay	Searle; acquired in 1890 by Company, built 1773

Known Milestones

In the Milestone Society Database, 4 milestones are identified on the A388 – most in a design known as Plymouth stone. Based on Trust mileage, would expect 4.