Bruton Turnpike Trust (updated
18th Feb 2009)
This trust was created
in 1756. Its main responsibilities were a network of roads radiating from the
market town in
List of Acts
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Bruton |
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29 Geo2 c50 |
1756 |
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7 Geo3 |
1767 |
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33 Geo3 c155 |
1793 |
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50 Geo3 c101 |
1810 |
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1 Wil4 c66 |
1831 |
1862 |
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Expired |
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1876 |
Bruton 1810
An Act to continue and amend
an Act of the Thirty-third Year of His present Majesty, for repairing several Roads
in and near the Town of Brewton, and other Roads, in the Counties of Somerset
and Wilts, therein described. [18th May 1810.]
Bruton 1831
An Act for more effectually
repairing several Roads in and near the Town of
Select Committee on State
of Roads 1840
Stephen Penny of Bruton (clerk to the trust) reported
There are 56 and three quarter miles of road through 31 parishes – all
repaired by contract with the trustees
15 toll gates and 7 side bars
The roads are stated to be in “good” repair – no part under indictment
for want of repair.
In “Return of length of road in each Turnpike
Trust in
Trust reported 56
miles 6 furl. 0 yds (similar to 1840)
List of Roads
(road identified and
mapped in
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