Frome Turnpike Trust (updated
18h Feb 2009)
This trust was created
in 1757 as a town-centred trust. Its main responsibilities were a network of
roads leading into the market town from surrounding areas of
List of Acts
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Frome |
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30 Geo2 c39 |
1757 |
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12 Geo3 c94 |
1772 |
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37 Geo3 c175 |
1797 |
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50 Geo3 c62 |
1810 |
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2 Wil4 |
1831 |
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Expired |
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1870 |
Frome 1810
An Act to amend several Acts
for repairing Roads leading to and through the Town of Frome in the County of
Somerset, and for paving the Footways and lighting the Streets within the said
Town, and for removing Part of the present Market Place in the said Town. [18th
April 1810.]
Frome 1831
An Act for better repairing
and improving several Roads leading to and from the Town of
Select Committee on State
of Roads 1840
James Anthony Wickham of Frome (clerk to the trust) reported
There are 41 miles 4 furl. of road through 17 parishes – all repaired by
the trustees
11 toll gates and 6 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 41
miles 1 furl. 0 yds (similar to 1840)
List of Roads
(in
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