Wells and Highbridge Turnpike Trust                  (updated 23rd Sept 2013)

This trust was created in 1841, late in the turnpike era.  Its main responsibilities were two roads running west from Wells across the Somerset Levels towards the Bristol Road.

List of Acts

Wells and Highbridge

Wells, Highbridge & Cheddar

4&5 Vic c98

1841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

1870

 

In “Return of length of road in each Turnpike Trust in England & Wales” Parl. Papers 1847-48 – (dated May 1848)

Trust reported 23 miles 6 furl. 209 yds (

List of Roads

(roads identified and mapped in “Somerset Roads – the Legacy of Turnpike, by Bentley and Murless 1985”)

B3139 Wells to Highbridge

A371 Cheddar to Wells

 

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Known Tollhouses (extracts from Tollhouse National database) 1 surviving site identified

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

B3139

Wells to Highbridge

Mark

ST

3794

4790

SOSG

MARK

Tollhouse

Church Street

jct with Kingsway

; ; ;

 

Known Milestones

In the Milestone Society Database, no milestones are identified along this road. Based on the mileage reported by the Trust in 1840, would expect 25.