The Norway Inn was built in 1828/1829 at the same time that the main Falmouth to Truro road was rerouted to cross the Carnon River on an embankment just above the village of Devoran.
Concurrently with the construction of the main Falmouth to Truro road's rerouting in 1828/1829, a building known as the Norway Inn was erected above the Carnon River on an embankment just north of the village of Devoran.