Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Llanrhian Mill
Llanrhian, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanrhian, Pembrokeshire, designated on 29 April 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 29 April 1981
- Community
- Llanrhian
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.93887, -5.17203
- Cadw reference
- 12389
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 209 St David's (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on southern side of road from Llanrhian to Trefin some 120m E of Llanrhian Church.
History
Dated 1827, possibly rebuilding of earlier structure. A mill at Llanrhian is mentioned in 1557; J Griffiths is recorded as miller 1875, followed by D Davies c1890 and T Jenkins 1926. Disused from c1950.
Exterior
Water-powered corn-mill of coursed rubble stone with grouted slate, half-hipped roof. Two storeys with later attached outbuilding running W from right side of W front. Centre and left of front with two ground floor camber-arched openings with stone arches, that to left with boarded double doors, that to centre part-infilled with added window. Two small 4-pane lights above and plaque IW 1827 between. Outbuilding has brick corner and brick sides to two stable doors on N front. Corrugated iron roof. N end has earth and stone ramps up to loft door. Rear wall has 6-pane upper window to right and low boarded opening to group floor left. South end has large timber and iron overshot waterwheel in rubble wheel-pit with high rubble feeder on bank behind. Loft window over wheel.
Interior
Interior has complete original machinery.
Reason for designation
A good surviving rural water-mill, believed to be one of the last in Pembrokeshire to retain its machinery.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuilding at Llanrhian MillDomesticunder 1 mi
- Village PumpWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Slated Pavement & Enclosure Wall at Village PumpDomesticunder 1 mi
- Manor HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.