Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Footbridge over Stream at West Entrance to Churchyard of Church of St Illtud
Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llantwit Major, Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 10 September 1982.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 10 September 1982
- Locality
- Llantwit Major
- Town
- Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
- Community
- Llantwit Major
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.40789, -3.48830
- Cadw reference
- 13274
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1858 · 20. Bridgewater. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Outside the churchyard wall and directly to the west of the Church of St Illtud.
History
Probably early C19. In origin probably older than the Churchyard wall with the iron railings possibly added when the wall was built.
Exterior
Segmentally arched footbridge of stone with stone abutments on east side and flat modern concrete deck. C19 iron rail balustrade, terminating in square uprights with pyramidal finials.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the Churchyard Wall and the other historic buildings surrounding the Church of St. Illtud.
Nearby in the register
- St. Illtud's Church, Early Medieval Cross, Cross Shafts and PillarPillarunder 1 mi
- Former Chantry Priest's HouseIndustrialunder 1 mi
- The Chantry HouseChantryunder 1 mi
- Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. IlltudReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.