Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Mile marker
Kerry, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Sarn, Newtown, Kerry, Powys, designated on 12 September 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 12 September 1996
- Locality
- Sarn
- Town
- Newtown
- Community
- Kerry
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.51069, -3.16748
- Cadw reference
- 17312
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 165 Montgomery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located in the road verge, on a sharp bend. 300m E of Sarn church.
Exterior
Early C19 cast iron mile marker, triangular in plan, rising to a sloping top against a half-round backplate. Raised lettering reading:
On left: BLUE BELL 3-M CHURCHSTOKE4-M;
On right: KERRY 4-M NEWTOWN 7-M;
Around the backplate: BISHOPS CASTLE 9-M.
Reason for designation
Included as a well preserved mile marker from the re-marking out of the road from Churchstoke to Newtown by the turnpike trust in the early C19.
Nearby in the register
- Camp S of Old Hall SarnRingworkunder 1 mi
- PantDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at PantAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Great Cefn-y-berrinDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.