Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Churchstoke, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 1 October 1996
- Locality
- Churchstoke
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Churchstoke
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.53786, -3.06471
- Cadw reference
- 17344
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located in the verge on the S side of the A489 in front of the car park to Harry Tuffins supermarket.
Exterior
Rectangular, sandstone upright with rounded top. A cast iron plate also with a rounded head is fixed to the front face. It is painted white and has a rim which is painted black. The plate displays letters in relief and in capitals, which read:
Miles
From
W, Pool. 10
BPS, Castle. 5
Reason for designation
Listed as a milestone characteristic of turnpike roads, and one of several milestones surviving along the A489. It is also similar in style to those on the B4385.
Nearby in the register
- Fir Court StablesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Fir CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Churchstoke HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Churchstoke Pottery, Teashop and School HouseEducationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.