Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone
Montgomery, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Weston Madoc, Montgomery, Powys, designated on 1 October 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 1 October 1996
- Locality
- Weston Madoc
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Montgomery
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.54483, -3.12928
- Cadw reference
- 17369
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 verge on the E side of the B4385 in the detached section of Churchstoke, not far from Montgomery.
Exterior
Rectangular, sandstone upright with rounded top. A cast iron plate also with rounded head is fixed to the front face. It is painted white, though now rusting and has a rim which is painted black. There is small square shaped recess below the plate which might once have contained a bench mark. The plate displays letters in relief, which read:
Miles
From
MT,Gomery. 11/2
BPS, Castle. 7
Reason for designation
Listed as a milestone characteristic of turnpike roads. Association with other milestones along the B4385 and a toll house.
Nearby in the register
- Toll CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Great Weston FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-Bryn HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llwynobin Farmhouse and adjoining range of farm buildings on SW side of yardDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.