Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone, Coychurch Road
Pencoed, Bridgend, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 4 March 1998
- Locality
- Pencoed
- Community
- Pencoed
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.51801, -3.50400
- Cadw reference
- 19477
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the W side of Coychurch Road (B4280), the main road through Pencoed. The milestone is at the rear of the pavement.
History
C18 - C19 milestone connected with the turnpiking of the road between Bridgend and Llantrisant. The road was turnpiked following a parliamentory Act of 1764 and is shown on Yates’ map of 1799. The milestone may have been set back from its original position.
Exterior
Upright rectangular stone with round head. Whitewashed, with chamfered edges and horizontal striations. On its face is the following engraving: TO / BRIDGEND / 4
/ LANTRISSENT / 7.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well preserved and detailed milestone dating from the age of turnpike roads.
Nearby in the register
- Salem ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ogof y Pebyll CaveCaveunder 1 mi
- War Memorial and RailingsCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Cowshed at Pantruthin-fach FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.