Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lower Leighton Farm
Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Lower Leighton, Forden, Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, Powys, designated on 20 March 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 20 March 1998
- Locality
- Lower Leighton
- Town
- Forden
- Community
- Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.65173, -3.11786
- Cadw reference
- 19521
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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 · 151 Welshpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located approximately 0.6km N of Leighton church opposite the junction between the B4388 and B4381.
History
Mid C19 farmhouse with servants' wing.
Exterior
Two-storey 4-unit farmhouse with rear wing. Timber-framed, in large square panels in the lower storey and smaller rectangular panels in the upper storey, with rendered infill, and with random rubble gable walls. Slate roof with brick stacks to R of centre and L. Centrally-placed gabled porch is rendered and has a panelled door with infilled overlight and round-headed windows in the side walls. To L is a boarded door. Large 2-light casements in the lower storey have margin glazing; smaller 2-light casements in the upper storey are below the wall plate. Behind the unit to L is a lower 2-storey wing with 2-light casements in the upper storey and replaced windows in the lower storey.
Interior
Not inspected (November 1996).
Reason for designation
A good late example of the timber-framed tradition, retaining original detail.
Nearby in the register
- Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas WoodLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Offa's Dyke: Section at Pentre FarmLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Pentre Farm Byre and Cart ShedAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Gateway at the N entrance to Leighton FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.