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Mill House at Nantybanw

Llantrisant Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Llantrissent/Llantrisant, Usk, Llantrisant Fawr, Monmouthshire, designated on 22 June 2000.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Mill House at Nantybanw, Llantrisant Fawr, Monmouthshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Date of designation
22 June 2000
Locality
Llantrissent/Llantrisant
Town
Usk
Community
Llantrisant Fawr
Unitary authority
Monmouthshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.67007, -2.85907
Cadw reference
23502

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1905 · 250 Chepstow (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated on N side of lane some 150m SW of Nantybanw, reached by footbridge over Llantrisant Brook.

History

Small earlier C18 mill, water-powered with C19 machinery. Marked on 1840 Tithe Map as part of Nantybanw, owned by Thomas Reece occupied by Richard Roberts.

Exterior

Mill, now house, rubble stone with slate roof. Two storeys, 3-window range of cambered-headed casement pair windows with stone voussoirs. Three original, 2 renewed oak window frames with square leading to glazing, iron opening casements. Renewed oak plank door to ground floor left, also with stone voussoirs. Stone chimney on wallface at left corner. Left end gable has leaded casement pair. Right end wall has wheel-pit for former overshot water-wheel.

Interior

Ground floor 3-bay room with machinery in right end bay. Iron pit-wheel turning oak horizontal toothed wheel. Upper floor not seen, millstone in situ.

Reason for designation

Included as a rare example of a water-powered mill of the earlier C18.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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