Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Terfyn Wellhead
Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Water Supply and Drainage
- Date of designation
- 4 October 1973
- Locality
- Terfyn
- Community
- Bodelwyddan
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.27238, -3.52639
- Cadw reference
- 249
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
At the corner where an unclassified road branches N from St Asaph Road, 1km W of Bodelwyddan Village.
History
Dated c1868 and attributed together with the adjacent Terfyn Cottages to W E Nesfield, architect. (At this period Nesfield was working at Kinmel Park.)
Exterior
A well, covered by a conical slate roof resting on 3 oak posts with exterior oak struts, and surmounted by a finial of wood and wrought iron. The well itself stands about 0.6m high and has a projecting coping.
Reason for designation
A picturesque village ornament, listed also for group value with Terfyn Cottages.
Nearby in the register
- 5 Terfyn CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- 4 Terfyn CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Terfyn CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Terfyn CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.