Gorse Cottage

Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Trelogan, Holywell, Llanasa, Flintshire, designated on 30 April 2001.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Gorse Cottage, Llanasa, Flintshire, 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: Domestic
Date of designation: 30 April 2001
Locality: Trelogan
Town: Holywell
Community: Llanasa
Unitary authority: Flintshire
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 53.31147, -3.32539
Cadw reference: 25131

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
1896 · 96 Liverpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1930 · OS Popular Edition 1919-1947 (National Library of Scotland)

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Cadw's description

Location

On the S side of the minor road between Trelogan and Tre Mostyn, and W of a small quarry.

History

Built in the early C19 and shown as a public house on the 1839 Tithe map. The house was converted to 2 dwellings by longitudinal subdivision in the late C20. The public house served the industrial hamlet of Trelogan, where lead mining became established in the C18 and continued until the early C20.

Interior

Not inspected.

Reason for designation

Listed for retaining early C19 character, and for its association with the industrial history of Trelogan.

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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