Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Boundary Stone at Kingsbridge
Llwchwr, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llwchwr, Swansea, designated on 6 August 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 6 August 2002
- Locality
- Llwchwr
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Llwchwr
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66072, -4.03744
- Cadw reference
- 26851
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 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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the N side of Swansea Road in the car park of The Kingsbridge public house some 80m E of the Afon Lliw.
History
C19 boundary stone close to boundary between Loughor and Swansea.
Exterior
Boundary stone, grey limestone, trapezoidal plan, marked on left side 'Turnpike Road', on right side 'Approache to Parish Bridge' and on the short base vertically 'Boundary'.
Reason for designation
Included for special historical interest as a scarce turnpike-road boundary stone.
Nearby in the register
- Roman Practice Camp on Stafford CommonPractice Campunder 1 mi
- War Memorial in grounds of Church of Saint CatherineCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Catholic Church of the Blessed SacramentReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint CatherineReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.