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Milestone on A44

Faenor, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Lovesgrove, Aberystwyth, Faenor, Ceredigion, designated on 21 October 2002.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milestone on A44, Faenor, Ceredigion, 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
Transport
Date of designation
21 October 2002
Locality
Lovesgrove
Town
Aberystwyth
Community
Faenor
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.41070, -4.02470
Cadw reference
27004

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 163 Aberystwyth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated on the S side of the A44 some 850m W of its junction with the A4169.

History

Early C19 milestone on old turnpike road.

Exterior

Milestone, white painted stone with curved top inscribed 'ABERYSTWYTH 3 Miles' in crude lettering.

Reason for designation

Included for transport history interest marking route of an old turnpike road.

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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