Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on S side of High Street
Clydach, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Clydach, Swansea, designated on 15 December 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 15 December 2003
- Locality
- Clydach
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Clydach
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.69576, -3.89185
- Cadw reference
- 82328
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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (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)
Cadw's description
Location
Built into outside of churchyard wall of Church of Saint John on the S side of the High Street.
History
Early C19 milestone on old turnpike road.
Exterior
Milestone, rectangular stone with curved top built into wall of churchyard. Carved number VI at top with word Swansea below and benchmark towards the bottom.
Reason for designation
Included for the special historic transport interest on old turnpike road.
Nearby in the register
- Church of Saint John the BaptistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Statue of Sir Ludwig MondCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Milestone on NE side of Vardre RoadTransportunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.