Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milepost on A4076
Merlin's Bridge, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Merlin's Bridge, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, designated on 11 March 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 11 March 2004
- Locality
- Merlin's Bridge
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Merlin's Bridge
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.79144, -4.97873
- Cadw reference
- 82635
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Just S of the A4076 road bridge over Merlin's Brook on the W side of the road.
History
C19 cast iron mile marker on Haverfordwest to Milford turnpike road.
Exterior
Mile post, white painted cast iron plate with triangular top with surround of small rock-faced stone blocks. Raised letters in black read 'HAVERFORDWEST TO MILFORD 5 MILES 1515 YARDS'.
Reason for designation
Included for its historic transport interest as a C19 mile post on the Haverfordwest to Milford turnpike road.
Nearby in the register
- Milepost near Merlins Bridge Post OfficeTransportunder 1 mi
- War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Church CottageReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Avellanau HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.