Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milepost at Burton Ferry
Burton, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 19 May 2004
- Locality
- Burton Ferry
- Town
- Milford Haven
- Community
- Burton
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70802, -4.92354
- Cadw reference
- 82712
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the E side of Burton Ferry on the S side of the road leading to Burton.
History
19 cast iron mile marker on Haverfordwest to Pembroke Ferry turnpike road.
Exterior
Mile post, 2 white painted cast iron plates with triangular tops set into triangular stone. Plates have raised letters in black which read 'TO PEMBROKE FERRY 237 YARDS' on the E side and ' TO HAVERFORDWEST 7 MILES' on the W side.
Reason for designation
Included for its historic transport interest as a C19 mile post on the Haverfordwest to Pembroke Ferry turnpike road.
Nearby in the register
- Timber jetty, wall and gatepiers to Trinity HouseMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Burton Beach Overlord HardHardunder 1 mi
- Well and total immersion font in churchyard of Church of Saint MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Village pump at BurtonWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.