Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milepost on A40
Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 16 July 2004
- Locality
- Narberth Road
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80619, -4.93624
- Cadw reference
- 82965
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the N side of the A40 some 1.5km E of Haverfordwest.
History
Mid C19 cast iron mile marker on Haverfordwest to Narberth turnpike road, one of the roads which was shown on the map in the 1844 Inquiry Report as managed by the Tavernspite Turnpike Trust. The Trust appears to be of C18 origin. It was controlled under an act of 1808. Following the Rebecca riots all Pembrokeshire roads were taken over in 1845 by the County Roads Board. It was probably after this consolidation that the foundry of Joseph Marychurch, Haverfordwest, cast the plates for the mileposts.
Exterior
Mile post, 2 white painted cast iron plates with triangular tops set into triangular stone on short rubble stone wall. Plates have raised letters in black which read '8 MILES 180 YARDS TO NARBERTH 17 MILES 922 YARDS TO PEMBROKE' on the W side and '1 MILE TO HAVERFORDWEST' on the E side.
(1 mile = 1.6 km)
Reason for designation
Included for its historic transport interest as a C19 mile post on the Haverfordwest to Narberth turnpike road.
Nearby in the register
- Good HookDomesticunder 1 mi
- Good Hook Round BarrowRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Scotchwell HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Uzmaston Round BarrowRound Barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.