Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milestone on A44
Llanbadarn Fawr, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Crossgates, Llanbadarn Fawr, Powys, designated on 10 December 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 10 December 2004
- Locality
- Crossgates
- Community
- Llanbadarn Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.27529, -3.34314
- Cadw reference
- 83366
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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 179 Rhyader (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To the E of Clywedog Bridge, approximately 0.4km W of the main road junction in Crossgates.
History
A C19 mile marker shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A round-headed freestone mile marker re-set on a concrete base. It is painted white with black-painted letters. It is inscribed 'Rhayader 7½ miles' and 'Penybont 2.'
Reason for designation
Listed for its special historic interest as one of a series of well-preserved milestones on the A44.
Nearby in the register
- Clywedog Bridge (partly in Nantmel)No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Clywedog Bridge (partly in Llanbadarn Fawr)Transportunder 1 mi
- Church of St PadarnReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Milestone on A483No class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.