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Milestone on A483

Llanbadarn Fawr, Powys, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Fron, Llanbadarn Fawr, Powys, designated on 10 December 2004.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Milestone on A483, Llanbadarn Fawr, Powys, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
No class recorded
Date of designation
10 December 2004
Locality
Fron
Community
Llanbadarn Fawr
Unitary authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.28204, -3.33664
Cadw reference
83368

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

On the W side of the road immediately S of a junction with a minor road to Coedgwgan Mill, approximately 0.8km N of the main road junction in Crossgates.

A C19 mile marker shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.

A round-headed freestone mile marker. It is painted white with black-painted letters and is inscribed 'Builth 11 Miles' and 'Newtown 23'.

Listed for its special historic interest as one of a series of well-preserved milestones on the A483.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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