Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Moss Villa
Bronington, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bronington, Wrexham, designated on 20 October 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 20 October 2005
- Locality
- Bronington
- Community
- Bronington
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.93345, -2.76744
- Cadw reference
- 85475
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1861 · 73. Market Drayton. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 122 Nantwich (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Just beyond the S end of Chapel Lane, on the S side of a private track and on the edge of Maelor Forest, approximately 1.7km SSW of the parish church.
History
A mid C19 Hanmer estate cottage, first shown on the 1873 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A 1½-storey cottage of brick with slate roof on overhanging eaves, and brick ridge stack. Above the windows is a sawtooth band in each elevation. Openings have segmental heads, and windows are casements with wood mullions. The gable end entrance has a central boarded door and a 2-light window above. The L side wall has a 2-light window and small window beneath the eaves. The R side has two 3-light windows, of which the R-hand has been renewed. In the rear gable end is a boarded door on the L side and 2-light windows to the R and above.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a well preserved simple C19 estate cottage, a type characteristic of the district.
Nearby in the register
- Former stable and coach house at Green Dragon FarmNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Green Dragon FarmhouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Peat Processing Works, Fenn's MossIndustrial buildingunder 1 mi
- Fenn's Moss Peat Processing WorksNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.