British Listed Buildings

History in Structure

Milestone

A Grade II Listed Building in Glasbury, Powys

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0586 / 52°3'30"N

Longitude: -3.1952 / 3°11'42"W

OS Eastings: 318151

OS Northings: 240697

OS Grid: SO181406

Mapcode National: GBR YY.DG2M

Mapcode Global: VH6BH.KJP7

Plus Code: 9C4R3R53+CW

Entry Name: Milestone

Listing Date: 18 January 1996

Last Amended: 18 January 1996

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 17223

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300017223

Location: Located to the north-east of Glan-hen-Wye in the verge of the road, on a gentle bend.

County: Powys

Community: Glasbury (Y Clas-ar-wy)

Community: Glasbury

Locality: Maesllwch

Traditional County: Radnorshire

Tagged with: Milestone

Find accommodation in
Glasbury

Exterior

c.1830 A round topped fine sandstone pillar with tooled edge, later painted, bearing incised lettering in sans-serif capitals reading, around top HEREFORD, and below, 24/ MILES - GLASBURY / 1 / MILE

Reasons for Listing

Included as a relic of the turnpike organisation of the main road in the early C19.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Stables and Coachhouse at Glan Hen Wye
    Located on the E side of the road from the A,.438 Brecon to Hereford Road, approximately 200m from the junction. The stables and coach-houses lie to the rear of the house, on the NE side.
  • II Gate piers, gates and screen to the E drive of Maesllwch Castle
    Located at a bend of the minor road leading off the Brecon to Hereford Road to Ffynnon Gynnydd.
  • II East Lodge to Maesllwch Castle
    Located at a bend of the minor road leading off the Brecon to Hereford Road to Ffynnon Gynnydd. The lodge stands just within the gates, on the N side of the driveway.
  • II Glan Hen Wye
    Located on the E side and close to the junction of the road leading off the A.438 to Ffynnon Gynnydd, opposite the eastern driveway to Maesllwch Castle.
  • II Bryn-yr-hydd
    Bryn-yr-hydd lies prominently on a bend on the small road leading from the A.438 N of Glasbury to Bryn-yr-hydd farm and, beyond the brow of the hill, Bryn-yr-hydd Common, from there are wide views ove
  • II Barn at Bryn-yr-hydd farm
    Bryn-yr-hydd farm lies at the end of the small road leading off the A.438 N of Glasbury, on the brow of the hill below Bryn-yr-hydd Common. The barn forms the SW side of the elongated farmyard in fron
  • II Bryn-yr-hydd Farmhouse
    Bryn-yr-hydd farm lies at the end of the small road leading off the A.438 N of Glasbury, on the brow of the hill below Bryn-yr-hydd Common. The farmhouse stands at the higher NW end on the elongated f
  • I Maesyronnen United Reformed Chapel
    The chapel and adjoining cottage lie at the end of a lane off the road from the A.438 Hereford to Brecon Road to Ffynnon Gynnydd, near the top of a steep bank and overlooking the Cilcenni Dingle.

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.