Walls to Garden to West Farm on south-east side of West Street, Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4095 / 51°24'34"N

Longitude: -3.4886 / 3°29'18"W

OS Eastings: 296565

OS Northings: 168885

OS Grid: SS965688

Mapcode National: GBR HJ.QF6W

Mapcode Global: VH5HZ.HT2T

Plus Code: 9C3RCG56+RH

Entry Name: Walls to Garden to West Farm on south-east side of West Street

Listing Date: 10 September 1982

Last Amended: 3 February 2006

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 13291

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300013291

Location: To the south-east of West Farm on the opposite side of the road.

County: Vale of Glamorgan

Town: Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen

Community: Llantwit Major (Llanilltud Fawr)

Community: Llantwit Major

Built-Up Area: Llantwit Major

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Garden

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History

C18 to C19; shown on Tithe Plan of 1840. Enclosed gardens detached from the house appear to be a feature of Llantwit Major and this is the most notable example (see also Boverton House).

Exterior

D-shaped garden enclosed by limestone rubble walls with rough coping about 2m in height. Entrance in north-west side between square stone gate piers in centre. A further taller stone pier with flat coping at north-east end of north-west wall; this is a more formal lenght of wall about 1.25m in height facing directly to the farmhouse.

Reasons for Listing

Included for group value with West Farm and as a fine example of a detached walled garden in an urban context.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Front Garden Wall to West Farm
Along the street frontage of West Farm.
II Hill Cottage
Adjoining West Farmhouse to the south.
II West Farm
About 200m north and west of the Church of St. Illtud.
II Swimbridge Farmhouse with attached garden walls
About 200m north of the Church of St. Illtud.
II The Swine Bridge
About 180m north of the Church of St. Illtud and just to the south of Swimbridge Farmhouse.
II Plymouth House
About 110m north-west of the Church of St. Illtud.
II Garden Wall, Gate and Mounting Block and Stables at Plymouth House
In front and to the sides of Plymouth House.
II The Old School, including attached walling
About 100m north of the Church of St. Illtud.

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Walls to Garden to West Farm on south-east side of West Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan