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Mile marker on the Montygomery to Welshpool Road

A Grade II Listed Building in Forden, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6179 / 52°37'4"N

Longitude: -3.121 / 3°7'15"W

OS Eastings: 324202

OS Northings: 302822

OS Grid: SJ242028

Mapcode National: GBR B1.829N

Mapcode Global: WH79X.1G2F

Plus Code: 9C4RJV9H+4J

Entry Name: Mile marker on the Montygomery to Welshpool Road

Listing Date: 20 March 1998

Last Amended: 20 March 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 19564

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300019564

Location: The mile marker stands at the N end of the village of Kingswood on the N side of the road to Leighton, and 120m N of Birds Corner.

County: Powys

Community: Forden with Leighton and Trelystan (Ffordun gyda Tre'r-llai a Threlystan)

Community: Forden with Leighton and Trelystan

Locality: Kingswood

Built-Up Area: Forden

Traditional County: Montgomeryshire

Tagged with: Milestone

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History

A cast iron mile marker erected by the Second Division Turnpike Trust in c.1830 on the old road from Welshpool to Montgomery.

Exterior

Cast iron mile marker, triangular in section with a sloping triangular top, reading, on the left WELSHPOOL/ /4-M and arrow right, and on the right MONTGOME (...) / 4-M and arrow left.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its historical significance as a survival of the Montgomeryshire Turnpike Trust.

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