Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
14489
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
15/03/1994  
Date of Amendment
15/03/1994  
Name of Property
Mile Post adjacent to Trotting Mare Public House  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Wrexham  
Community
Overton  
Town
 
Locality
South Knolton  
Easting
337959  
Northing
338744  
Street Side
 
Location
Alongside the road, adjacent to the car park of the Trotting Mare Public House on the boundary of Overton Community.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
Mile post. Probably late C18 or early C19.  

Exterior
Round arched stone post c2 feet high, carrying a round arched cast iron plate, with lettering: ‘To Ellesmere 4m Wrexham 9 M’.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
A good example of mile post design of a type which is becoming rare.  

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