IChurch · listed 1991Basingwerk AbbeyPhoto: Paul Buckingham · CC BY-SA 2.0
Basingwerk Abbey · Photo: Paul Buckingham · CC BY-SA 2.0C+History Grade
History of Bagillt · Cadw
18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Cadw list, all of them stand inside Bagillt’s built-up area, 30 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings. 13% of its homes were built before 1919. Bagillt grades C+ for history: #23 of 39 in Clwyd.
Listed buildings
18
30 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
13%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Bagillt in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Holywell Junction Railway StationGrade II* listed
Greenfield HouseGrade II listed
BetneaGrade II listed
The Valley LodgeGrade II listed
Church of St MaryGrade II listed+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
The map
Where Bagillt’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
0 of 4neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
18 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*16 Grade II
Cadw lists buildings of special architectural or historic interest in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest, Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, and Grade II for buildings of special interest. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on Cadw’s register of listed buildings whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade I
The Grade I listed building in Bagillt
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 1.6% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Bagillt
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Walls & gates · listed 1970Holywell Junction Railway StationPhoto: Phil Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II
16 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 16 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Abbey HouseBagillt Gaol (Lock Up)BetneaBettisfield Colliery Lamp RoomBettisfield Colliery Winding Engine House and HeapsteadChurch of St MaryFomer Coach House & Stables at Plas-Yn-morfaForester's Hall (Cocoa Rooms)GlanllynGreenfield HouseHoly Trinity ChurchMinffordd CottagePlas-yn-MorfaThe SurgeryThe Valley LodgeThe Woodlands
How the list grew
9 of Bagillt’s 18 listed buildings were added in 1991
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1991 · 9
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 2 entries were listed in 1951. 9 came in 1991. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Welsh Government (Cadw).
Basingwerk AbbeyMedieval; Abbey
History Grade
Bagillt grades C+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (23 points, 39 per 10,000 residents)More than 52% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (13%)More than 36% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Towns its size
Bagillt has the 91st most Grade I buildings of 888 towns its size
Places of 4,000–10,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Bagillt1
#431 of 888for listed buildings per resident (30 per 10,000). Sandwich, Tenby and Brecon lead.
90 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Bagillt
In brief
Bagillt in brief
The official list counts 18 listed buildings in Bagillt, 1 of them Grade I, including Basingwerk Abbey. Only 90 of the 888 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; it also has a scheduled monument; and 13% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Bagillt’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Bagillt?
Cadw lists 18 buildings inside Bagillt’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 16 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Bagillt?
One: Basingwerk Abbey.
Are there scheduled monuments in Bagillt?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Basingwerk Abbey.
When were Bagillt’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 9, in 1991.
How old are the homes in Bagillt?
13% of homes were built before 1919 and 31% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Listed buildings, scheduled monuments and historic parks and gardens: Cadw, © Crown copyright, via DataMapWales.
Sources: Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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