IChurch · listed 1963All Saints' ChurchOn the list as Parish Church of All SaintsPhoto: Spicke01 · Public domain
The Trevor Arms Hotel · Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0B+History Grade
History of Gresford · Cadw
53 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Cadw list, all of them stand inside Gresford’s built-up area, 107 for every 10,000 residents. 52 of Gresford’s listed buildings are Grade II. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings and 2 old views of the town. 17% of its homes were built before 1919. Gresford grades B+ for history: #11 of 39 in Clwyd.
Listed buildings
53
107 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
17%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Gresford in 5 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos 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.
Through time
Gresford from 1822 to 1943
2 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
c. 1822
1943Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Gresford’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
53 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*52 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 Gresford
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.
What’s protected
Most of Gresford’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas30
Churches, chapels & priories19
Public & civic buildings3
Inns, shops & warehouses1
30 entries (57%) are houses, terraces and villas. 19 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings.
Buildings are sorted by Cadw’s broad class for each building, else by words in its name; an entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
52 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 52 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
AchillAll Saints Primary SchoolBeech CottageBeechmountCedar HouseChurch HouseCircular Privy at Green FarmCourtyard Walls and three gazebos to rear of Roft Castle HouseFormer SchoolroomGatepiers and attached Walls flanking main drive entrance to Roft Castle HouseGrave of Ann Williams in the Graveyard to S of All Saints ChurchGraveyard Wall and Gatepiers to All Saints Church (included gates to S gateway)Holly CottageJessamine CottageMarford HallMyrtle CottageNo 1 of 3 Grave in the Graveyard to SE of All Saints ChurchNo 1 of 5 Graves in the graveyard to NW of All Saints ChurchNo 1 of 6 Graves in the Graveyard to W of All saints ChurchNo 18, OakmountNo 2 of 3 Graves in the Graveyard to SE of All Saints ChurchNo 2 of 5 Graves in the Graveyard to NW of All Saints ChurchNo 2 of 6 Graves in the Graveyard to W of All Saints ChurchNo 3 of 3 Graves in the Graveyard to SE of All Saints ChurchNo 3 of 5 Graves in the Graveyard to NW of All Saints ChurchNo 3 of 6 Graves in the Graveyard to W of All Saints ChurchNo 4 of 5 Graves in the Graveyard to NW of All Saints ChurchNo 4 of 6 Graves in the Graveyard to W of All Saints ChurchNo 5 of 5 Graves in the Graveyard to NW of All Saints ChurchNo 5 of 6 Graves in the Graveyard to W of All Saints ChurchNo 6 of 6 Graves in the Graveyard to W of All Saints ChurchPair of Circular PriviesPistyll BankPrimrose CottageRoft Castle HouseRoft Castle StablesRoft LeeRomney CottageSchoolhouse and attached Walls and gatepiersSmithy CottageSpringfield CottageSpringfield FarmhouseStable Block at Trevor Arms HotelStables at Cedar HouseStone CottageStrode HouseSummerhouse at Holly CottageThe Cottage also known as Walnut CottageThe Trevor Arms HotelYew Tree Cottage1 of a pair of Graves in the Graveyard to the E of All saints Church2 of a pair of Graves in the Graveyard to the E of All Saints Church
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 7.7% of Gresford
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Gresford 19757 ha
Marford 19716 ha
13 hain conservation areas, of 173 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Marford, was designated in 1971; the newest, Gresford, in 1975. 51 of the 53 listed buildings stand in one.
Cadw’s conservation areas via DataMapWales. Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Gresford’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1996
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1996 · 391962 · 10
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 10 entries were listed in 1962. 39 came in 1996. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Gresford grades B+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (55 points, 111 per 10,000 residents)More than 75% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (17%)More than 51% 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
Gresford has the 82nd most Grade I buildings of 948 towns its size
Places of 3,000–8,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Gresford1
#187 of 948for listed buildings per resident (107 per 10,000). Sandwich, Tenby and Arundel lead.
81 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Gresford
In brief
Gresford in brief
Per resident, Gresford has more listed heritage than 75% of UK towns. All told, the list holds 53 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including All Saints' Church. Only 81 of the 948 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1971.
Of the whole list, 57% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1996: 39 of 53. Beyond that, 17% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Gresford’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Gresford?
Cadw lists 53 buildings inside Gresford’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 52 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Gresford?
One: Parish Church of All Saints.
How many conservation areas are there in Gresford?
2, covering about 13 hectares of the town. The largest are Gresford and Marford.
When were Gresford’s buildings listed?
The first in 1962; the most, 39, in 1996.
Are there old photos of Gresford?
Yes: 2 public-domain photos and postcards from 1822 to 1943, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Gresford?
17% of homes were built before 1919 and 26% 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 · Cadw conservation areas via DataMapWales (October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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