II*Church · listed 1992Church InstitutePhoto: Meirion · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church Institute · Photo: Meirion · CC BY-SA 2.0A+History Grade
History of Llanfairfechan · Cadw
70 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade II*
On the Cadw list, all of them stand inside Llanfairfechan’s built-up area, 197 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 43% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings and 3 old views of the town. Llanfairfechan grades A+ for history: #3 of 39 in Clwyd.
Listed buildings
70
197 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
2 registered parks & gardens
Homes built before 1919
43%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Llanfairfechan in 9 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.
Llanfair Arms PHGrade II listed
Paragon Electrical ShopGrade II listed
Plas Farmhouse (Henblas Farm)Grade II listed
Acorn CottageGrade II listed
Carreg FrauGrade II listed+4See 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.
Through time
Llanfairfechan from 1871 to 1923
3 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
c. 1871
c. 1890
1923Public 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 Llanfairfechan’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
70 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I3 Grade II*67 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 II*
The 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Llanfairfechan
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
House · listed 1992Bryn-y-neuadd FarmhouseOn the list as Bryn-y-Neuadd Farmhouse, including attached dairy
House · listed 1990Wern Isaf (formerly Rose Briars)
What’s protected
Most of Llanfairfechan’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas58
Inns, shops & warehouses4
Churches, chapels & priories4
Public & civic buildings2
Walls, gates & bridges1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
58 entries (83%) are houses, terraces and villas. 4 are churches, chapels and priories.
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
67 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 67 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Acorn CottageAel y GwyntAraulfanB & H StoresBeamsmoorBodafonBolnhurstBronrarddBrooklandsBryn FfawyddBryn HaulBryn HaulCarreg FrauCarreg LlwydCarreg WenChrist ChurchChurch CottagesChurch CottagesChurch Men's Club (Church Institute)CoedfaCottage at Pont-y-PentreCourtyard Ranges of Agricultural Buildings at Bryn-y-Neuadd FarmDutch Barn at Bryn-y-Neuadd FarmDwyforEfrydfaEglwys y Santes Fair (Parish Church of St Mary)Former Stable Block at Bryn-y-Neuadd Hospital (includes Yard Cottage & Bryn-y-Neuadd Cottage)Fron GochGarden Fountain in grounds at Bryn-y-Neuadd HospitalGorsefieldGranary/CartshedGreenhillsGrey GablesGwynforHilcroftHillcrestLetter Box in Pier outside No.14Llanfair Arms PHMaes AledNantNeuadd WenNo.1 Bryn HaulNo.4 Bryn HaulNorthcotNorthfieldParagon Electrical ShopParciauPlas Farm Outbuildings (Henblas Farm Outbuildings)Plas Farmhouse (Henblas Farm)Plas Llanfair CottagePlas NewyddPont-y-PentrePreswylfaRose LeaSlate Fence opposite NE corner of BeamoorSlate Fence to N of Lodge to PreswylfaSlate Fence to the Se of AraulfanTalforThe Original Fish & Chip ShopThe TowersTrewenTy Hwnt Yr AfonWar MemorialWhilomeWhite FriarsWoodcotthe Haven
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 18% of Llanfairfechan
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Llanfairfechan Town Centre 199420 ha
Llanfairfechan, The Close 19906 ha
26 hain conservation areas, of 143 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Llanfairfechan, The Close, was designated in 1990; the newest, Llanfairfechan Town Centre, in 1994. 61 of the 70 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 Llanfairfechan’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1992
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1992 · 66
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1990. 66 came in 1992. Only 2 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).
Gwern y Plas Ancient VillagePrehistoric; Unenclosed hut circle settlement
2 registered parks and gardens
Bryn-y-NeuaddGrade II · Mid nineteenth-century landscape park with formal Italianate garden and extensive kitchen garden
Wern Isaf (Rosebriars)Grade II · Arts-and-Crafts house and garden of about 1900, small but basically unchanged
History Grade
Llanfairfechan grades A+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (77 points, 217 per 10,000 residents)More than 85% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (43%)More than 95% 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.
Homes by age
43% of Llanfairfechan’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
36%
Before 1900
6.1%
1900–18
1.7%
1919–29
7.2%
1930s
3.9%
1945–54
9.4%
1955–64
10%
1965–72
7.2%
1973–82
6.1%
1983–92
2.2%
1993–99
3.3%
2000–08
3.3%
2009–15
2.8%
2016–25
LlanfairfechanEngland & Wales
36% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 10% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Llanfairfechan
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanfairfechan | 3,547 | 70 | 0 | A+ |
| Penmaenmawr | 2,762 | 7 | 0 | B |
| Dwygyfylchi | 1,403 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Beaumaris | 1,120 | 234 | 24 | A+ |
| Bethesda | 3,757 | 37 | 1 | A |
| Tregarth | 1,252 | 10 | 0 | A− |
| Conwy | 15,706 | 220 | 7 | A− |
| Bangor | 16,994 | 187 | 2 | A |
In brief
Llanfairfechan in brief
More of Llanfairfechan’s homes are old than in most places: 43% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 70 listed buildings, including Church Institute. For its size, it has more listed heritage than 85% of UK towns. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1990.
Of the whole list, 83% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1992: 66 of 70. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; Valentine Baker (1888) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Llanfairfechan’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Llanfairfechan?
Cadw lists 70 buildings inside Llanfairfechan’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 67 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Llanfairfechan?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Gwern y Plas Ancient Village.
How many conservation areas are there in Llanfairfechan?
2, covering about 26 hectares of the town. The largest are Llanfairfechan Town Centre and Llanfairfechan, The Close.
When were Llanfairfechan’s buildings listed?
The first in 1990; the most, 66, in 1992.
Are there old photos of Llanfairfechan?
Yes: 3 public-domain photos and postcards from 1871 to 1923, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Llanfairfechan?
43% of homes were built before 1919 and 51% 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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