II*Church · listed 1950Church of St MelydPhoto: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Richard Park · CC BY-SA 2.0B−History Grade
History of Meliden · Cadw
8 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Cadw counts them inside Meliden’s built-up area, 40 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 15% of its homes were built before 1919. Meliden grades B− for history.
Listed buildings
8
40 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
15%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Meliden
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. 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.
The map
Where Meliden’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
8 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*6 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 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Meliden
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Inns & shops · listed 2001Clive Engine House, Talargoch MinePhoto: Chris Andrews · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II
6 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 6 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 6.4% of Meliden
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Meliden Ffordd Penrhwylfa 19883 ha
Meliden Central 19882 ha
5 hain conservation areas, of 75 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Meliden Ffordd Penrhwylfa and Meliden Central, were designated in 1988; the newest, Meliden Central, in 1988. 4 of the 8 listed buildings stand in one.
Cadw’s conservation areas via DataMapWales. Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
2 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Welsh Government (Cadw).
Clive Engine House, MelidenPost Medieval/Modern; Engine House
Dyserth CastleMedieval; Castle
History Grade
Meliden 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 (14 points, 70 per 10,000 residents)More than 52% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (15%)More than 43% 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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Meliden
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meliden | 2,002 | 8 | 0 | B− |
| Prestatyn | 16,678 | 15 | 0 | C− |
| Dyserth | 2,038 | 11 | 0 | B− |
| Rhyl | 26,982 | 99 | 0 | B+ |
| Rhuddlan | 3,791 | 21 | 0 | B− |
| St Asaph | 3,483 | 52 | 1 | A− |
| Kinmel Bay | 9,016 | 4 | 0 | D |
| Bodelwyddan | 1,785 | 24 | 0 | B+ |
In brief
Meliden in brief
The official list counts 8 listed buildings in Meliden. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1988. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and Thomas Ellis (1711) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Meliden’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Meliden?
Cadw lists 8 buildings inside Meliden’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 6 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Meliden?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Clive Engine House, Meliden and Dyserth Castle.
How many conservation areas are there in Meliden?
2, covering about 5 hectares of the town. The largest are Meliden Ffordd Penrhwylfa and Meliden Central.
How old are the homes in Meliden?
15% of homes were built before 1919 and 39% 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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