II*Church · listed 1962Church of Saint MaryPhoto: Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Castell Rhuddlan · Photo: Julie Anne Workman · CC BY-SA 3.0B−History Grade
History of Rhuddlan · Cadw
21 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade II*
Cadw counts them inside Rhuddlan’s built-up area, 55 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 4 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings and 5 old views of the town. 11% of its homes were built before 1919. Rhuddlan grades B− for history: #20 of 39 in Clwyd.
Listed buildings
21
55 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
4
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Rhuddlan in 11 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.
Church of Saint MaryGrade II* listed
Twthill (Further and Additional Areas)Scheduled monument
Parliament HouseGrade II listed
Parliament HouseGrade II listed
Lychgate to ChurchyardGrade II listed+6See 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
Rhuddlan from 1770 to 1905
5 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1770s
c. 1830
c. 1870
c. 1890
1905Public 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 Rhuddlan’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.
21 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I4 Grade II*17 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 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Rhuddlan
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
House · listed 1962Cowhouse At Abbey Farm, Abbey Road (e Side)On the list as Cowhouse at Abbey Farm
House · listed 1962Main Barn At Abbey Farm, Abbey Road (e Side)On the list as Main Barn at Abbey Farm
House · listed 1962Workshop Range At Abbey Farm, Abbey Road (e Side)On the list as Workshop Range at Abbey Farm
What’s protected
Most of Rhuddlan’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas14
Churches, chapels & priories7
14 entries (67%) are houses, terraces and villas. 7 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
17 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 17 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
BelmontBryn Awel and Fondella BuildingCatholic Church of St IlltydChest Tomb to NE of Church of Saint MaryChurchyard CrossClarence House (Old Vicarage)Coach House at Pengwern Hall with Outbuildings Range to WGarden Cottage at Pengwern HallGeorgian House (former Stables) at Pengwern HallLychgate to ChurchyardParliament HouseParliament HousePengwern Hall (Pengwern College)The Banquet HouseWoodwork Block (former Coach House) at Pengwern Hall1. Chest Tomb to SE of Church of Saint Mary2. Chest Tomb to SE of Church of Church of Saint Mary
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 13% of Rhuddlan
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Rhuddlan 197117 ha
17 hain conservation areas, of 134 ha inside the built-up area.
15 of the 21 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
7 of Rhuddlan’s 21 listed buildings were added in 1951
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1951 · 71994 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 7 entries were listed in 1951. Only 1 has 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.
4 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Welsh Government (Cadw).
Castell RhuddlanMedieval; Castle
Part of Site of Norman BoroughMedieval; Town
Rhuddlan Town BanksMedieval; Town Defences
Twthill (Further and Additional Areas)Medieval; Motte and Bailey
History Grade
Rhuddlan 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 (33 points, 87 per 10,000 residents)More than 66% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (11%)More than 27% 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 Rhuddlan
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhuddlan | 3,791 | 21 | 0 | B− |
| Rhyl | 26,982 | 99 | 0 | B+ |
| Dyserth | 2,038 | 11 | 0 | B− |
| Bodelwyddan | 1,785 | 24 | 0 | B+ |
| St Asaph | 3,483 | 52 | 1 | A− |
| Kinmel Bay | 9,016 | 4 | 0 | D |
| Meliden | 2,002 | 8 | 0 | B− |
| Prestatyn | 16,678 | 15 | 0 | C− |
In brief
Rhuddlan in brief
Rhuddlan has 21 listed buildings, including Castell Rhuddlan. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1971. Of the whole list, 67% are houses, terraces and villas. 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 Jack L. Jones (1869) and Peter Morris (1854) were born here before 1900.
Questions about Rhuddlan’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Rhuddlan?
Cadw lists 21 buildings inside Rhuddlan’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 17 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Rhuddlan?
Yes, 4 scheduled monuments, including Castell Rhuddlan, Part of Site of Norman Borough, Rhuddlan Town Banks and Twthill (Further and Additional Areas).
How many conservation areas are there in Rhuddlan?
1, covering about 17 hectares of the town. The largest is Rhuddlan.
When were Rhuddlan’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 7, in 1951.
Are there old photos of Rhuddlan?
Yes: 5 public-domain photos and postcards from 1770 to 1905, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Rhuddlan?
11% of homes were built before 1919 and 25% 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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