IPublic · listed 1970Manorbier CastlePhoto: Tony Grant · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Chaosdruid · Public domain–Not graded
History of Manorbier · Cadw
13 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
Cadw counts them inside Manorbier’s built-up area, 453 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 23% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
13
453 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
23%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Manorbier
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 Manorbier’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
13 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I0 Grade II*11 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 2 Grade I listed buildings in Manorbier
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.
IChurch · listed 1970St James's ChurchOn the list as St James' ChurchPhoto: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II
11 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 11 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 39% of Manorbier
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Manorbier 199710 ha
10 hain conservation areas, of 26 ha inside the built-up area.
12 of the 13 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 Manorbier’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1996
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1996 · 71970 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 5 entries were listed in 1970, 2 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 7 came in 1996. 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).
Manorbier CastleMedieval; Castle
Homes by age
23% of Manorbier’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
23%
Before 1900
0%
1900–18
0.7%
1919–29
0.7%
1930s
15%
1945–54
7.5%
1955–64
8.9%
1965–72
4.1%
1973–82
14%
1983–92
6.8%
1993–99
9.6%
2000–08
4.8%
2009–15
5.5%
2016–25
ManorbierEngland & Wales
23% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1945–54, which added 15% 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 Manorbier
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manorbier | 287 | 13 | 2 | — |
| Tenby | 4,092 | 334 | 3 | A+ |
| Wooden | 1,300 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Saundersfoot | 2,515 | 18 | 0 | B |
| Pembroke | 7,963 | 138 | 4 | A |
| Kilgetty | 1,247 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Pembroke Dock | 9,659 | 106 | 1 | A+ |
| Neyland | 3,250 | 7 | 0 | B− |
In brief
Manorbier in brief
Old houses are part of Manorbier’s character: 23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 13 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1997. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1996: 7 of 13. Beyond that, Gerald of Wales (1146) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Manorbier’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Manorbier?
Cadw lists 13 buildings inside Manorbier’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 11 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Manorbier?
2, including Manorbier Castle and St James' Church.
Are there scheduled monuments in Manorbier?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Manorbier Castle.
How many conservation areas are there in Manorbier?
1, covering about 10 hectares of the town. The largest is Manorbier.
When were Manorbier’s buildings listed?
The first in 1970; the most, 7, in 1996.
How old are the homes in Manorbier?
23% of homes were built before 1919 and 25% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Manorbier has no History Grade.
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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