II*Walls & gates · listed 1964The Bridge, bridge StreetOn the list as Newcastle Emlyn Bridge (Partly in Newcastle Emlyn community)Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Jo and Steve Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0AHistory Grade
History of Newcastle Emlyn · Cadw
Old homes in Newcastle Emlyn: 46% built before 1919
The typical town has 15%: Newcastle Emlyn has 3 times the share. Cadw lists 31 buildings inside Newcastle Emlyn’s built-up area, 168 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. Newcastle Emlyn grades A for history.
Listed buildings
31
168 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
46%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Newcastle Emlyn
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Newcastle Emlyn Bridge (Partly in Newcastle Emlyn community)Grade II* listed
The Bunch of Grapes InnGrade II* listedPhotos 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 Newcastle Emlyn’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.
31 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I3 Grade II*28 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 Newcastle Emlyn
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Walls & gates · listed 1964The Bridge, bridge StreetOn the list as The BridgePhoto: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Inns & shops · listed 1991The Bunch Of Grapes Inn, bridge Street/heol Y BontOn the list as The Bunch of Grapes InnPhoto: ceridwen · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
The largest group of Newcastle Emlyn’s listed buildings is inns, shops and warehouses
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Inns, shops & warehouses12
Houses, terraces & villas9
Churches, chapels & priories5
Walls, gates & bridges3
Public & civic buildings2
9 entries (29%) are houses, terraces and villas. 5 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
28 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 28 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Angel House (J.David Lewis Premises)Bank HouseBaptist Chapel, including Sunday School forecourt railings & gates.Bethel Presbyterian Chapel, including School-room & Wall to Church StreetBronafon & Teifi DeneCartrefleCastle AntiquesCastle HouseChurch of the Holy Trinity (including Churchyard Monument & Boundry Walls)Ebenezer Congregational ChapelEmlyn Castle (All Kings Premises)Former Emlyn Grammer SchoolFormer Victoria StoresGolwg Yr AfonHoly Trinity Church Hall (Former Church School)Milepost behind No. 24, BlaenwernNational Westminster BankPantyronnenPillar Box outside Midland BankThe Blue Bell InnThe Court HouseThe Emlyn Arms Hotel, including attached ranges each side of rear outbuildingsThe Nag's Head including rear OutbuildingThe Old Saddler'sThe vicarageTown Hall & Market BuildingsW.Evans George Premises15 Sycamore Street
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 23% of Newcastle Emlyn
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Newcastle Emlyn 199217 ha
Adpar 19925 ha
22 hain conservation areas, of 95 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Newcastle Emlyn and Adpar, were designated in 1992; the newest, Adpar, in 1992. 29 of the 31 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 Newcastle Emlyn’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1991
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1991 · 28
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 2 entries were listed in 1964. 28 came in 1991. 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.
2 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Welsh Government (Cadw).
Adpar Castle MoundMedieval; Motte
Newcastle Emlyn BridgePost Medieval/Modern; Bridge
History Grade
Newcastle Emlyn 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 (38 points, 206 per 10,000 residents)More than 77% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (46%)More than 97% 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
46% of Newcastle Emlyn’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
44%
Before 1900
1.9%
1900–18
1.5%
1919–29
2%
1930s
3.4%
1945–54
2.6%
1955–64
9.2%
1965–72
9.5%
1973–82
8.2%
1983–92
4%
1993–99
7.9%
2000–08
2.1%
2009–15
3.7%
2016–25
Newcastle EmlynEngland & Wales
44% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 9.5% 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 Newcastle Emlyn
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Emlyn | 1,842 | 31 | 0 | A |
| Llandysul | 1,321 | 26 | 0 | A |
| Aberporth | 1,075 | 5 | 0 | C+ |
| Cardigan | 3,767 | 95 | 1 | A+ |
| Pencader | 1,061 | 3 | 0 | B |
| St Dogmaels | 1,013 | 25 | 1 | A |
In brief
Newcastle Emlyn in brief
More of Newcastle Emlyn’s homes are old than in most places: 46% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 31 listed buildings. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 77% of UK towns.
Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1992. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1991: 28 of 31. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; and it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Newcastle Emlyn’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Newcastle Emlyn?
Cadw lists 31 buildings inside Newcastle Emlyn’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 28 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Newcastle Emlyn?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Adpar Castle Mound and Newcastle Emlyn Bridge.
How many conservation areas are there in Newcastle Emlyn?
2, covering about 22 hectares of the town. The largest are Newcastle Emlyn and Adpar.
When were Newcastle Emlyn’s buildings listed?
The first in 1964; the most, 28, in 1991.
How old are the homes in Newcastle Emlyn?
46% of homes were built before 1919 and 50% 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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