II*Church · listed 1970Church of St NicholasPhoto: John Duckfield · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Penally · Cadw
16 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Cadw counts them inside Penally’s built-up area, 198 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 3 scheduled monuments. 20% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
16
198 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
3
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
20%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Penally
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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 Penally’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.
16 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*14 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 Penally
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Inns & shops · listed 1996West Set of Kilns
Grade II
14 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.
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 11% of Penally
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Penally 19788 ha
8 hain conservation areas, of 80 ha inside the built-up area.
12 of the 16 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 Penally’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1970
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1970 · 101996 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 10 entries were listed in 1970. 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.
3 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Welsh Government (Cadw).
Black Rock Quarry Lime KilnsPost Medieval/Modern; Kiln
Sculptured Stone Cross in ChurchMedieval; Cross
The WatchtowerMedieval; Beacon
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Penally
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penally | 807 | 16 | 0 | — |
| Tenby | 4,092 | 334 | 3 | A+ |
| Saundersfoot | 2,515 | 18 | 0 | B |
| Wooden | 1,300 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Kilgetty | 1,247 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Pembroke | 7,963 | 138 | 4 | A |
| Pembroke Dock | 9,659 | 106 | 1 | A+ |
| Narberth | 2,365 | 52 | 0 | A |
In brief
Penally in brief
Penally has 16 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1978. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1970: 10 of 16. Beyond that, Teilo (600) was born here before 1900; it also has 3 scheduled monuments; and 20% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Penally’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Penally?
Cadw lists 16 buildings inside Penally’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 14 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Penally?
Yes, 3 scheduled monuments, including Black Rock Quarry Lime Kilns, Sculptured Stone Cross in Church and The Watchtower.
How many conservation areas are there in Penally?
1, covering about 8 hectares of the town. The largest is Penally.
When were Penally’s buildings listed?
The first in 1970; the most, 10, in 1970.
How old are the homes in Penally?
20% of homes were built before 1919 and 24% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Penally 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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