II*Church · listed 1994Llanwenarth Baptist ChapelOn the list as Llanwenarth Baptist ChurchPhoto: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0BHistory Grade
History of Govilon · Cadw
13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
On the Cadw list, all of them stand inside Govilon’s built-up area, 97 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 12 of Govilon’s listed buildings. 22% of its homes were built before 1919. Govilon grades B for history.
Listed buildings
13
97 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
22%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Govilon
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 Govilon’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
13 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*12 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 Grade II* listed building in Govilon
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
12 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 12 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bank of three Limekilns to rear of Kiln LodgeBarn to S of Derwen DegCanal Warehouse At Govilon WharfChapel Cottages No 1Chapel Cottages No 2Chapel Cottages No 3Derwen DegGovilon Boat Club Building at Govilon WharfGovilon Bridge (Canal Bridge no 98)Govilon HouseGovilon Yard Bridge ( Canal Bridge No 97 )Railway Viaduct over Canal to SE of Govilon
How the list grew
More than half of Govilon’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1996
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1996 · 8
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1973. 8 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.
World Heritage
| Blaenavon Industrial LandscapeUNESCO World Heritage Site: the town touches its mapped area, which can include a buffer zone |
History Grade
Govilon 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, 104 per 10,000 residents)More than 57% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (22%)More than 65% 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 Govilon
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govilon | 1,342 | 13 | 0 | B |
| Gilwern | 2,184 | 3 | 0 | C− |
| Llanfoist | 2,007 | 8 | 0 | C+ |
| Abergavenny | 13,689 | 241 | 2 | A+ |
| Blaenavon | 5,637 | 31 | 3 | A |
| Crickhowell | 2,108 | 119 | 2 | A+ |
| Brynmawr | 5,250 | 2 | 0 | C+ |
| Nantyglo | 4,548 | 3 | 0 | C |
In brief
Govilon in brief
The official list counts 13 listed buildings in Govilon. The big year was 1996, when 8 of the 13 went on the list. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and 22% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Govilon’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Govilon?
Cadw lists 13 buildings inside Govilon’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 12 Grade II.
Is Govilon a World Heritage Site?
Part of Govilon lies within the area Cadw maps for Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, which can include a buffer zone around the site itself.
When were Govilon’s buildings listed?
The first in 1973; the most, 8, in 1996.
How old are the homes in Govilon?
22% of homes were built before 1919 and 28% 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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