IChurch · listed 1951St Mary and BodfanOn the list as Parish Church of Saint Mary and Saint BodfanPhoto: Helge Klaus Rieder · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0A+History Grade
History of Barmouth · Cadw
Barmouth: 58% of homes built before 1919
The typical town has 15%: Barmouth has 4 times the share. Cadw lists 53 buildings inside Barmouth’s built-up area, 267 for every 10,000 residents. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings. Barmouth grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
53
267 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
6
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
58%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Barmouth in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Parish Church of Saint Mary and Saint BodfanGrade I listed
Barmouth Railway Bridge (partly in Arthog Community)Grade II* listed
Morris & Co., General Cambrain Establishment (former Drapers Shop)Grade II* listed
Plas MynachGrade II* listed
St John's ChurchGrade II* listed+1See 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.
The map
Where Barmouth’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
53 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I6 Grade II*46 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 Grade I listed building in Barmouth
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.
Grade II*
The 6 Grade II* listed buildings in Barmouth
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 5 are photographed.
II*Walls & gates · listed 1988Barmouth BridgeOn the list as Barmouth Railway Bridge (partly in Arthog Community)Photo: Themountainphotographer · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Inns & shops · listed 1995Morris & Co., General Cambrain Establishment (former Drapers Shop)Photo: E Gammie · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1992Plas MynachPhoto: R. Davison · Public domain
II*Church · listed 1995St John's ChurchPhoto: Rhiniog · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*Inns & shops · listed 1951Tŷ GwynOn the list as Ty Gwyn with Davey Jones' Locker CafePhoto: Peter Broster · CC BY 2.0
House · listed 1995Glan Glasfor to the rear of Morris & Co.
What’s protected
Most of Barmouth’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas38
Inns, shops & warehouses7
Churches, chapels & priories5
Public & civic buildings2
Walls, gates & bridges1
38 entries (72%) are houses, terraces and villas. 5 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings.
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
46 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 46 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Aber HouseAchorage ViewAnchor CottageAttached Cottage tot he rear of Walsal HouseBarn at Hendre Coed IsafCaprera CottageCatholic Church of St Tudwal including attached presbyteryChurch HallDiscount World (Formerly Caersalem Chapel)Former Domestic/Stable Block ar Hendre Coed IsafFormer Wash-House or Shop advanced to the R of Quay CottageFron-y-GraigGibraltar CottageGlanafonGraig FachGraig FachMidland BankPen-y--Gribin and Bwth-yn-y-Bryn with rear attached outbuilding and stone steps adjoining toPen-y-CrisiauPen-y-Graig IsaPen-y-Graig Upper CottagePen-y-Gribin & Bwth-yn--Bryn) with rear attached outbuildg & Stone Steps adjoining to SWPlas Mynach LodgePorth MynachQuay CottageSt Anne HouseSt David's ChurchTan y GraigTan-y-FronTan-y-Grisiau, (Country Choice)TanyralltTanyrallt CottageThe Cors-y-Gedol HotelTy Crwn (The Lock-up)Tyn-y-CoedWalsal House (The Old Tea Rooms)Walter Lloyd Jones & Co., Estate Agents, and Walter Lloyd Jones, SalesroomWilliams Buildings1 - 4 Goronwy Terrace1 St George's Terrace2 & 3 Bennar Terrace2 St George's Terrace3 & 4 St George's Terrace5 St George's Terrace8 St George's Terrace9 St George's Terrace
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 9% of Barmouth
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Abermaw 19869 ha
9 hain conservation areas, of 99 ha inside the built-up area.
43 of the 53 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 Barmouth’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1995
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1995 · 371951 · 12
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 12 entries were listed in 1951, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 37 came in 1995. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Barmouth 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 (61 points, 307 per 10,000 residents)More than 85% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (58%)More than almost every UK town
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
58% of Barmouth’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
53%
Before 1900
4.3%
1900–18
1.5%
1919–29
3.5%
1930s
10%
1945–54
4.3%
1955–64
4.3%
1965–72
3.5%
1973–82
2.9%
1983–92
2.9%
1993–99
5%
2000–08
0.7%
2009–15
4.3%
2016–25
BarmouthEngland & Wales
53% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1945–54, which added 10% 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.
Towns its size
Barmouth has the 89th most Grade I buildings of 1,512 towns its size
Places of 1,000–3,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Barmouth
In brief
Barmouth in brief
Old houses are part of Barmouth’s character: 58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 53 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 85% of UK towns. Only 88 of the 1,512 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1986. Of the whole list, 72% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1995: 37 of 53. Beyond that, John Griffith (1821) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Barmouth’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Barmouth?
Cadw lists 53 buildings inside Barmouth’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 6 Grade II* and 46 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Barmouth?
One: Parish Church of Saint Mary and Saint Bodfan.
How many conservation areas are there in Barmouth?
1, covering about 9 hectares of the town. The largest is Abermaw.
When were Barmouth’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 37, in 1995.
How old are the homes in Barmouth?
58% of homes were built before 1919 and 63% 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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