IPublic · listed 1961Bronllys CastleOn the list as Keep at Bronllys CastlePhoto: Keith Salvesen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Keep at Bronllys Castle · Photo: Keith Salvesen · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Bronllys · Cadw
5 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Cadw list, all of them stand inside Bronllys’s built-up area, 91 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 44% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
5
91 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
44%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Bronllys
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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 Bronllys’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
5 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*1 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 Bronllys
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 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Bronllys
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*Church · listed 1961Detached belltower at the church of St. MaryPhoto: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1961Bronllys Castle House (including Castle Cottage).
Public · listed 1961Workshop and gallery at Bronllys Castle House
Grade II
1 Grade II listed building
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 1 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
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).
Bronllys moated siteMedieval; Moated Site
Castell BronllysMedieval; Castle
Homes by age
44% of Bronllys’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
38%
Before 1900
6%
1900–18
1.4%
1919–29
1.4%
1930s
6%
1945–54
4.6%
1955–64
8.8%
1965–72
4.6%
1973–82
8.8%
1983–92
1.4%
1993–99
2.8%
2000–08
8.8%
2009–15
7.4%
2016–25
BronllysEngland & Wales
38% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 8.8% 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 Bronllys
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronllys | 548 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Talgarth | 1,252 | 28 | 0 | A |
| Hay-on-Wye | 2,065 | 152 | 1 | A+ |
| Brecon | 8,257 | 522 | 6 | A+ |
| Llangynidr | 1,038 | 11 | 0 | A− |
| Crickhowell | 2,108 | 119 | 2 | A+ |
| Builth Wells | 2,620 | 44 | 0 | A |
In brief
Bronllys in brief
More of Bronllys’s homes are old than in most places: 44% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 5 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. The rest is about typical: all its entries went on the list in 1961; and it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Bronllys’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Bronllys?
Cadw lists 5 buildings inside Bronllys’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 1 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Bronllys?
One: Keep at Bronllys Castle.
Are there scheduled monuments in Bronllys?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Bronllys moated site and Castell Bronllys.
How old are the homes in Bronllys?
44% of homes were built before 1919 and 46% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Bronllys 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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