Bryn y Castell · Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.078 listed buildings
On the Cadw list, all of them stand inside Knighton’s built-up area, 268 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 4 scheduled monuments. 32% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings and 4 old views of the town. Knighton grades A+ for history: #3 of 7 in Powys.
Knighton in 10 photos and old views
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Knighton Railway StationGrade II listed
Green Price AlmshousesGrade II listed
Norton Arms HotelGrade II listed
Baptist ChurchGrade II listed
Former Council OfficesGrade II listed+5See 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.
Knighton from 1910 to 1915
4 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
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c. 1915Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
Where Knighton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
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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.
The largest group of Knighton’s listed buildings is inns, shops and warehouses
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
29 entries (37%) are houses, terraces and villas. 2 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.
78 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 78 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
1 conservation area covers 15% of Knighton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
72 of the 78 listed buildings stand in one.
Cadw’s conservation areas via DataMapWales. Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
More than half of Knighton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
The first 6 entries were listed in 1950. 67 came in 1985. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
4 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Welsh Government (Cadw).
Knighton grades A+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all 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.
32% of Knighton’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
30% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 20% 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.
Listed buildings in the places around Knighton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knighton | 2,911 | 78 | 0 | A+ |
| Presteigne | 1,929 | 120 | 1 | A+ |
| Kington | 2,423 | 136 | 1 | A+ |
| Bishop's Castle | 1,847 | 82 | 0 | A+ |
| Craven Arms | 2,563 | 9 | 0 | B− |
Knighton in brief
More of Knighton’s homes are old than in most places: 32% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 78 listed buildings, including Bryn y Castell. For its size, it has more listed heritage than 88% of UK towns. Market Street alone has 10 listed buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1995. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 67 of 78. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Clement Edwards (1869) and Cyril Smith (1893) were born here before 1900; and it also has 4 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Knighton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Knighton?
Cadw lists 78 buildings inside Knighton’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 78 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Knighton?
Yes, 4 scheduled monuments, including Bryn y Castell, Knighton Mound & Bailey Castle, Offa's Dyke: Section extending 165m S to Fildas Place and thence from Mill stream to Frydd Wood and Offa's Dyke: Section extending 202m from River Teme to West Street.
How many conservation areas are there in Knighton?
1, covering about 18 hectares of the town. The largest is Knighton.
When were Knighton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1950; the most, 67, in 1985.
Are there old photos of Knighton?
Yes: 4 public-domain photos and postcards from 1910 to 1915, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Knighton?
32% of homes were built before 1919 and 37% 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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