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1 Terfyn Cottages

Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Terfyn, Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, designated on 4 October 1973.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of 1 Terfyn Cottages, Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
4 October 1973
Locality
Terfyn
Community
Bodelwyddan
Unitary authority
Denbighshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
53.27285, -3.52600
Cadw reference
245

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 95 Rhyl (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1963 · Map No. 36 - Local Government Commission for Wales : [Definitive maps showing proposed… (National Library of Scotland)

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Cadw's description

Group of 8 semi-detached cottages at Terfyn, on St Asaph Road 1km W of Bodelwyddan Village. Low stone wall to front garden.

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C.1868. Attributed to W.E.Nesfield, architect. A group of estate cottages, arranged in pairs on a corner site. At the corner is a well, covered by a conical slate roof resting on three wooden posts and surmounted by a finial of wood and metal. The cottages are of 1+ storeys and are built of stone with slate roofs surmounted by wood and metal finials. Each pair has a central projection with a half-hipped dormer. Flanking these are one-storeyed porches. Mullion windows with casements.

One of a set of 8 substanctial estate cottages attributed to W E Nesfield, a major Victorian architect whose works include Kinmel Park.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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