Gadlys Woods Farmhouse

Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Bagillt, Flintshire, designated on 24 February 1976.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Gadlys Woods Farmhouse, Bagillt, Flintshire, 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: 24 February 1976
Community: Bagillt
Unitary authority: Flintshire
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 53.25964, -3.17994
Cadw reference: 522

TodayHistorical map

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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 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

About 400m SE of road.

Exterior

Farmhouse, C17 and later with earlier origins. Rubble and brick, painted, but origins as timber-framed house. Slate roofs, brick chimney. Entrance elevation faces N. L block has 2 gables (L brick, R stone) L gable has decorative panel above 16-pane sash window; similar window to ground floor with string course between floors; R gable has 16-pane sash at string level and entrance door set back in recessed porch. To R of these block set back with 2 16-pane sash widows to each floor, and blocked square window above outshut with brick chimney. Rear has gable to R, 4-paned sash window to first floor, broad window to ground floor. To L of this set slightly back block with gabled dormer two 4-pane sashes to first floor (small window to end); on ground floor modern window to R, Yorkshire sash to end and small squat window between.

To L end lean-to with 4-pane sash window. At (E) end of building is attached in-line barn (blockwork), timber-framing said to be visible in wall with house.
Well-preserved example of vernacular farmhouse.

Group value with adjacent listed buildings.

References: Information from NMR, Aberystwyth.

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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