17, The Village

17, The Village is one of two uneven terraces of cottages built around 1857 during the time of Hugh Williams, who later became the 3rd baronet Bodelwyddan. These cottages were constructed to accompany the church, parsonage, and schools that were established under the direction of his sister, Lady Margaret Willoughby de Broke. The developments were designed to form the western side of a street that runs at right angles to the St Asaph Road, directly opposite the vicarage.

The south terrace consists of 11 cottages, designed in a picturesque style that relates to the northern terrace but features even more restrained Gothic elements. In the arrangement of the elevation, three cottages (numbers 8, 13, and 18) project slightly forward and have gabled fronts, while the other cottages feature eaves at the front with dormers. They are constructed from axe-dressed local limestone that is informally coursed, with ashlar window surrounds. The roofs are made of slate laid in regular courses with tile ridges, and the ridge chimneys have an offset just above the ridge level with enlarged cornices. Unlike the northern terrace, the chimneys on this terrace have ribs on their broad faces, similar to those found on the service yard buildings at Bodelwyddan Castle. The upper windows, both in the gables and dormers, are 6-pane 2-light casement windows, while the lower windows are 9-pane 3-light casement windows.

Some modifications have been made to the cottages. Changes in masonry are noticeable in numbers 9 and 10, which have slightly disrupted the symmetry of the terrace. At the southern end, number 18 has been enlarged at the rear and may have been used as two separate cottages at some point.