3, The Village

3, The Village is one of two unequal terraces of cottages built around 1857 during the time of Hugh Williams, who later became the 3rd baronet of Bodelwyddan. These cottages were constructed to accompany the church, parsonage, and schools that were developed under the guidance of his sister, Lady Margaret Willoughby de Broke. The buildings were planned as part of the west side of a street that runs at right angles to St Asaph Road, directly opposite the vicarage.

The northern terrace originally consisted of six cottages, now seven. They feature a picturesque articulated style with slight Gothic elements. The lower windows project on brackets, while the doors are designed with pointed arches and porch-roofs supported by brackets, adorned with decorative bargeboards. In the elevation, cottages 3 and 6 stand slightly forward with gabled fronts, while the other cottages have eaves at the front with dormers. The cottages are constructed from axe-dressed local limestone that is informally coursed, with ashlar window surrounds. The roofs are slate, laid in regular courses with tile ridges, and feature ridge chimneys that have an offset just above ridge level and enlarged cornices. The upper windows, both in the gables and dormers, are 6-pane 2-light casement windows, while the lower windows are projected and topped with slate roofs. The two advancing cottages are also distinguished by the arrangement of their doors and a projecting window under a single roof. The terrace includes a saddlery shop attached to the northernmost cottage and a bakery attached to the southernmost cottage.

The saddlery shop at the northern end was converted into an additional cottage, now numbered 1. At the southern end, the bakery has been integrated into cottage number 7.

At the rear of the terrace, there are six wash-houses with latrines, arranged as freestanding pairs. Beyond a rear lane, there was a row of pigsties, some of which, such as the one behind number 5, remain intact, while most have been informally replaced by the occupants' garages.