IChurch · listed 1964Church of St PeterOn the list as Parish Church of St PeterPhoto: Unknown photographer · Public domain
Parish Church of St Peter · Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domainA−History Grade
History of Sharnbrook · Historic England
37 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Sharnbrook’s built-up area, 212 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 22% of its homes were built before 1919. Sharnbrook grades A− for history.
Listed buildings
37
212 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
22%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Sharnbrook’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
37 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*36 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade I
The Grade I listed building in Sharnbrook
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
What’s protected
Most of Sharnbrook’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas30
Walls, gates & bridges3
Churches, chapels & priories2
Public & civic buildings1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
30 entries (81%) are houses, terraces and villas. 2 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
36 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 36 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Goblon HouseJay's CourtKissing Gate on East Side of ChurchyardLittle ThatchMagniac Mausoleum St Peter's ChurchyardNorth LodgeOld Stone HouseRose CottageSharnbrook HouseStables North West of Sharnbrook HouseStoney CottageStrict Baptist ChapelThe Moat HouseTwin Lodges and Connecting ArchwayWall, Piers, Railings and Gates of Strict Baptist ChapelWrought Iron Gates to St Peter's Close from ChurchyardWryde House1 and 2, Sharnside105, High Street107, High Street115 and 117, High Street2, High Street21, High Street26, High Street28-32, High Street37, High Street42, High Street43-47, High Street48, High Street49, High Street51-55, High Street61, High Street71-75, High Street91, High Street95, High Street97, High Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 34% of Sharnbrook
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Sharnbrook30 ha
30 hain conservation areas, of 90 ha inside the built-up area.
36 of the 37 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Sharnbrook’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 251964 · 10
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 25 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
History Grade
Sharnbrook grades A− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (41 points, 235 per 10,000 residents)More than 79% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (22%)More than 66% of 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.
Homes by age
22% of Sharnbrook’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
21%
Before 1900
1.2%
1900–18
0.7%
1919–29
3.6%
1930s
4.2%
1945–54
13%
1955–64
23%
1965–72
4.8%
1973–82
9.4%
1983–92
3.8%
1993–99
9%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
5%
2016–25
SharnbrookEngland & Wales
21% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 23% 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.
Towns its size
Sharnbrook has the 87th most Grade I buildings of 1,617 towns its size
Places of 1,000–3,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Sharnbrook
In brief
Sharnbrook in brief
More of Sharnbrook’s homes are old than in most places: 22% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 37 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. For its size, it has more listed heritage than 79% of UK towns. Only 86 of the 1,617 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
On High Street alone there are 18 listed buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. Of the whole list, 81% are houses, terraces and villas. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Sharnbrook’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Sharnbrook?
Historic England lists 37 buildings inside Sharnbrook’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 36 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Sharnbrook?
One: Parish Church of St Peter.
Are there scheduled monuments in Sharnbrook?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Moated site in Castle Close.
How many conservation areas are there in Sharnbrook?
1, covering about 30 hectares of the town. The largest is Sharnbrook.
When were Sharnbrook’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 25, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Sharnbrook?
22% of homes were built before 1919 and 26% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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