IChurch · listed 1967Church of All SaintsPhoto: Rob Farrow · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Tilsworth · Historic England
5 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Tilsworth’s built-up area, 135 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 25% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
5
135 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
25%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Tilsworth
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
The map
Where Tilsworth’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
5 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*3 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 Tilsworth
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.
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Tilsworth
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Walls & gates · listed 1952Gatehouse to Manor FarmPhoto: Philip Jeffrey · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II
3 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 3 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
2 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
Homes by age
25% of Tilsworth’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
24%
Before 1900
1.2%
1900–18
3.5%
1919–29
3.5%
1930s
6.4%
1945–54
19%
1955–64
6.4%
1965–72
8.8%
1973–82
6.4%
1983–92
4.7%
1993–99
5.3%
2000–08
4.7%
2009–15
6.4%
2016–25
TilsworthEngland & Wales
24% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1955–64, which added 19% 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 (4 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Tilsworth
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilsworth | 371 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Hockliffe | 1,068 | 16 | 0 | B+ |
| Totternhoe | 1,017 | 12 | 1 | B− |
| Eaton Bray and Edlesborough | 4,201 | 35 | 2 | B+ |
| Houghton Regis | 18,814 | 16 | 1 | C− |
| Dunstable | 34,498 | 54 | 2 | C+ |
| Toddington | 4,509 | 45 | 1 | B+ |
| Leighton Buzzard | 42,736 | 120 | 1 | B− |
In brief
Tilsworth in brief
Old houses are part of Tilsworth’s character: 25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 5 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Beyond that, the list grew between 1952 and 1980; and it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Tilsworth’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Tilsworth?
Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Tilsworth’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 3 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Tilsworth?
One: Church of All Saints.
Are there scheduled monuments in Tilsworth?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Tilsworth Manor moated site and Warren Knoll: a motte castle reused as a warren.
How old are the homes in Tilsworth?
25% of homes were built before 1919 and 32% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Tilsworth has no History Grade.
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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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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