IHouse · listed 1955Dovecote in the grounds of the Tithe Barn, about 9 metres south of the housePhoto: Rod Allday · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Bryn Holmes · CC BY-SA 2.0AHistory Grade
History of Hurley · Historic England
43 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Hurley’s built-up area, 326 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 24% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings. Hurley grades A for history.
Listed buildings
43
326 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
6
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
24%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Hurley in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Dovecote in the grounds of the Tithe Barn, about 9 metres south of the houseGrade I listed
Barn at Hurley FarmGrade II* listed
Church of St MaryGrade II* listed
The CloistersGrade II* listed
The Gate House and archwayGrade II* listed+1See all photosPhotos 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 Hurley’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.
43 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I6 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 Hurley
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 6 Grade II* listed buildings in Hurley
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 5 are photographed.
II*House · listed 1955Barn at Hurley FarmPhoto: Rod Allday · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1955Church of St MaryPhoto: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1955The CloistersPhoto: Mick Crawley · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Walls & gates · listed 1972The Gate House and archwayPhoto: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Inns & shops · listed 1955The Olde BellOn the list as Ye Olde Bell HotelPhoto: Miranda Hodgson · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1955The Refectory
What’s protected
Most of Hurley’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas22
Churches, chapels & priories9
Walls, gates & bridges6
Inns, shops & warehouses4
Public & civic buildings1
Street furniture1
22 entries (51%) are houses, terraces and villas. 9 are churches, chapels and priories.
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
Barn at Frogmill Farm, about 45 metres west of Frogmill FarmhouseBridge in Grounds of Chapter House, 30 Metres North of the HouseBridge in Grounds of the Refectory, 150 Metres North East from the HouseChapter HouseChurch Cottages Post OfficeChurch HouseConference Centre to Ye Olde Bell HotelFrogmill FarmhouseGarden Walls and Piers in the Garden of the Refectory, Adjoining on the East GableGatepiers and Gates at the Lodge CottageGroup of 12 Pitt and Benwell Monuments in Churchyard of Church of St. Mary, About 5 Metres South of West End of NaveGroup of 9 Pitt Family Monuments in the Churchyard of Church of St. Mary, About 5 Metres South of West End of NaveHurley HouseK6 Telephone Kiosk at Junction with Mill LaneKingsdial CottageKingswood Little KingswoodLadye PlaceLee FarmhouseManor Cottage Manor House CottageMilestone,Opposite Junction with Honey LaneNew Monument in Churchyard of Church of St. Mary, About 35 Metres South of the West End of NaveNorth Lodge to Danesfield HouseRussell Monument and 2 Others in Churchyard of Church of St. Mary, About 18 Metres South of West End of NaveThe Lodge CottageThe MillThe Tower HouseThomson Tomb in the Churchyard of Church of St. Mary, About 8 Metres South of West End of NaveTithecote ManorTraddlesUndercroft in the Garden of Hurley Lodge, About 50 Metres North of HouseVarden Monument and Another,In Churchyd of Church of St. Mary, About 26 Metres South of East End of NaveWall to Graveyard at Church of St. Mary and Enclosing Former PrioryWittington Cottages2 Benwell Monuments in Churchyard of Church of St. Mary, About 6 Metres South of West End of Nave2 Micklem Monuments in Churchyd of Church of St. Mary, About 7 Metres South of East End of Nave2 Monuments in Churchyard of Church of St. Mary, About 20 Metres South of East End of Nave
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 75% of Hurley
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
No data available for publication by HE79 ha
Harleyford and Wittington 19921 ha
80 hain conservation areas, of 107 ha inside the built-up area.
38 of the 43 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 Hurley’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 221955 · 91972 · 9
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 9 entries were listed in 1955, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 22 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
Hurley 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 (53 points, 402 per 10,000 residents)More than 86% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (24%)More than 72% 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
24% of Hurley’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
22%
Before 1900
3.1%
1900–18
7%
1919–29
5.4%
1930s
19%
1945–54
13%
1955–64
7.8%
1965–72
1.6%
1973–82
3.9%
1983–92
7%
1993–99
5.4%
2000–08
2.3%
2009–15
2.3%
2016–25
HurleyEngland & Wales
22% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1945–54, 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 (28 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Hurley has the 88th most Grade I buildings of 1,879 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Hurley1
#236 of 1,879for listed buildings per resident (326 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
87 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Hurley
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurley | 1,317 | 43 | 1 | A |
| Marlow | 14,641 | 167 | 2 | B+ |
| Marlow Bottom | 3,339 | 3 | 0 | D− |
| Cookham | 5,216 | 54 | 0 | A |
| Maidenhead | 67,391 | 72 | 5 | B− |
| Wargrave | 2,896 | 35 | 0 | A− |
| Lower Shiplake | 1,086 | 2 | 0 | C |
| Henley-on-Thames | 11,786 | 374 | 2 | A+ |
In brief
Hurley in brief
Old houses are part of Hurley’s character: 24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 43 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 86% of UK towns. Only 87 of the 1,879 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1992. Most entries on the list, 51%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1987, when 22 of the 43 went on the list. Beyond that, it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Hurley’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Hurley?
Historic England lists 43 buildings inside Hurley’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 6 Grade II* and 36 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Hurley?
One: Dovecote in the grounds of the Tithe Barn, about 9 metres south of the house.
Are there scheduled monuments in Hurley?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Hurley Priory: A moated Benedictine priory and fishponds and the remains of Ladye Place Mansion.
How many conservation areas are there in Hurley?
2, covering about 80 hectares of the town. The largest are No data available for publication by HE and Harleyford and Wittington.
When were Hurley’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 22, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Hurley?
24% of homes were built before 1919 and 36% 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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