Public · listed 1986Barn Approximately 80 Metres North of Sheepbridge Court
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Swallowfield · Historic England
13 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Swallowfield’s built-up area, 191 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 24% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
13
191 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
24%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Swallowfield’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
13 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*11 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 II*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Swallowfield
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Public · listed 1952Sheepbridge Court
Grade II
11 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 11 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn Adjacent to Goddard's Farmhouse on the NorthBowyer's FarmhouseGirdlersGoddard's FarmhouseGranary at Bowyers Farmhouse Approximately 3 Metres to the WestMilestone North North West of Sheep BridgeQueen Anne's MeadThe Old Post House and Swallowfield CottageThe Red LodgeVillage FarmhouseWalls and Piers to the Red Lodge
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Swallowfield
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 HE50 ha
50 hain conservation areas, of 50 ha inside the built-up area.
13 of the 13 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 Swallowfield’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1986
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1986 · 8
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 8 came in 1986, 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.
1 registered park or garden
Swallowfield ParkGrade II
Homes by age
24% of Swallowfield’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
20%
Before 1900
3.3%
1900–18
1.5%
1919–29
6.3%
1930s
1.5%
1945–54
4.8%
1955–64
4.8%
1965–72
3.3%
1973–82
6.3%
1983–92
16%
1993–99
1.5%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
30%
2016–25
SwallowfieldEngland & Wales
20% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 30% 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 (16 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Swallowfield
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swallowfield | 681 | 13 | 0 | — |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 7,612 | 17 | 0 | C |
| Shinfield | 5,417 | 8 | 1 | D |
| Arborfield Garrison | 4,311 | 7 | 0 | C− |
| Burghfield Common | 6,216 | 1 | 0 | D |
| Mortimer | 2,932 | 2 | 0 | C− |
| Reading | 203,789 | 463 | 5 | B+ |
| Winnersh | 8,904 | 7 | 0 | D |
In brief
Swallowfield in brief
Old houses are part of Swallowfield’s character: 24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 13 listed buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. The big year was 1986, when 8 of the 13 went on the list. Beyond that, it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Swallowfield’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Swallowfield?
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Swallowfield’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 11 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Swallowfield?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Moated site at Sheepbridge Court.
How many conservation areas are there in Swallowfield?
1, covering about 50 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Swallowfield’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 8, in 1986.
How old are the homes in Swallowfield?
24% of homes were built before 1919 and 32% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Swallowfield 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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