IHouse · listed 1951Arches at Each End of North Front of MansionPhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Captain Cooks Monument the Shell Bridge · Photo: Jo and Steve Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Dadford · Historic England
35 listed buildings, 23 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Dadford’s built-up area, 400 for every 10,000 residents. 9 of Dadford’s listed buildings are Grade II. 38% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 26 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
35
400 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
23
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
38%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Dadford in 26 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Arches at Each End of North Front of MansionGrade I listed
Didos CaveGrade I listed
The CascadeGrade I listed
The Congreve MonumentGrade I listed
The Gothic TempleGrade I listed+21See 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 Dadford’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Park or garden400 m from The Doric Arch
15 of 23Grade I buildings stand within 400 m of The Doric Arch, a five-minute walk. So do 21 of the 35 listed buildings.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
35 listed buildings by grade
23 Grade I3 Grade II*9 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 23 Grade I listed buildings in Dadford
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings; 15 of these stand within 400 m of The Doric Arch. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
IWalls & gates · listed 1966The Shell BridgeOn the list as Captain Cooks Monument the Shell BridgePhoto: Jo and Steve Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1966Didos CavePhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
IMemorials · listed 1951Equestrian statue of George IOn the list as Equestrian Statue of George I to North of the MansionPhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1951Lord Cobhams ColumnPhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
IMemorials · listed 1966Queen Carolines MonumentPhoto: Martin Pettitt · CC BY 2.0
IHouse · listed 1966The CascadePhoto: Kevin Gordon · CC BY-SA 2.0
IMemorials · listed 1951The Congreve MonumentPhoto: Paul Brooker · CC BY-SA 2.0
IWalls & gates · listed 1951The Doric ArchPhoto: Richard Dear · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1966The Fane of Pastoral PoetryPhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1951The Gothic TemplePhoto: Amanda Lewis · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1966The Grenville ColumnPhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1966The HermitagePhoto: Paul Brooker · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1966The Lake PavilionsPhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1951Stowe HouseOn the list as The Mansion with Attached Service Ranges (Now Nugent House, Cobham House and Grafton House)Photo: Martinvl · CC BY-SA 4.0
IWalls & gates · listed 1951The Palladian BridgePhoto: Peter Dean , who was also the original uploader at en · Public domain
IHouse · listed 1951The Queens TemplePhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1951The RotondoPhoto: Dr Richard Murray · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1951The Temple of Ancient VirtuePhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1951The Temple of British WorthiesPhoto: Richard Dear · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1951The Temple of Concord and VictoryPhoto: MichaelMaggs · CC BY-SA 3.0
IHouse · listed 1951The Temple of Friendship to South East of the MansionPhoto: Dr Richard Murray · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1951The Temple of VenusPhoto: Rkilpin · CC BY 3.0
Grade II*
The 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Dadford
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Church · listed 1966Parish Church of St MaryOn the list as Church of the Assumption of the Virgin MaryPhoto: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1983The GrottoPhoto: Trevor Rickard · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1983The Pebble AlcovePhoto: David M Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Dadford’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas20
Memorials, crosses & tombs6
Walls, gates & bridges4
Public & civic buildings4
Churches, chapels & priories1
20 entries (57%) are houses, terraces and villas. 1 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
9 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 9 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Cottage with Attached Railings, Gate Piers and Wall North West of the MansionFormer Orangery and Adjoining Classroom Block, West of MansionMonument in Chapel CourtMonument in Walpole CourtSchool ChapelSchool ShopStatue of a sleeping shepherd in Stowe landscape gardensStatue of a sleeping shepherdess in Stowe landscape gardensThe Seasons Fountain
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 98% of Dadford
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Stowe 1990113 ha
113 hain conservation areas, of 116 ha inside the built-up area.
35 of the 35 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
16 of Dadford’s 35 listed buildings were added in 1951
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1951 · 161966 · 101983 · 7
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 16 entries were listed in 1951, 15 of the 23 Grade I buildings among them. Only 2 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 registered park or garden
StoweGrade I
Homes by age
38% of Dadford’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
36%
Before 1900
2%
1900–18
2%
1919–29
6.3%
1930s
4.3%
1945–54
8.6%
1955–64
8.6%
1965–72
6.3%
1973–82
6.3%
1983–92
2%
1993–99
4.3%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
13%
2016–25
DadfordEngland & Wales
36% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 13% 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 (11 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Born here
3 notable people born in Dadford before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Alexander Temple
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Anna Gore-Langton
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Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos1797–1861 · British Tory politician and bankrupt (1797–1861)
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Anna Gore-Langton1820–1879 · Noblewoman; English campaigner for women's rights (1820-1879)
Alexander Temple1583–1629 · English politician
Everyone born in Dadford → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Dadford
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dadford | 874 | 35 | 23 | — |
| Buckingham | 14,296 | 189 | 2 | B+ |
| Silverstone | 2,542 | 14 | 0 | C+ |
| Brackley | 16,180 | 76 | 1 | B− |
| Deanshanger | 4,128 | 7 | 0 | C− |
| Potterspury | 1,637 | 26 | 0 | B+ |
| Steeple Claydon | 2,530 | 20 | 0 | B |
| Old Stratford | 2,427 | 8 | 0 | C− |
In brief
Dadford in brief
Dadford has 35 listed buildings, 23 of them Grade I. Its housing is old: 38% of homes date from before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. The Doric Arch sits at the heart of it all, with 15 of the town’s Grade I buildings within 400 m.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1990. Of the whole list, 57% are houses, terraces and villas. Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1797), Anna Gore-Langton (1820) and Alexander Temple (1583) were all born here before 1900.
Questions about Dadford’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Dadford?
Historic England lists 35 buildings inside Dadford’s built-up area: 23 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 9 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Dadford?
23, including Arches at Each End of North Front of Mansion, Captain Cooks Monument the Shell Bridge, Didos Cave, Equestrian Statue of George I to North of the Mansion, Lord Cobhams Column and Queen Carolines Monument.
How many conservation areas are there in Dadford?
1, covering about 113 hectares of the town. The largest is Stowe.
When were Dadford’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 16, in 1951.
Who was born in Dadford?
Among people born before 1900: Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1797), Anna Gore-Langton (1820) and Alexander Temple (1583).
How old are the homes in Dadford?
38% of homes were built before 1919 and 46% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Dadford 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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