II*Church · listed 1966Church of St MichaelPhoto: Cameraman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Shepherd's Furze Farmhouse · Photo: Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0BHistory Grade
History of Steeple Claydon · Historic England
20 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Steeple Claydon’s built-up area, 79 for every 10,000 residents. 19 of Steeple Claydon’s listed buildings are Grade II. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings. 17% of its homes were built before 1919. Steeple Claydon grades B for history: #17 of 39 in Buckinghamshire.
Listed buildings
20
79 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
17%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Steeple Claydon in 5 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St MichaelGrade II* listed
Library, Village Hall and Caretaker's FlatGrade II listed
The PhoenixGrade II listed
Manor FarmhouseGrade 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 Steeple Claydon’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
20 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*19 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 Grade II* listed building in Steeple Claydon
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
What’s protected
Most of Steeple Claydon’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas17
Churches, chapels & priories1
Public & civic buildings1
Street furniture1
17 entries (85%) 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
19 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 19 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Camp BarnFoxglovesLibrary, Village Hall and Caretaker's FlatManor FarmhouseRhenolds CloseShepherd's Furze FarmhouseThe Milk PailThe PhoenixThe Small CottageTudor CottageVine CottageWater PumpWell CottageWillowvale CottageWillowvale Farmhouse10, North End Road18, Queen Catherine Road3, Chaloner Hill41-45, West Street
How the list grew
More than half of Steeple Claydon’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 16
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1951. 16 came in 1984, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Steeple Claydon grades B for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (21 points, 83 per 10,000 residents)More than 59% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (17%)More than 50% 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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Steeple Claydon
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple Claydon | 2,530 | 20 | 0 | B |
| Calvert | 1,434 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Buckingham | 14,296 | 189 | 2 | B+ |
| Winslow | 5,238 | 79 | 1 | A− |
| Quainton | 1,311 | 49 | 1 | A |
| Great Horwood | 1,102 | 41 | 0 | A |
| Launton | 1,374 | 23 | 1 | B+ |
| Waddesdon | 1,859 | 16 | 0 | A− |
In brief
Steeple Claydon in brief
The official list counts 20 listed buildings in Steeple Claydon, including Church of St Michael. Most entries on the list, 85%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1984, when 16 of the 20 went on the list. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and 17% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Steeple Claydon’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Steeple Claydon?
Historic England lists 20 buildings inside Steeple Claydon’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 19 Grade II.
When were Steeple Claydon’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 16, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Steeple Claydon?
17% of homes were built before 1919 and 17% 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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