IChurch · listed 1962Parish Church of St Helen and St MaryPhoto: mym · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Bourn · Historic England
35 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Bourn’s built-up area, 498 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 13% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
35
498 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
13%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Bourn
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 Bourn’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
35 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 Grade II*32 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 Bourn
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 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Bourn
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*Public · listed 1962Bourn HallPhoto: Unknown photographer · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1962Manor Farmhouse
What’s protected
Most of Bourn’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas30
Public & civic buildings3
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Churches, chapels & priories1
30 entries (86%) are houses, terraces and villas. 1 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings.
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
32 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 32 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn to North of Home FarmhouseBarn to South East of Manor FarmhouseBarn to West of Brooklands FarmhouseBourn War Memorial, CambridgeshireBrook FarmhouseCriers CottageGills Hill FarmhouseHome FarmhouseKing Alfred's HouseMalvern CottageOld School HouseOrchard HouseOutbuildings to Number 21Riddy HouseRose CottageSouth FordStable Block North West of Bourn HallThe CottageThe Limes and Attached BarnThe Old CottageThe Old SmithyThe Old VicarageTwiddys CottageWillow House143, Caxton End151 and 153, Caxton End20 and 22, Riddy Lane21 and 23, High Street23, 25 and 27, Church Street24, Riddy Lane6, High Street62, High Street
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 43% of Bourn
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Bourn Village and Hall 197413 ha
Bourn Caxton End 19978 ha
21 hain conservation areas, of 49 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Bourn Village and Hall, was designated in 1974; the newest, Bourn Caxton End, in 1997. 34 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
More than half of Bourn’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 29
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The first 4 entries were listed in 1962, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 29 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has 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
Bourn HallGrade II
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Bourn
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourn | 703 | 35 | 1 | — |
| Cambourne | 11,071 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Highfields Caldecote | 2,049 | 1 | 0 | D− |
| Hardwick | 2,658 | 7 | 0 | D |
| Comberton | 2,255 | 42 | 1 | B |
| Papworth Everard | 3,821 | 6 | 0 | C− |
| Orwell | 1,147 | 51 | 1 | A− |
| Bar Hill | 3,899 | 0 | 0 | D− |
In brief
Bourn in brief
Bourn has 35 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1974. Of the whole list, 86% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 29 of 35. Beyond that, Charles Heycock (1858) was born here before 1900; it also has a scheduled monument; and 13% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Bourn’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Bourn?
Historic England lists 35 buildings inside Bourn’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 32 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Bourn?
One: Parish Church of St Helen and St Mary.
Are there scheduled monuments in Bourn?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including A ringwork and bailey castle, and 17th century formal garden remains, at Bourn Hall.
How many conservation areas are there in Bourn?
2, covering about 21 hectares of the town. The largest are Bourn Village and Hall and Bourn Caxton End.
When were Bourn’s buildings listed?
The first in 1962; the most, 29, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Bourn?
13% of homes were built before 1919 and 17% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Bourn 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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