II*House · listed 1962Caxton Manor HousePhoto: Dave Thompson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: mym · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Caxton · Historic England
24 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Caxton’s built-up area, 390 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Caxton, 20 are Grade II. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. 13% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
24
390 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
13%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Caxton
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Caxton Manor HouseGrade II* listed
Parish Church of St AndrewGrade II* listed
The Crown HouseGrade II* listedPhotos 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 Caxton’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.
24 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I4 Grade II*20 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 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Caxton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 3 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Church · listed 1962Parish Church of St AndrewPhoto: mym · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1962The Crown HousePhoto: Keith Edkins · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1962Caxton Hall
What’s protected
Most of Caxton’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas15
Churches, chapels & priories4
Public & civic buildings3
Street furniture2
15 entries (63%) are houses, terraces and villas. 4 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
20 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 20 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Baptist ChapelBarn to South of Red Lion FarmhouseCaxton Post OfficeChurch FarmhouseFirs FarmhouseGranary to South East of Church FarmhouseHome FarmhouseManor CottageMilestone CottageMilestone to East of Number 119Red Lion FarmhouseSt Agnes CottageThatched HouseThe Dolls HouseThe Old Court HouseTombstone Circa 25 Metres to North of North Aisle Doorway119, Ermine Street30, Ermine Street39, Ermine Street7 and 9, Ermine Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 20% of Caxton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Caxton 19758 ha
8 hain conservation areas, of 40 ha inside the built-up area.
14 of the 24 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 Caxton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 171962 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 6 entries were listed in 1962. 17 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Caxton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caxton | 616 | 24 | 0 | — |
| Cambourne | 11,071 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Papworth Everard | 3,821 | 6 | 0 | C− |
| Highfields Caldecote | 2,049 | 1 | 0 | D− |
| Hardwick | 2,658 | 7 | 0 | D |
| Hilton | 1,052 | 30 | 1 | B+ |
| Comberton | 2,255 | 42 | 1 | B |
| Gamlingay | 2,920 | 61 | 1 | A− |
In brief
Caxton in brief
Caxton has 24 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1975. Of the whole list, 63% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 17 of 24. The rest is about typical: 13% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Caxton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Caxton?
Historic England lists 24 buildings inside Caxton’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 20 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Caxton?
1, covering about 8 hectares of the town. The largest is Caxton.
When were Caxton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1962; the most, 17, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Caxton?
13% of homes were built before 1919 and 17% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Caxton has no History Grade.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
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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