IChurch · listed 1957Parish Church of St NicholasPhoto: Chris Stafford · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Richard Humphrey · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Glatton · Historic England
21 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Glatton’s built-up area, 766 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Glatton, 20 are Grade II. 18% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
21
766 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
18%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Glatton
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. 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 Glatton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
21 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 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 I
The Grade I listed building in Glatton
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.
What’s protected
Most of Glatton’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas14
Churches, chapels & priories6
Inns, shops & warehouses1
14 entries (67%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 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
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
Addison Arms Public HouseAllwaysBrook CottageChest Tomb Circa Two Metres East of North Aisle of Parish Church of St NicholasGable ThatchInfieldsManor FarmhouseMychells MeadOrchard HousePoet's HouseRow of 12 Tombstones, Five Metres East of the Chancel to the Parish Church of St NicholasRow of 8 Tombstones Three Metres East of the Chancel to the Parish Church of St NicholasRow of Three Tombstones and One Chest Tomb Circa 9 Metres East of the Chancel to St Nicholas Parish ChurchThe CroftThe Homestead and attached barnThe WillowsTwo Tombstones Seven Metres East of the Chancel to St Nicholas Parish ChurchWhite Roses1, High Haden Road16, High Haden Road
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 39% of Glatton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Glatton 197413 ha
13 hain conservation areas, of 33 ha inside the built-up area.
18 of the 21 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 Glatton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 19
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1957, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 19 came in 1988, 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 Glatton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glatton | 274 | 21 | 1 | — |
| Sawtry | 5,870 | 13 | 0 | C |
| Stilton | 2,365 | 19 | 0 | C+ |
| Yaxley | 9,403 | 16 | 1 | C− |
| Warmington | 1,045 | 29 | 1 | A |
| Farcet | 1,596 | 5 | 0 | C+ |
| Alconbury | 1,464 | 20 | 1 | B− |
| Alconbury Weald | 1,222 | 9 | 0 | C |
In brief
Glatton in brief
Glatton has 21 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1974. Of the whole list, 67% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1988: 19 of 21. The rest is about typical: 18% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Glatton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Glatton?
Historic England lists 21 buildings inside Glatton’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 20 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Glatton?
One: Parish Church of St Nicholas.
How many conservation areas are there in Glatton?
1, covering about 13 hectares of the town. The largest is Glatton.
When were Glatton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1957; the most, 19, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Glatton?
18% of homes were built before 1919 and 23% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Glatton 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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