IChurch · listed 1967Parish Church of St Mary the VirginPhoto: Colin Bell · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Guildhall · Photo: Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 4.0A−History Grade
History of Linton · Historic England
116 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Linton’s built-up area, 261 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 10 of its listed buildings. 15% of its homes were built before 1919. Linton grades A− for history: #1 of 50 in Cambridgeshire.
Listed buildings
116
261 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
6
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
15%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Linton in 10 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Parish Church of St Mary the VirginGrade I listed
Chandlers ChaundlersGrade II* listed
Mill BrookGrade II listed
The Swan InnGrade II listed
Cuts and Curls Lloyds BankGrade II listed+5See 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 Linton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
116 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I6 Grade II*109 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 Linton
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 6 Grade II* listed buildings in Linton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Public · listed 1967The GuildhallPhoto: Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1955Chandlers ChaundlersPhoto: Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1967Linton HousePhoto: Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1967Queens HousePhoto: Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 19671 and 3, Coles LanePhoto: Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 196787 and 89, High StreetPhoto: Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 4.0
What’s protected
Most of Linton’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas87
Inns, shops & warehouses8
Walls, gates & bridges7
Public & civic buildings6
Churches, chapels & priories4
Street furniture3
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
87 entries (75%) are houses, terraces and villas. 4 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
109 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 109 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn and Cartsheds to South of Grip FarmhouseBarn to North of Little Linton FarmhouseBarn to North of the GuildhallBarn to South South East of Grip FarmhouseBarn to West of East West Range of Barns West of Little Linton FarmhouseBase of Churchyard Cross by North Wall of North Aisle (To Be Moved and Sited North of Vestry)Bedford Belmont HouseBull HouseCambridge HouseChurch CottageClare HouseCrofton Engineering LimitedCuts and Curls Lloyds BankDitches CloseDixons BakeryDog and Duck InnEastingsEmson's FarmhouseFlaxmansFulwellsGarden Wall and Piers to East of Number 64 Linton HouseGarden Wall to West of Number 64Gate Piers to North Side of Churchyard to St Mary's Parish ChurchGate Piers to West Side of Churchyard to St Mary's Parish ChurchGranta HouseGrip FarmhouseIce House to East of Grip FarmhouseInternational StoresLinton HomecareLinton MillLinton Post OfficeLinton Thatch ThatcholmeLinton War MemorialLittle Linton FarmhouseLivemore HouseMill BrookOsnaburgh HousePriors EndPump Circa 5 Metres to North of Number 4 (The Guildhall)Pump to North of Number 3 (Millicent House)Ram HouseRed CottageRichmondsSluice Gates to South East of Number 32 (The Mill House)South West Part of Number 45Springfield CottageStables to South of Number 64 Stables to South of Number 64 High StreetSummerfield HouseSymonds HouseTelephone KioskTelephone KioskThe Bell InnThe CottageThe CottageThe CottageThe Gazebo to East of Little Linton FarmhouseThe Granary to South East of Grip FarmhouseThe Manor HouseThe Merchants HouseThe Mill HouseThe Millicent HouseThe Old GreenThe Old VicarageThe ShrubberyThe Swan InnThe Village CollegeThe White CottageThirteen Tombs and Nineteen Tomb Stones Flanking Churchyard Path to United Reformed ChurchThorpesTosca CottageTwo Barns to East of East West Range of Barns West of Little Linton FarmhouseUnited Reformed ChurchVictoria HouseVine CottageWaggon and Horses Public HouseWall and Gates to Number 12 (United Reformed Church)Wardens House to North of the Village CollegeWestlyne HouseWoodville CottageZenkers111, High Street114 and 114A, High Street116 and 118, High Street13-17, Green Lane130, High Street148 and 150 High Street16, The Grip1716 House20, High Street25, High Street28A, The Grip34, The Grip38, High Street5 Cambridge Road5, Coles Lane5, The Grip53-61, High Street6, High Street7, Green Lane70, High Street72, High Street74, High Street75, High Street76 and 78, High Street77, High Street8, Horn Lane80, High Street82 and 84, High Street86 and 88, High Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 19% of Linton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Linton 197229 ha
29 hain conservation areas, of 154 ha inside the built-up area.
109 of the 116 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 Linton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 731967 · 34
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1955. 73 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. 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 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.
History Grade
Linton grades A− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (126 points, 283 per 10,000 residents)More than 90% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (15%)More than 45% 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.
Towns its size
Linton has the 89th most Grade I buildings of 987 towns its size
Places of 3,000–7,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Linton1
#59 of 987for listed buildings per resident (261 per 10,000). Sandwich, Tenby and Arundel lead.
88 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Linton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linton | 4,452 | 116 | 1 | A− |
| Balsham | 1,625 | 31 | 1 | A− |
| Great Chesterford | 1,775 | 68 | 1 | A |
| Sawston | 7,270 | 43 | 2 | B− |
| Duxford | 2,216 | 37 | 2 | A− |
| Saffron Walden | 16,609 | 321 | 6 | A |
| Whittlesford | 1,608 | 29 | 1 | A− |
| Haverhill | 26,704 | 34 | 0 | C |
In brief
Linton in brief
Few towns are as rich in listed heritage as Linton: per resident it has more than 90% of UK towns. In all there are 116 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin. Only 88 of the 987 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. On High Street alone there are 20 listed buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1972. Of the whole list, 75% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 73 of 116. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has a scheduled monument; and 15% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Linton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Linton?
Historic England lists 116 buildings inside Linton’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 6 Grade II* and 109 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Linton?
One: Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Are there scheduled monuments in Linton?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Little Linton Shrunken Medieval Village and Manorial Complex.
How many conservation areas are there in Linton?
1, covering about 29 hectares of the town. The largest is Linton.
When were Linton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 73, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Linton?
15% of homes were built before 1919 and 19% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
© 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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