IPublic · listed 1959Chorley Old HallPhoto: John Darch · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church of St. Philip and St James · Photo: Peter I. Vardy · Public domainA−History Grade
History of Alderley Edge · Historic England
37 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Alderley Edge’s built-up area, 82 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 28% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings. Alderley Edge grades A− for history: #2 of 46 in Cheshire.
Listed buildings
37
82 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
28%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Alderley Edge in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Chorley Old HallGrade I listed
Yew Tree FarmhouseGrade II listed
White Gate CottageGrade II listed
Cross at Nether Alderley on the crossroads of Welsh Row and Congleton RoadScheduled monument
Barclay's BankGrade 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 Alderley Edge’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
0 of 4neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 31% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
37 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*35 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 Alderley Edge
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 Grade II* listed building in Alderley Edge
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Church · listed 1984St Philip's ChurchOn the list as Church of St. Philip and St JamesPhoto: Peter I. Vardy · Public domain
What’s protected
Most of Alderley Edge’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas22
Walls, gates & bridges6
Public & civic buildings3
Memorials, crosses & tombs3
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Churches, chapels & priories1
22 entries (59%) 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
35 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 35 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Alderley Edge County Primary SchoolAlderley Edge Methodist Church and Church HallAlderley Edge War MemorialAlvaston Ashley Kermincham Somerford the CedarsAnne's CottageBarclay's BankBarn Opposite Rockery CottageBollin Towers Bollin Towers WestBridge over Moat to Chorley Old HallBrookdene and Attached CottageBroomfield HouseCross FarmhouseCroston CottageFlume HeadFormer Queen's HotelFranklyn LodgeGate Piers and Gate to Number 45 (Woodbrook House) and HawkwellGatehouse, Dovecote and Attached Walls at Broomfield HouseHolly TreesNut TreeRange of Barns 15 Metres East of the Ryleys FarmhouseRedclyffe Grange, Archway and Attached Walls to North East CornerSaddlebole FarmhouseSandhurst and Hill CottageStone Drinking Fountain in Stone Wall Next to Public Footpath to Whitebarn RoadThe Barn the CobblesThe CottageThe PennThe Stone HouseTower GarageVillage CrossWhite Gate CottageWoodbrook HouseYew Tree CottageYew Tree Farmhouse
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Alderley Edge
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
No data available for publication by HE256 ha
256 hain conservation areas, of 256 ha inside the built-up area.
37 of the 37 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 Alderley Edge’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 221967 · 7
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1959, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 22 came in 1984, 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.
2 scheduled monuments
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
Alderley Edge 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 (44 points, 98 per 10,000 residents)More than 71% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (28%)More than 81% 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.
Homes by age
28% of Alderley Edge’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
21%
Before 1900
7.8%
1900–18
3.4%
1919–29
7.3%
1930s
11%
1945–54
5.1%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
6.1%
1973–82
4.5%
1983–92
3.7%
1993–99
11%
2000–08
1.6%
2009–15
4.4%
2016–25
Alderley EdgeEngland & Wales
21% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 13% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (2 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Alderley Edge has the 89th most Grade I buildings of 981 towns its size
Places of 3,000–7,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Alderley Edge1
#277 of 981for listed buildings per resident (82 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 Alderley Edge
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderley Edge | 4,496 | 37 | 1 | A− |
| Wilmslow | 25,716 | 31 | 1 | C+ |
| Chelford | 1,377 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Prestbury | 2,629 | 38 | 1 | B+ |
| Woodford | 2,241 | 10 | 0 | C |
| Mobberley | 1,349 | 3 | 0 | C |
| Cheadle Hulme | 24,782 | 6 | 0 | D |
| Macclesfield | 54,352 | 225 | 0 | A− |
In brief
Alderley Edge in brief
More of Alderley Edge’s homes are old than in most places: 28% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 37 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including Chorley Old Hall. Only 88 of the 981 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. A conservation area protects part of it.
Most entries on the list, 59%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1984, when 22 of the 37 went on the list. The rest is about typical: per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815) and J. Norman Collie (1859) were born here before 1900; and it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Alderley Edge’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Alderley Edge?
Historic England lists 37 buildings inside Alderley Edge’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 35 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Alderley Edge?
One: Chorley Old Hall.
Are there scheduled monuments in Alderley Edge?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Chorley Old Hall moated site and four fishponds and Cross at Nether Alderley on the crossroads of Welsh Row and Congleton Road.
How many conservation areas are there in Alderley Edge?
1, covering about 256 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Alderley Edge’s buildings listed?
The first in 1959; the most, 22, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Alderley Edge?
28% of homes were built before 1919 and 39% 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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