IChurch · listed 1967St Andrew's ChurchOn the list as Church of St AndrewPhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church of St Andrew · Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0B+History Grade
History of Tarvin · Historic England
23 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Tarvin’s built-up area, 84 for every 10,000 residents. 20 of Tarvin’s listed buildings are Grade II. We have photos of 7 of its listed buildings. 21% of its homes were built before 1919. Tarvin grades B+ for history: #10 of 46 in Cheshire.
Listed buildings
23
84 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
21%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Tarvin in 7 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Tarvin HallGrade II* listed
Red LionGrade II listed
Tarvin War MemorialGrade II listed
G Gunnery and SonGrade II listed
Tombstone of Beatrix Hollinsworth 12 Metres West Door of Church of St AndrewGrade II listed+2See 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 Tarvin’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
23 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 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 Tarvin
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 Tarvin
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Public · listed 1967Tarvin HallPhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Walls & gates · listed 1952The Flaggs and Hamilton House, And Front Garden Walls and GatesPhoto: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Tarvin’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas13
Churches, chapels & priories5
Public & civic buildings2
Walls, gates & bridges2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
13 entries (57%) are houses, terraces and villas. 5 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
Church CottagesChurch Hall, Grammar School House and the Hearse HouseChurch HouseG Gunnery and SonGates and Gatepiers to the Churchyard of St AndrewLaurel HouseNumber 86 and Attached OutbuildingRed LionRoade HouseSundial in the Churchyard of St AndrewTarvin War MemorialThe VicarageTombchest of John Minshull and Daughter, South West Corner of Churchyard of St AndrewTombchest of William Sandbach and Others, 5 Metres South East of Sundial in Churchyard of St AndrewTombchest of William and Elizabeth Hilton, 17 Metres West of West Door of Church of St AndrewTombstone of Beatrix Hollinsworth 12 Metres West Door of Church of St Andrew51, High Street54, High Street76, High Street78 and 80, High Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Tarvin
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 HE88 ha
88 hain conservation areas, of 88 ha inside the built-up area.
23 of the 23 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 Tarvin’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 13
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1952. 13 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Tarvin grades B+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (27 points, 98 per 10,000 residents)More than 65% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (21%)More than 63% 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
Tarvin has the 94th most Grade I buildings of 1,282 towns its size
Places of 2,000–4,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Tarvin1
#425 of 1,282for listed buildings per resident (84 per 10,000). Painswick, Sandwich and Chipping Campden lead.
93 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Tarvin
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvin | 2,744 | 23 | 1 | B+ |
| Kelsall | 2,997 | 6 | 0 | C |
| Guilden Sutton | 1,462 | 3 | 0 | C− |
| Christleton and Waverton | 2,670 | 33 | 0 | B+ |
| Mickle Trafford | 1,840 | 4 | 0 | C− |
| Tarporley | 3,212 | 31 | 0 | B+ |
| Tattenhall | 2,296 | 19 | 0 | A− |
| Chester | 92,756 | 697 | 54 | A− |
In brief
Tarvin in brief
The official list counts 23 listed buildings in Tarvin, 1 of them Grade I, including St Andrew's Church. Only 93 of the 1,282 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. A conservation area protects part of it.
Of the whole list, 57% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 13 of 23. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and 21% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Tarvin’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Tarvin?
Historic England lists 23 buildings inside Tarvin’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 20 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Tarvin?
One: Church of St Andrew.
How many conservation areas are there in Tarvin?
1, covering about 88 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Tarvin’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 13, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Tarvin?
21% of homes were built before 1919 and 30% 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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