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History of Langley Park · Historic England

2 listed buildings

Historic England counts them inside Langley Park’s built-up area, 5 for every 10,000 residents. Langley Park’s listed buildings are all Grade II. 36% of its homes were built before 1919. Langley Park grades C for history: #25 of 52 in County Durham.

Listed buildings
2
5 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
36%
typical UK town 15%
The map

Where Langley Park’s history is

Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.

Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.

2 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I0 Grade II*2 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

2 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 2 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
History Grade

Langley Park grades C for history

Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.

Protected heritage, for its size and in all (2 points, 5 per 10,000 residents)More than 11% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (36%)More than 91% 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

36% of Langley Park’s homes were built before 1919

Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).

19%
Before 1900
17%
1900–18
2%
1919–29
7.3%
1930s
7.1%
1945–54
8.1%
1955–64
2.2%
1965–72
2.9%
1973–82
9.8%
1983–92
11%
1993–99
4.7%
2000–08
4.7%
2009–15
4.1%
2016–25
Langley ParkEngland & Wales

19% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1900–18, which added 17% 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 (5 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.

Born here

3 notable people born in Langley Park before 1900

Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.

George Ardley
Bill Smith
Harry Scott
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George Ardley1897–1927 · Association football player (1897-1927)
Bill Smith
Bill Smith1897– · English association football player, born 1897
HS
Harry Scott1897–1970 · Association football player (1897-1970)

Everyone born in Langley Park → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.

Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Langley Park

TownPeopleListedGrade IHistory
Langley Park4,03120C
Witton Gilbert2,525100C+
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark6,48330C
Esh Winning3,87720C
Burnhope1,46510C−
New Brancepeth1,28010C
Sacriston5,18610C−
Lanchester3,510151C+
In brief

Langley Park in brief

Old houses are part of Langley Park’s character: 36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 2 listed buildings. George Ardley (1897), Bill Smith (1897) and Harry Scott (1897) were all born here before 1900. For its size the list is short: per resident, it has more listed heritage than only 11% of UK towns. Beyond that, the list grew between 1987 and 2016.

Questions about Langley Park’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Langley Park?

Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Langley Park’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 2 Grade II.

Who was born in Langley Park?

Among people born before 1900: George Ardley (1897), Bill Smith (1897) and Harry Scott (1897).

How old are the homes in Langley Park?

36% of homes were built before 1919 and 46% 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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