IWalls & gates · listed 1967Barnard Castle BridgeOn the list as Barnard Castle Bridge, Over the River TeesPhoto: Francis Hannaway · CC BY-SA 3.0
Barnard Castle Bridge, Over the River Tees · Photo: Francis Hannaway · CC BY-SA 3.0AHistory Grade
History of Startforth · Historic England
22 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Startforth’s built-up area, 158 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 35% of its homes were built before 1919. Startforth grades A for history.
Listed buildings
22
158 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
35%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Startforth’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
22 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*21 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 Startforth
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
The largest group of Startforth’s listed buildings is walls, gates and bridges
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Walls, gates & bridges8
Houses, terraces & villas6
Public & civic buildings4
Churches, chapels & priories3
Inns, shops & warehouses1
6 entries (27%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 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
21 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 21 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Angel Headstone 4 Metres South West of Organ Chamber of Church of Holy TrinityBridge End House with Adjacent Coach House and Yard WallsChurch of Holy TrinityDovecote and Outbuilding to West of West MewsEntrance Screen to Startforth HallForecourt Walls, Railings and Gate to Number 5Front Garden Walls and Gatepiers to Startforth House East and WestFront Walls and Gate Piers to Low Startforth Hall and Low Startforth Hall EastGarden Walls, Railings and Gate to Startforth LodgeLow Startforth Hall Low Startforth Hall EastLych Gate to Church of Holy TrinityOutbuildings and Yard Walls to North West of Startforth HallStable Block North of Startforth HallStartforth HallStartforth House East Startforth House WestStartforth LodgeThe Manor HouseThe White Swan Public House and Swan CottageTodman Headstone 11 Metres South of Porch of Church of Holy Trinity23, Low Startforth Road25, Low Startforth Road
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 9.2% of Startforth
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Barnard Castle 19696 ha
6 hain conservation areas, of 68 ha inside the built-up area.
4 of the 22 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 Startforth’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 141967 · 7
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The first 7 entries were listed in 1967, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 14 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 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
Startforth 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 (26 points, 187 per 10,000 residents)More than 72% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (35%)More than 90% 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
35% of Startforth’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
27%
Before 1900
7.9%
1900–18
2.3%
1919–29
3.2%
1930s
5.6%
1945–54
8.6%
1955–64
3.2%
1965–72
3.9%
1973–82
1.6%
1983–92
8.6%
1993–99
8.6%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
20%
2016–25
StartforthEngland & Wales
27% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 20% 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.
Towns its size
Startforth has the 91st most Grade I buildings of 1,835 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Startforth1
#541 of 1,835for listed buildings per resident (158 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
90 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Startforth
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Startforth | 1,391 | 22 | 1 | A |
| Barnard Castle | 5,783 | 227 | 6 | A |
| Staindrop | 1,339 | 97 | 1 | A+ |
| Cockfield | 1,351 | 8 | 0 | B+ |
| Gainford | 1,127 | 36 | 2 | A+ |
| Evenwood | 1,587 | 0 | 0 | C |
| West Auckland | 3,107 | 30 | 1 | A− |
| Toft Hill and High Etherley | 1,865 | 5 | 0 | B− |
In brief
Startforth in brief
More of Startforth’s homes are old than in most places: 35% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 22 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Only 90 of the 1,835 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1969. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 14 of 22. The rest is about typical: per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Startforth’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Startforth?
Historic England lists 22 buildings inside Startforth’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 21 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Startforth?
One: Barnard Castle Bridge, Over the River Tees.
Are there scheduled monuments in Startforth?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Barnard Castle Bridge.
How many conservation areas are there in Startforth?
1, covering about 6 hectares of the town. The largest is Barnard Castle.
When were Startforth’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 14, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Startforth?
35% of homes were built before 1919 and 41% 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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