II*Public · listed 1953Cark Hall North Cottage South CottagePhoto: FFNick · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Flookburgh · Historic England
36 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Flookburgh’s built-up area, 404 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Flookburgh, 33 are Grade II. 43% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
36
404 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
43%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Flookburgh
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Photos 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 Flookburgh’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
36 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I3 Grade II*33 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*
The 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Flookburgh
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Church · listed 1970St John the Baptist's ChurchOn the list as Church of St John BaptistPhoto: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1970Manor House and Adjoining Outbuilding
What’s protected
Most of Flookburgh’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas21
Walls, gates & bridges5
Inns, shops & warehouses4
Public & civic buildings4
Churches, chapels & priories1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
21 entries (58%) 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
33 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 33 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Ash Cottage the CottageBetting ShopBridge over River Eea to Cark FarmBridge over River Eea to Cark House and WallsBridge over River Eea to Low Row Cottages, East EndBridge over River Eea to Low Row Cottages, West EndBuilding Approximately 10 Metres to South East of Cark HouseCark HouseCark Manor Cottage, Railings and GateCark Manor the Garden FlatCrown InnField HeadFlookburgh Farmhouse and BuildingsFlookburgh War MemorialFootbridge over Railway at Cark and Cartmel StationFormer Post OfficeLilac Cottage RestaurantMarket CrossMill HouseNo. 41, MAIN STREETNumber 53 with OutbuildingRock Cottage SurgeryThe Late Kings ArmsWhitewell House1 and 2, The Fold121, Station Road18, Market Street2 Houses and Barn to South West of Number 12322, Market Street27, Market Street3 and 4, The Fold43, Market Street80 and 82, Main Street
How the list grew
More than half of Flookburgh’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1989
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1989 · 211970 · 13
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1953. 21 came in 1989, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
43% of Flookburgh’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
29%
Before 1900
14%
1900–18
0%
1919–29
3.3%
1930s
6.7%
1945–54
1.1%
1955–64
4.4%
1965–72
11%
1973–82
14%
1983–92
6.7%
1993–99
4.4%
2000–08
2.2%
2009–15
2.2%
2016–25
FlookburghEngland & Wales
29% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1900–18, which added 14% 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 (10 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Flookburgh
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flookburgh | 891 | 36 | 0 | — |
| Allithwaite | 1,171 | 6 | 0 | B− |
| Grange-over-Sands | 4,047 | 33 | 0 | A− |
| Ulverston | 11,219 | 140 | 0 | A |
| Swarthmoor | 1,030 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Arnside | 2,231 | 3 | 0 | C+ |
| Silverdale | 1,056 | 15 | 0 | A− |
| Dalton-in-Furness | 7,551 | 60 | 1 | A |
In brief
Flookburgh in brief
More of Flookburgh’s homes are old than in most places: 43% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 36 listed buildings. Of the whole list, 58% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1989: 21 of 36.
Questions about Flookburgh’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Flookburgh?
Historic England lists 36 buildings inside Flookburgh’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 33 Grade II.
When were Flookburgh’s buildings listed?
The first in 1953; the most, 21, in 1989.
How old are the homes in Flookburgh?
43% of homes were built before 1919 and 46% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Flookburgh has no History Grade.
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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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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