IChurch · listed 1967St Mary's ChurchOn the list as Church of St MaryPhoto: Nigel Monckton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Gatepiers to South of Gosforth Hall · Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Gosforth · Historic England
12 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Gosforth’s built-up area, 129 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 35% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
12
129 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
35%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Gosforth
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St MaryGrade I listedGatepiers to South of Gosforth HallGrade II* listed
Gosforth HallGrade II* listedPhotos 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 Gosforth’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
12 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*8 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 Gosforth
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 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Gosforth
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed.
II*Public · listed 1967Gatepiers to South of Gosforth HallPhoto: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1967Gosforth HallPhoto: Perry Dark · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1967Gosforth Village Library LinkOn the list as Library and That Part of Village Hall Which Originally Constituted Denton Hill
Grade II
8 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 8 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Ann Southwards Tombstone Circa 20 Feet to South East of Cross in St Marys ChurchyardBarn & stables to south-east of Gosforth HallGatepiers to Steelfield Hall, Opposite High School HouseMilestone on Wall to North West of High School HouseSteelfield HallThomas Dixons Tombstone Circa 3 Feet to East of Cross in St Marys ChurchyardToolshed in North East Corner of St Marys ChurchyardWilliam Dixons Tombstone Circa 13 Feet to East of Cross in St Marys Churchyard
How the list grew
More than half of Gosforth’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 71967 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 5 entries were listed in 1967, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 7 came in 1985, 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.
Homes by age
35% of Gosforth’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
35%
Before 1900
0%
1900–18
0%
1919–29
1.4%
1930s
2.9%
1945–54
10%
1955–64
5.8%
1965–72
19%
1973–82
12%
1983–92
8.7%
1993–99
4.3%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
1.4%
2016–25
GosforthEngland & Wales
35% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 19% 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 (35 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Gosforth
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosforth | 929 | 12 | 1 | — |
| Seascale | 1,708 | 3 | 0 | C |
| Egremont | 5,791 | 16 | 0 | C+ |
| Cleator Moor | 6,671 | 14 | 0 | B |
| St Bees | 1,187 | 33 | 4 | A |
| Frizington | 1,754 | 0 | 0 | C− |
| Whitehaven | 22,952 | 170 | 1 | A− |
| Moresby Parks | 1,180 | 0 | 0 | C− |
In brief
Gosforth in brief
Old houses are part of Gosforth’s character: 35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 12 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. The big year was 1985, when 7 of the 12 went on the list. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Dorothy Thursby-Pelham (1884) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Gosforth’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Gosforth?
Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Gosforth’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 8 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Gosforth?
One: Church of St Mary.
Are there scheduled monuments in Gosforth?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including High cross in St Mary's churchyard.
When were Gosforth’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 7, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Gosforth?
35% of homes were built before 1919 and 36% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Gosforth 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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