II*Walls & gates · listed 1967The Lock-UpPhoto: John Sutton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Russ Hamer · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Ticknall · Historic England
Ticknall: 45% of homes built before 1919
For Ticknall, that is 3 times the typical town’s share, 15%. Historic England lists 57 buildings inside Ticknall’s built-up area, 939 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Listed buildings
57
939 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
45%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Ticknall
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
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 Ticknall’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
57 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*56 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 Grade II* listed building in Ticknall
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
What’s protected
The largest group of Ticknall’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas23
Memorials, crosses & tombs13
Churches, chapels & priories9
Walls, gates & bridges6
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Public & civic buildings2
Street furniture1
23 entries (40%) are houses, terraces and villas. 9 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
56 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 56 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Alcove, enclosing pillar fountain, to east of No 20Arch FarmhouseArch View CottageArchway HouseBaptist ChapelBrierfield HouseChurch of St GeorgeChurchyard Cross 55 Yards South of the Church of St GeorgeDerby HouseEntrance Lodge and Gateway to Calke AbbeyEstate Yard HouseHarpur AlmshousesHayes Farmhouse and Attached Iron RailingsK6 Telephone Box Opposite the ChequersLime Kiln HouseMethodist ChapelPillar Fountain 10 Metres West of No 76Pillar Fountain 30 Metres East of Hayes FarmhousePillar Fountain 50 Metres South of Woodbine CottagePillar Fountain Opposite Arch FarmhousePillar Fountain Opposite No 145 Main StreetPillar Fountain Opposite Nos 55 and 57Pillar Fountain South East of the GreenPillar Fountain South of Methodist ChapelPillar Fountain at the Junction of Melbourne Lane and Stanton HillPillar Fountain to the Front of No 24Pillar Fountain to the Front of No 33Pillar Fountain to the Front of No 38Pillar Fountain to the Front of No 39Pillar Fountain to the Front of No 53Royal Oak HouseRuins of Old Parish Church, East PartRuins of Old Parish Church, West PartSheffield HouseSlade FarmhouseSpring CottageSpring House and Attached Garden Wall, Incorporating Water TroughSpringfield House FarmhouseStone FrontsStone FrontsThe Chequers InnThe CottageThe FirsThe Old Post OfficeThe PrioryThe Staff of Life Public HouseThe Wheel Public HouseTicknall ArchWhite Cottage26, High Street32 High Street and Attached Wall and Railings34 and 36, High Street41-45, High Street47-51, High Street55 and 57, Main Street85 and 87, Main Street (Highwayside)
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 73% of Ticknall
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Ticknall 197227 ha
27 hain conservation areas, of 37 ha inside the built-up area.
57 of the 57 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 Ticknall’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 301993 · 141967 · 9
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 30 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.
Homes by age
45% of Ticknall’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
44%
Before 1900
1.4%
1900–18
1.4%
1919–29
1.4%
1930s
4.1%
1945–54
15%
1955–64
8.2%
1965–72
5.5%
1973–82
5.5%
1983–92
4.1%
1993–99
4.1%
2000–08
4.1%
2009–15
1.4%
2016–25
TicknallEngland & Wales
44% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1955–64, which added 15% 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 (16 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Born here
3 notable people born in Ticknall before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
George Armytage
John Smith
Henry Dennis
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George Armytage1795–1862 · Australian farmer
JS
John Smith1814–1864 · English recipient of Victoria Cross for acts during the Indian Mutiny…
HD
Henry Dennis1818–1887 · British hymnist
Everyone born in Ticknall → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Ticknall
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticknall | 607 | 57 | 0 | — |
| Melbourne | 4,860 | 103 | 11 | A+ |
| Repton | 2,766 | 40 | 6 | A |
| Woodville | 7,255 | 6 | 0 | C− |
| Blackfordby | 1,071 | 9 | 0 | C |
| Swadlincote | 34,569 | 21 | 0 | C+ |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 15,121 | 146 | 2 | B+ |
| Willington | 2,717 | 7 | 0 | C− |
In brief
Ticknall in brief
Old houses are part of Ticknall’s character: 45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 57 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1972.
George Armytage (1795), John Smith (1814) and Henry Dennis (1818) were all born here before 1900. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 30 of 57. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Ticknall’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Ticknall?
Historic England lists 57 buildings inside Ticknall’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 56 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Ticknall?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Medieval church and cross 45m south of St George's Church.
How many conservation areas are there in Ticknall?
1, covering about 27 hectares of the town. The largest is Ticknall.
When were Ticknall’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 30, in 1987.
Who was born in Ticknall?
Among people born before 1900: George Armytage (1795), John Smith (1814) and Henry Dennis (1818).
How old are the homes in Ticknall?
45% of homes were built before 1919 and 48% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Ticknall 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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