IHouse · listed 1975SongersPhoto: Hjamesberglen · CC0
Songers · Photo: Hjamesberglen · CC0–Not graded
History of Boxted Cross · Historic England
10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Boxted Cross’s built-up area, 138 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Boxted Cross, 9 are Grade II. 22% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
10
138 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
22%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Boxted Cross’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
10 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*9 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 Boxted Cross
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
9 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.
How the list grew
More than half of Boxted Cross’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1982
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1982 · 9
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1975, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 9 came in 1982, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Boxted Cross
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxted Cross | 726 | 10 | 1 | — |
| Great Horkesley | 2,232 | 30 | 0 | B |
| Ardleigh | 1,042 | 18 | 0 | B+ |
| West Bergholt | 3,175 | 11 | 0 | C+ |
| Colchester | 130,259 | 443 | 13 | B+ |
| East Bergholt | 2,211 | 72 | 1 | A |
| Eight Ash Green | 1,769 | 4 | 0 | C− |
| Lawford | 4,488 | 5 | 0 | D |
In brief
Boxted Cross in brief
The official list counts 10 listed buildings in Boxted Cross, 1 of them Grade I. The big year was 1982, when 9 of the 10 went on the list. The rest is about typical: 22% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Boxted Cross’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Boxted Cross?
Historic England lists 10 buildings inside Boxted Cross’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 9 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Boxted Cross?
One: Songers.
When were Boxted Cross’s buildings listed?
The first in 1975; the most, 9, in 1982.
How old are the homes in Boxted Cross?
22% of homes were built before 1919 and 40% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Boxted Cross 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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