II*Church · listed 1960Church of St Peter and St PaulOn the list as Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Parish Church of Saints Peter and PaulPhoto: DeFacto · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0A+History Grade
History of Blockley · Historic England
101 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Blockley’s built-up area, 945 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Blockley, 98 are Grade II. 41% of its homes were built before 1919. Blockley grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
101
945 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
41%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Blockley
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Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Parish Church of Saints Peter and PaulGrade II* listed
The Manor HouseGrade 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 Blockley’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
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101 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I3 Grade II*98 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 Blockley
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*House · listed 1960The Manor HousePhoto: GZagatta · CC BY-SA 4.0
Memorials · listed 1983Elizabeth Pengree Memorial
What’s protected
Most of Blockley’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas56
Walls, gates & bridges13
Memorials, crosses & tombs10
Inns, shops & warehouses10
Churches, chapels & priories4
Street furniture4
Public & civic buildings4
56 entries (55%) are houses, terraces and villas. 4 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
98 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 98 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Anne Philips Tomb and RailingsArlington House 1, Arlington TerraceBale Tomb Close to South East Corner of ChancelBalhatchet the GrocersBalhatchet, The ButchersBankside, The Silk Mill and the GranaryBaptist ChapelBarton CottageBell HouseBijou Cottage Numbers 1, 2 and 3 (Crown Cottage) and North East Boundary RailingsBlockley Court Court House and Southview and Short Wall to South West of Court HouseBlockley Court NorthviewBoundary Wall of Vicarage to ChurchyardBritish Legion Club and Branch LibraryBrook CottageChapel CottageChemist Shop to West of Church GatesChurch GatesChurch RoomChurchyard Gate and Gateposts to East of British Legion ClubCoachhouse, Gate Piers and Wall to Colebrook HouseColebrook Cottage, Gate Piers and RailingsColebrook House and Railings to RoadCottage to South West of Red Lion CottageCrown Inn and Victoria Friendly Society PremisesDrinking FountainElm House, Rails and GatesGate Piers to Blockley CourtGate Piers to Porch HouseGate Piers to Rodneys and GatesGateposts to Rock CottageGiant Terrace to South of the Manor HouseGreystonesHalfway HouseHawthorn CottageHenry Franklin Tomb and RailingsJasmine Cottage, North East PartJasmine Cottage, South West BlockJohn Franklin Tomb and RailingsJohn Philips Tomb and RailingsK6 kioskLarge Railed Enclosure to South of Henry Franklin TombLittle ManorLloyds Bank and Former BakeryLower Brook House, Hotel and RestaurantLower TerraceMalvern HouseMalvern MillMidland Bank and Shop Premises to WestNorthwick HomeNorthwick TerraceNumber 21 and Front RailingsOld Bell CottageOutbuilding to North East of Balhatchet, The ButchersPair of Obelisks Below Terrace of Rock CottagePark HousePaxton HousePear Trees, Together with Front Railings and GatesPorch House and Porch CottagePremises of Mrs I Mumford (To East of Midland Bank)Premises to North of the Ginger HouseR and L Holts Post OfficeRailed Enclosure Close to South West Corner of TowerRailed Enclosure and Tombs to Westmacott FamilyRailed Enclosure and Tombs to Wilkes FamilyRailed Enclosure to North East of John Philips TombRailed Enclosure to North West of North AisleRailway InnRaised PavementRaised Pavement Between the Old Royal Oak and Jasmine CottageRaised Pavement from Number 3 to RodneysRed Lion CottageRock CottageRodneysRose Cottage and Adjoining Premises to LeftRose Cottage and Pasture, Boneca and Japonica CottagesRussell Spring and Raised WalkwaySchool House, Blockley Junior School and North West Boundary WallSteps and Urns to South of Vicarage PorchThe Ginger HouseThe Old MillThe Old Royal Oak, Hainault and Bankside CottagesThe Stone HouseThe Studio and Pilgrim CottageThe VicarageThomas Robertson Tomb and RailingsTredwellTudor HouseTwo Cottages Between Jasmine Cottage and the Crown InnVillage HallWaysideWiddow's CloseWoolstaplers1, Rock Bank1-3 St George's Terrace, Railings and Boundary Wall to Numbers 1 and 21-4, Brook Lane1-5 Blockley Court Cottages2 and 3, Arlington Terrace
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 48% of Blockley
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Blockley 197628 ha
28 hain conservation areas, of 58 ha inside the built-up area.
101 of the 101 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 Blockley’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1983
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1983 · 891960 · 11
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 11 entries were listed in 1960. 89 came in 1983, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Blockley 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 (104 points, 973 per 10,000 residents)More than 93% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (41%)More than 94% 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
41% of Blockley’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
33%
Before 1900
7.5%
1900–18
1.9%
1919–29
7.5%
1930s
7.5%
1945–54
2.7%
1955–64
2.7%
1965–72
3.7%
1973–82
6.5%
1983–92
14%
1993–99
9.3%
2000–08
0.8%
2009–15
2.7%
2016–25
BlockleyEngland & Wales
33% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1993–99, 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 (5 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Blockley
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blockley | 1,069 | 101 | 0 | A+ |
| Chipping Campden | 2,120 | 205 | 5 | A+ |
| Moreton-in-Marsh | 5,015 | 96 | 0 | B+ |
| Broadway | 2,719 | 128 | 0 | A |
| Mickleton | 2,316 | 33 | 2 | B+ |
| Stow-on-the-Wold | 1,907 | 117 | 1 | A |
| Shipston-on-Stour | 5,852 | 90 | 0 | B+ |
| Honeybourne | 3,104 | 16 | 1 | B− |
In brief
Blockley in brief
For its size, Blockley has more listed heritage than 93% of UK towns. In all there are 101 listed buildings. Of its homes, 41% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1976.
Of the whole list, 55% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1983: 89 of 101. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building.
Questions about Blockley’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Blockley?
Historic England lists 101 buildings inside Blockley’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 98 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Blockley?
1, covering about 28 hectares of the town. The largest is Blockley.
When were Blockley’s buildings listed?
The first in 1960; the most, 89, in 1983.
How old are the homes in Blockley?
41% of homes were built before 1919 and 50% 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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