IChurch · listed 1955Church of St EthelbertPhoto: Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Martin Dawes · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Littledean · Historic England
35 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Littledean’s built-up area, 357 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Littledean, 31 are Grade II. 26% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
35
357 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
26%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Littledean
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 Littledean’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
35 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*31 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 Littledean
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 Littledean
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*Public · listed 1955Court HousePhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1985Court House walls and gatehouseOn the list as Court House, Walls and Gatehouse
Public · listed 1955Dean Hall
What’s protected
Most of Littledean’s listed buildings are churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories26
Public & civic buildings3
Walls, gates & bridges2
Houses, terraces & villas2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
2 entries (6%) are houses, terraces and villas. 26 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings.
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
31 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 31 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Adams Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres South of West Face of Tower, Church of St EthelbertBoughton Monument and Railings, In Churchyard, About 22 Metres South of South East Corner of South Porch, Church of St EthelbertBrayne CourtBroben Monument, In Churchyard About 18 Metres South of East End of Chancel, Of Church of St EthelbertChurch Farm House and MaltingsDean CroftFrogmoreGates and Gatepiers to Churchyard, Church of St EthelbertHobbs Monument in Churchyard, About 11 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St EthelbertKeynton Monument and Enclosure in Churchyard, About 3 1/2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St EthelbertMountjoy Monument in Churchyard, About 21 1/2 Metres South of East End of Chancel, Churrch of St EthelbertOld Victoria InnParker Monument, In Churchyard, About 7 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St EthelbertRobinson Monument and Railing in Churchyard About 1 1/2 Metres South of South West Corner of South Porch, Church of St EthelbertRobinson Monument in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Door to South Porch, Church of St EthelbertRobinson Monument, In Churchyard, About 3 Metres South West of South Porch, Church of St EthelbertTingle Monument in Churchyard About 26 1/2 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St EthelbertUnidentified Headstone, In Churchyard, About 19 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St EthelbertUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 14 Metres South of South West Corner of South Porch, Church of St EthelbertUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 1/2 Metres North East of North East Corner of United Reformed ChurchUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South West of Tower Door in Church of St Ethelbert, North of PathUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres North of North East Corner of United Reformed ChurchUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South West of South Porch Church of St EthelbertUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of South East Corner of South Porch, Church of St EthelbertUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St EthelbertUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard, About 12 Metres South of South East Corner of South Porch, Church of St EthelbertUnited Reformed ChurchWakefield Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres North of North East of Corner of United Reformed ChurchWilmot Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St Ethelbert, South of PathWood Mounment and Railings in Churchyard About 23 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St EthelbertWooley Monument, In Churchyard, About 21 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St Ethelbert
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 28% of Littledean
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Littledean 198810 ha
10 hain conservation areas, of 34 ha inside the built-up area.
32 of the 35 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 Littledean’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 281955 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 6 entries were listed in 1955, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 28 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
26% of Littledean’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
24%
Before 1900
1.4%
1900–18
1.1%
1919–29
3.8%
1930s
7%
1945–54
9.7%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
10%
1973–82
7%
1983–92
1.8%
1993–99
5.2%
2000–08
14%
2009–15
2%
2016–25
LittledeanEngland & Wales
24% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2009–15, 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 (3 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Littledean
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littledean | 981 | 35 | 1 | — |
| Cinderford | 8,778 | 11 | 0 | B− |
| Ruspidge | 2,431 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Newnham | 1,054 | 92 | 0 | A+ |
| Drybrook | 2,572 | 3 | 0 | C+ |
| Mitcheldean | 2,163 | 15 | 1 | B |
| Ruardean | 1,195 | 7 | 0 | B |
| Blakeney | 1,303 | 44 | 0 | A+ |
In brief
Littledean in brief
More of Littledean’s homes are old than in most places: 26% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 35 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1988. Most entries on the list, 74%, are churches, chapels and priories. The big year was 1985, when 28 of the 35 went on the list.
Questions about Littledean’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Littledean?
Historic England lists 35 buildings inside Littledean’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 31 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Littledean?
One: Church of St Ethelbert.
How many conservation areas are there in Littledean?
1, covering about 10 hectares of the town. The largest is Littledean.
When were Littledean’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 28, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Littledean?
26% of homes were built before 1919 and 31% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Littledean 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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