IChurch · listed 1961Church of St Peter and St PaulPhoto: Christine Matthews · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0A+History Grade
History of Northleach · Historic England
86 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Northleach’s built-up area, 431 for every 10,000 residents. 83 of Northleach’s listed buildings are Grade II. 29% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. Northleach grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
86
431 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
29%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Northleach
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade I listed
Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Peter and St Paul, C4.5M South of South AisleGrade II* listed
The Old Prison, Formerly Northleach House of CorrectionGrade 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 Northleach’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.
86 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 Grade II*83 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 Northleach
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 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Northleach
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Church · listed 1987Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Peter and St Paul, C4.5M South of South AislePhoto: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1952The Old Prison, Formerly Northleach House of CorrectionPhoto: Motacilla · CC BY-SA 4.0
What’s protected
Most of Northleach’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas61
Churches, chapels & priories10
Public & civic buildings6
Walls, gates & bridges5
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Street furniture1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
61 entries (71%) are houses, terraces and villas. 10 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
83 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 83 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Abdale House Fawley HouseAmberley HouseAntelope CornerAntelope CottageBrunswick HouseBurgess HouseCarpenters CottageChapel C10M West of Northleach HospitalChurch BarnCoalyard FarmhouseCollege Dene and Part of Garden Wall College House College House (East Wing)Congregational ChurchCorston CottageCotswold HouseCotteswold HouseCraddock HouseDevon HouseDoctors CommonsDover HouseDutton's Alsmshouses and Attached WallFairholmeFarrier'sFoxheadGate Piers Adjoining Antelope Corner and Antelope Cottage (Under Ownership of the Antelope)GreendaleGreystonesGroup of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, C9M South of South-West Corner of South AisleHemswell HouseHope HouseK6 Telephone KioskKing's Head CottageKing's Head HouseLane HouseLeeth HouseLyon CottageMalt Cottage Malt HouseManor Cottage Manor Hose Annex and Attached Wall the Manor HouseManor CottagesMarket HouseMiddle CottageNarbonne HouseNo 4 Walton House Walton HouseNorthleach HospitalNorthleach War MemorialNos 1 and 2 (Gabled Cottage Formerly Occupied by J Mustow and J H Mustow Respectively)Old TimbersOrchetonOutbuilding Behind Malt HousePage Monument in the Churchyard of Church of St Peter and St Paul C1.5M South of South AislePhipp's YardPowell Family Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, C12M North-East of ChancelProspect CottageRose Family Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, C10M East of ChancelShephard Family Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul C20M North-East of ChancelStonecoteStreet Wall and Railings at Northleach HospitalSunbeamSycamore CottageThe AnnexThe AntelopeThe Gable CottageThe GablesThe GuggleThe MullionsThe Old Bank HouseThe Old Coach HouseThe Old ForgeThe Old WoolhouseThe Ox HouseThe Post OfficeThe Red LionThe UnionThe VineriesThe Wheatsheaf HotelThrossells CottageTudor HouseUnidentified Monument in the Church-Yard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, C14M South of South Corner of ChancelUnion CottageUnit 1, Coalyard FarmW J Castle, ButcherWest End HouseWest HouseWheelwrights
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 32% of Northleach
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Northleach 197716 ha
16 hain conservation areas, of 50 ha inside the built-up area.
85 of the 86 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 Northleach’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 461952 · 33
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The first 33 entries were listed in 1952. 46 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Northleach 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 (90 points, 451 per 10,000 residents)More than 91% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (29%)More than 82% 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
29% of Northleach’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
5.4%
1900–18
0%
1919–29
2.2%
1930s
5.4%
1945–54
11%
1955–64
1.1%
1965–72
1.1%
1973–82
25%
1983–92
14%
1993–99
3.2%
2000–08
3.2%
2009–15
5.4%
2016–25
NorthleachEngland & Wales
24% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 25% 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 (10 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Northleach has the 89th most Grade I buildings of 1,503 towns its size
Places of 1,000–3,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Northleach
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northleach | 1,997 | 86 | 1 | A+ |
| Bourton-on-the-Water | 4,177 | 111 | 0 | A− |
| Upper Rissington | 1,999 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Stow-on-the-Wold | 1,907 | 117 | 1 | A |
| Burford | 1,522 | 248 | 2 | A+ |
| Fairford | 4,240 | 114 | 1 | A |
| Stratton | 2,558 | 19 | 0 | C+ |
| Cirencester | 17,715 | 326 | 3 | A |
In brief
Northleach in brief
Few towns are as rich in listed heritage as Northleach: per resident it has more than 91% of UK towns. All told, the list holds 86 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Its housing is old: 29% of homes date from before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. Only 88 of the 1,503 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1977. Most entries on the list, 71%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1987, when 46 of the 86 went on the list.
Questions about Northleach’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Northleach?
Historic England lists 86 buildings inside Northleach’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 83 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Northleach?
One: Church of St Peter and St Paul.
How many conservation areas are there in Northleach?
1, covering about 16 hectares of the town. The largest is Northleach.
When were Northleach’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 46, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Northleach?
29% of homes were built before 1919 and 31% 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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