IChurch · listed 1987Church of St Peter and St PaulPhoto: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Hambledon · Historic England
76 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Hambledon’s built-up area, 967 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 73 of Hambledon’s listed buildings. 43% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
76
967 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
43%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Hambledon
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 Hambledon’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.
76 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 Grade II*73 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 Hambledon
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 Hambledon
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1987CamsPhoto: Peter Facey · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1952Manor FarmhousePhoto: Tim Sheerman-Chase · CC BY 2.0
Historic streets
High Street has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
High Street4 listed
Church Lane3 listed
East Street3 listed
West Street3 listed
Of the 76 entries, 13 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Hambledon’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas58
Memorials, crosses & tombs12
Public & civic buildings2
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Churches, chapels & priories1
Walls, gates & bridges1
58 entries (76%) are houses, terraces and villas. 1 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
73 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 73 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Beames and Son, Bakers HazeldeneBlenheimCartref Green Meadows JaponicaChurchgate House (Nos 1 and 2) and Service BuildingsCrossways the Little Brown CottageFairfield HouseFolly Tower, At HaptonGranary 15 Metres North-West of CamsGranidaGreen ManHambledon CottageHambledon HouseHamlet HouseHarfieldHill HouseHilltop HomesideIce House 60 Metres North East of RobinswoodIvy CottageJasmine CottageJasons CayKennet LodgeLindsay Cottage Rosemary CottageLondon HouseMornington HouseMytrle Bank and Boundary WallNo 2, Formerly and the Adjoining House Attached to Hambledon GarageNumbers 7 and 8 (Richmond Cottage)Pair of Table Tombs 20 Metres East of ChancelPear Tree CottagePost OfficeRear Premises of No 1 East StreetRosecroft CottageRosemeadSt Agatha St Margaret'sStables 15 Metres North of CamsTable Tomb 11 Metres North of North AisleTable Tomb 12 Metres North of North AisleTable Tomb 12 Metres North of West TowerTable Tomb 18 Metres North of North AisleTable Tomb 2 Metres South of South AisleTable Tomb 30 Metres South of South AisleTable Tomb 38 Metres South East of ChancelTable Tomb 5 Metres North of ChancelTable Tomb 5 Metres North of North AisleTable Tomb 5 Metres South of ChancelTable Tomb 5 Metres South of South AisleTable Tomb 6 Metres East of ChancelThe CottageThe Court HouseThe George HotelThe Old VicarageThe Red HouseThe Rest the Retreat (Lloyds Bank)The Small HouseTower HouseTudor CottageVerney CottageWeaverlandsWest Street Cottage and BoundaryYew Tree Cottage1 and 2, Church Lane1 and 2, High Street1, East Street1, West Street10 and 12, East Street11 and 12, West Street2, West Street3 and 4, East Street3, High Street5, High Street6, High Street7, Church Lane7A, Church Lane
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 82% of Hambledon
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Hambledon 200940 ha
40 hain conservation areas, of 48 ha inside the built-up area.
76 of the 76 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 Hambledon’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 521967 · 16
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The first 4 entries were listed in 1952. 52 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
43% of Hambledon’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
34%
Before 1900
8.7%
1900–18
2%
1919–29
8.7%
1930s
11%
1945–54
7.5%
1955–64
3.2%
1965–72
3.2%
1973–82
6.4%
1983–92
4.3%
1993–99
4.3%
2000–08
5.5%
2009–15
1.2%
2016–25
HambledonEngland & Wales
34% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1945–54, which added 11% 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 (7 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Born here
3 notable people born in Hambledon before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
George Leer
Tom Sueter
William Lashly
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WL
William Lashly1867–1940 · British explorer
TS
Tom Sueter1750–1827 · English cricketer (1750-1827)
GL
George Leer1748–1812 · English cricketer (1748-1812)
Everyone born in Hambledon → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Hambledon
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hambledon | 786 | 76 | 1 | — |
| Denmead | 6,509 | 6 | 0 | D |
| Clanfield | 1,254 | 9 | 0 | C |
| Horndean | 34,046 | 8 | 0 | D |
| Swanmore | 3,113 | 5 | 0 | C |
| Waterlooville | 34,766 | 14 | 0 | D |
| Wickham | 2,170 | 66 | 0 | A− |
| Waltham Chase | 2,830 | 2 | 0 | D |
In brief
Hambledon in brief
More of Hambledon’s homes are old than in most places: 43% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 76 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 2009.
Of the whole list, 76% are houses, terraces and villas. William Lashly (1867), Tom Sueter (1750) and George Leer (1748) were all born here before 1900. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 52 of 76.
Questions about Hambledon’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Hambledon?
Historic England lists 76 buildings inside Hambledon’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 73 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Hambledon?
One: Church of St Peter and St Paul.
Which street in Hambledon has the most listed buildings?
High Street (4), Church Lane (3) and East Street (3) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
How many conservation areas are there in Hambledon?
1, covering about 40 hectares of the town. The largest is Hambledon.
When were Hambledon’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 52, in 1987.
Who was born in Hambledon?
Among people born before 1900: William Lashly (1867), Tom Sueter (1750) and George Leer (1748).
How old are the homes in Hambledon?
43% of homes were built before 1919 and 53% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Hambledon 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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