II*Church · listed 1967Church of St NicholasPhoto: Michael FORD · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0A−History Grade
History of Wickham · Historic England
66 listed buildings, 8 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Wickham’s built-up area, 304 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Wickham, 58 are Grade II. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings. 14% of its homes were built before 1919. Wickham grades A− for history.
Listed buildings
66
304 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
8
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
14%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Wickham in 6 photos
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Church of St NicholasGrade II* listed
Havelock House and Wentworth HouseGrade II* listed
Knockers Wine Bar and M S BellGrade II* listed
Park PlaceGrade II* listed
The Chesapeake MillGrade II* listed+1See all photosPhotos 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 Wickham’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
66 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I8 Grade II*58 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 8 Grade II* listed buildings in Wickham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 6 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*House · listed 1952Havelock House and Wentworth HousePhoto: Basher Eyre · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1967The Square CowOn the list as Knockers Wine Bar and M S BellPhoto: Hassocks5489 · CC0
II*House · listed 1967Park PlacePhoto: Hassocks5489 · CC0
II*Inns & shops · listed 1952Chesapeake MillOn the list as The Chesapeake MillPhoto: Richard Thomas · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Inns & shops · listed 1967The Old House HotelPhoto: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1967Wickham House
House · listed 1967Wickham Lodge
What’s protected
Most of Wickham’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas44
Inns, shops & warehouses7
Churches, chapels & priories7
Walls, gates & bridges3
Memorials, crosses & tombs3
Street furniture1
Public & civic buildings1
44 entries (67%) are houses, terraces and villas. 7 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
58 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 58 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Alexander HouseBarn 4 Metres North of Blanton and Queens LodgeBeverleyBlantonBridge HouseBuddensBugle CottagesChemists ShopClarksCoachhouse Flat and GaragesCommerce HouseCulvertsDale CottageEastbrook HouseFootbridge 5 Metres North West of Chesapeake MillIvy Cottage Juniper CottageJane's BoutiqueK6 Telephone Kiosk, Wickham SquareKnightsLittle Park MansionsLower Wickham LodgeMaylesMill HouseNo 2 Upper House CottagesOld Timbers and JeansPair of Table Tombs, 5 and 7 Metres South of South ChapelPandora's Box (Florists)Queens LodgeR G WarwickSt GeorgesStream Hair and Beauty, Biscoes Solicitors and Byrne RuncimanSweet ShopTable Tomb 10 Metres East of ChancelTable Tomb 10 Metres East of ChancelTable Tomb 10 Metres South East of South ChapelTable Tomb 14 Metres North of ChurchTable Tomb 16 Metres North of ChurchTable Tomb 30 Metres North of ChurchTable Tomb 30 Metres North of ChurchThe AnchorageThe CottageThe Gables and the CroftThe King's Head HotelThe Lower HouseThe Old GarageThe Old Tea HouseThe RectoryThe Upper House and Forecourt WallThorns CottageVictory HallWarrens CottageWarwick HouseWickham BridgeWickham War Memorial1 and 2, Bridge Street5 and 5A, The Square7, Bridge Street9, 10 and 11, Bridge Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 10% of Wickham
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Wickham 196912 ha
12 hain conservation areas, of 119 ha inside the built-up area.
50 of the 66 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
32 of Wickham’s 66 listed buildings were added in 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 321967 · 23
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The first 5 entries were listed in 1952. 32 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Wickham 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 (74 points, 341 per 10,000 residents)More than 88% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (14%)More than 41% 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.
Born here
4 notable people born in Wickham before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
John Carter
Thomas Revell Shivers
Mark Carpenter-Garnier
Joe Beckett
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JC
John Carter1554–1634 · Church of England clergyman
Joe Beckett1892–1965 · English boxer
TS
Thomas Revell Shivers1751–1827 · British Royal Navy officer (1751–1827)
MC
Mark Carpenter-Garnier1881–1969 · Anglican bishop
Everyone born in Wickham → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Wickham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickham | 2,170 | 66 | 0 | A− |
| Knowle | 1,487 | 3 | 0 | C |
| Waltham Chase | 2,830 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Swanmore | 3,113 | 5 | 0 | C |
| Fareham | 42,633 | 170 | 0 | B− |
| Whiteley | 9,350 | 19 | 0 | C− |
| Bishop's Waltham | 6,957 | 110 | 0 | A− |
| Botley | 5,900 | 46 | 0 | B− |
In brief
Wickham in brief
Measured per resident, Wickham has more listed heritage than 88% of UK towns. All told, the list holds 66 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1969.
Most entries on the list, 67%, are houses, terraces and villas. Of the 4 people born here before 1900, the best known include John Carter (1554), Joe Beckett (1892) and Thomas Revell Shivers (1751). Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; and 14% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Wickham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Wickham?
Historic England lists 66 buildings inside Wickham’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 8 Grade II* and 58 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Wickham?
1, covering about 12 hectares of the town. The largest is Wickham.
When were Wickham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 32, in 1987.
Who was born in Wickham?
Among people born before 1900: John Carter (1554), Joe Beckett (1892), Thomas Revell Shivers (1751) and Mark Carpenter-Garnier (1881).
How old are the homes in Wickham?
14% of homes were built before 1919 and 24% 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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