IPublic · listed 1952Chilham CastlePhoto: Daywalker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church of St Mary · Photo: Poliphilo · CC0–Not graded
History of Chilham · Historic England
56 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Chilham’s built-up area, 680 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 38% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
56
680 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
38%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Chilham
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 Chilham’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
56 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I1 Grade II*53 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 2 Grade I listed buildings in Chilham
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.
IChurch · listed 1957Church of St MaryPhoto: Poliphilo · CC0
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Chilham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1952The VicaragePhoto: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Chilham’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas37
Walls, gates & bridges7
Public & civic buildings5
Churches, chapels & priories3
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Street furniture1
37 entries (66%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 2 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
53 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 53 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bagham CottageBagham FarmhouseBakery House and Evern HouseBarn 25 Yards South of Bagham FarmhouseBelke HouseBoundary Wall of Chilham Castle from Gatehouse North 50 Yards to Well CottageBurgoyne'sChantry CottageChilham AntiquesChilham MillsChilham War MemorialChrisholmeChurchyard Wall from the Olde Cottage 20 Yards to Bakery HouseClements CottageClifton CottageCloversCrea HouseCumberland CottageCumberland HouseDenmark HouseElephant HouseFern CottageForge House and BookshopGate Houses and Gateway to Chilham CastleHaddon CottageHatfield House Hatfield LodgeK6 Telephone KioskLittle BelkeOld White Hill CottageOrion's CottagePeacock Antiques Tudor Lodge Gift ShopPilgrimsShalmsford Bridge CottageShalmsford Bridge ManorSt Mary's Church of England Primary School - Old Schoolmaster's HouseSt Mary's Church of England Primary School and Wall to NorthTerraces to South of Chilham CastleThe Church MouseThe Old Coach HouseThe Olde CottageThe School CanteenThe Smithy Tudor CottageThe White HorseThompsons HouseThydon CottageVergers LodgeVillage HallWall to Chilham Castle Estate, From Gatehouse SouthWell CottageWisteria HouseWoolpack Inn2 and 3, Church Hill5 and 6, The Square
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 99% of Chilham
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
No data available for publication by HE65 ha
Chartham2 ha
67 hain conservation areas, of 68 ha inside the built-up area.
56 of the 56 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
28 of Chilham’s 56 listed buildings were added in 1952
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1952 · 281984 · 21
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 28 entries were listed in 1952, 1 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
1 registered park or garden
Chilham CastleGrade II*
Homes by age
38% of Chilham’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
36%
Before 1900
0.8%
1900–18
3.2%
1919–29
7.4%
1930s
7.4%
1945–54
8.4%
1955–64
11%
1965–72
7.9%
1973–82
1.8%
1983–92
6.6%
1993–99
0.8%
2000–08
3.2%
2009–15
5.3%
2016–25
ChilhamEngland & Wales
36% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, 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 (13 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Chilham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilham | 823 | 56 | 2 | — |
| Chartham | 3,569 | 32 | 1 | A− |
| Boughton under Blean | 2,274 | 57 | 0 | A |
| Rough Common | 1,291 | 3 | 0 | C |
| Challock | 1,089 | 13 | 0 | B |
| Wye | 2,064 | 94 | 3 | A |
| Canterbury | 55,107 | 913 | 36 | A |
| Blean | 1,327 | 4 | 0 | C− |
In brief
Chilham in brief
More of Chilham’s homes are old than in most places: 38% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 56 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas. Of the whole list, 66% are houses, terraces and villas. The rest is about typical: Edward Digges (1620) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Chilham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Chilham?
Historic England lists 56 buildings inside Chilham’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 53 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Chilham?
2, including Chilham Castle and Church of St Mary.
Are there scheduled monuments in Chilham?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Julliberrie's Grave Long Barrow.
How many conservation areas are there in Chilham?
2, covering about 67 hectares of the town. The largest are No data available for publication by HE and Chartham.
When were Chilham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 28, in 1952.
How old are the homes in Chilham?
38% of homes were built before 1919 and 49% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Chilham 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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