Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.01 listed building
Historic England counts it inside Densole’s built-up area, 11 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 20% of its homes were built before 1919.
Where Densole’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
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.
1 Grade II listed building
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 1 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
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.
Listed buildings in the places around Densole
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Densole | 888 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Hawkinge | 8,499 | 2 | 0 | D− |
| Folkestone | 51,987 | 226 | 2 | A |
| Capel-le-Ferne | 1,962 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Lyminge | 1,918 | 12 | 1 | B+ |
| Hythe | 14,613 | 114 | 1 | A− |
| Sibertswold | 1,619 | 9 | 0 | B |
| Dover | 36,349 | 140 | 3 | A |
Densole in brief
Densole has 1 listed building. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: its only entry went on the list in 1966; it also has a scheduled monument; and 20% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Densole’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Densole?
Historic England lists 1 building inside Densole’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 1 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Densole?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Two bowl barrows 400m north of Milgate Farm in Reinden Wood.
How old are the homes in Densole?
20% of homes were built before 1919 and 33% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Densole 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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