IChurch · listed 1966Church of St Mary the VirginPhoto: Hywel Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Nick Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Elham · Historic England
52 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Elham’s built-up area, 607 for every 10,000 residents. 48 of Elham’s listed buildings are Grade II. 36% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
52
607 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
36%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Elham
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St Mary the VirginGrade I listed
Elham ManorGrade II* listed
The Abbots Fireside Hotel and RestaurantGrade 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 Elham’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.
52 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*48 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 Elham
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 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Elham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed.
II*House · listed 1966Elham ManorPhoto: John Baker · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Inns & shops · listed 1952The Abbots Fireside Hotel and RestaurantPhoto: Nick Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1966King Post
What’s protected
Most of Elham’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas30
Churches, chapels & priories11
Inns, shops & warehouses7
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Walls, gates & bridges1
Street furniture1
Public & civic buildings1
30 entries (58%) are houses, terraces and villas. 11 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
48 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 48 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Anns CottageBraesideBrogdale and CaistersChurch CottageColeman HouseCoopersCorner CottageCouttie's WyndeElham Saddlery and Stables to Rear Stables and Outbuildings to East of the Rose and Crown InnElham War MemorialFormer New InnGate Piers and Wall About 33 Metres North of the Old VicarageHunter's MoonK6 Telephone KioskLoriners TrenthamManor CottageManor House CottageMill HouseMonks CottageMonument About 14 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St Mary the VirginMonument About 8 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Mary the VirginMonument to Daniel Ruck About 16 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary the VirginMonument to Daniel and Patience Ruck About 18 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary the VirginMonument to Henry Rolfe About 18 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary the VirginMonument to James and Mary Ireland About 4 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary the VirginMonument to John Griffen About 12 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary the VirginMonument to John Preble About 22 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary the VirginMonument to William Pettit About 11 1/2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary the VirginOak Cottage Old CottagesOld Water Farm HouseOriel CottageOxenden CottagePoor's House the Master's HouseRigdensStables About 3 1/2 Metres North of the Rose and Crown InnThe Butts and Old CarpentersThe CottageThe King's ArmsThe Old BakeryThe Old School HouseThe Old VicarageThe Rose and Crown InnThe Well HouseUpdown Cottage Well CottageVerneysWindlass CottageWise Follies1 and 2, Cullings Hill
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 30% of Elham
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Elham 197014 ha
14 hain conservation areas, of 45 ha inside the built-up area.
52 of the 52 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 Elham’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 271966 · 20
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 27 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
36% of Elham’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
33%
Before 1900
3.7%
1900–18
6.2%
1919–29
7.3%
1930s
4.8%
1945–54
11%
1955–64
11%
1965–72
3.7%
1973–82
6.2%
1983–92
3.7%
1993–99
4.8%
2000–08
2.5%
2009–15
2.5%
2016–25
ElhamEngland & Wales
33% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1955–64, 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 (56 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Elham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elham | 856 | 52 | 1 | — |
| Lyminge | 1,918 | 12 | 1 | B+ |
| Hawkinge | 8,499 | 2 | 0 | D− |
| Folkestone | 51,987 | 226 | 2 | A |
| Capel-le-Ferne | 1,962 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Sibertswold | 1,619 | 9 | 0 | B |
| Hythe | 14,613 | 114 | 1 | A− |
| Brabourne Lees | 1,479 | 15 | 0 | B+ |
In brief
Elham in brief
More of Elham’s homes are old than in most places: 36% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 52 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1970. Most entries on the list, 58%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1988, when 27 of the 52 went on the list.
Questions about Elham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Elham?
Historic England lists 52 buildings inside Elham’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 48 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Elham?
One: Church of St Mary the Virgin.
How many conservation areas are there in Elham?
1, covering about 14 hectares of the town. The largest is Elham.
When were Elham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 27, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Elham?
36% of homes were built before 1919 and 49% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Elham has no History Grade.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
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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