IChurch · listed 1967Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0A+History Grade
History of Farningham · Historic England
51 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Farningham’s built-up area, 399 for every 10,000 residents. 34% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings. Farningham grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
51
399 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
34%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Farningham in 5 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulGrade I listed
Mausoleum of Thomas Nash in Churchyard of Saint Peter and Saint Paul to the South of PorchGrade II* listed
Mill HouseGrade II* listed
The Water MillGrade II* listed
The White HouseGrade 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 Farningham’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.
51 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I4 Grade II*46 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 Farningham
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 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Farningham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Memorials · listed 1982Mausoleum of Thomas Nash in Churchyard of Saint Peter and Saint Paul to the South of PorchPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Inns & shops · listed 1952Mill HousePhoto: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Inns & shops · listed 1952The Water MillPhoto: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1967The White HousePhoto: Paul the Archivist · CC BY-SA 4.0
What’s protected
Most of Farningham’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas26
Walls, gates & bridges11
Inns, shops & warehouses8
Churches, chapels & priories2
Public & civic buildings2
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
26 entries (51%) are houses, terraces and villas. 2 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
46 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 46 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn at Manor Farm and Wall Adjoining to South East Fronting RoadBee Bole in South West Garden Wall to No 7Boundary Wall of South Hall to the North West, South West, South East, And Part of Wall Fronting Road to East of South HallBoundary Wall to North East of the Croft, Fronting RoadBridge Cottage Mill CottagesCherry Tree Cottage, Owl Cottage, John Board Family ButcherFarningham BridgeFarningham HouseFarningham House CottageFernwoodFolly in Grounds of Mill House Situated to West of the Water MillFormer Stable to the Lion HotelFront Block to Farningham Social Club and Institute (Croft House)Garden Wall Fronting Road to South West of Farningham HouseGarden Wall to Mount Pleasant, To South East of the House Fronting RoadGarden Wall to North East Fronting Road and to South East of the Manor House and GatesGlebe HouseHampton Court HouseHodsoll HouseL Shaped Garden Wall to the Mount, To North East of HouseLavender BankLion Cottages (No 1 Darenth Insurance Brokers Limited)(Nos 2 and 3)Monument to William Hardyman in Churchyard of Saint Peter and Saint Paul to East of ChurchMount PleasantNo 56 (Vale View) and No 57 (Forge Cottage)Nos 7,8 and 9 (Protea Cottage)Old Bakehouse and CartshedOld Parsonage HouseOrnamental Screen Across the River to the North East of the BridgeRiverside Manor House Cottage and Former Stables Now Used As GaragesSaddlers HouseSouth HallStatue Set on Plinth to West of FollyThe BakeryThe CottageThe CroftThe Lion HotelThe Manor HouseThe MountThe Pied Bull Public HouseThe Stables of the Mill House, The Counting House and Gardeners Cottage28, London Road40, London Road46 and 47, High Street48-51, High Street5 and 6, High Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Farningham
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 HE59 ha
59 hain conservation areas, of 59 ha inside the built-up area.
51 of the 51 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
21 of Farningham’s 51 listed buildings were added in 1967
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1967 · 211982 · 201952 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 5 entries were listed in 1952. 21 came in 1967. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Farningham 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 (57 points, 446 per 10,000 residents)More than 87% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (34%)More than 89% 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.
Homes by age
34% of Farningham’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
30%
Before 1900
4.6%
1900–18
17%
1919–29
3.2%
1930s
6.2%
1945–54
17%
1955–64
1.6%
1965–72
7.8%
1973–82
3.2%
1983–92
1.6%
1993–99
1.6%
2000–08
3.2%
2009–15
3.2%
2016–25
FarninghamEngland & Wales
30% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1919–29, which added 17% 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 (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Farningham has the 88th most Grade I buildings of 1,896 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Farningham1
#162 of 1,896for listed buildings per resident (399 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
87 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Farningham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farningham | 1,279 | 51 | 1 | A+ |
| Eynsford | 1,676 | 37 | 1 | A |
| Horton Kirby | 1,247 | 24 | 0 | A− |
| South Darenth and Sutton at Hone | 4,091 | 14 | 1 | C+ |
| West Kingsdown | 4,306 | 8 | 0 | C− |
| Crockenhill | 1,569 | 9 | 0 | B |
| Swanley | 17,209 | 3 | 0 | D− |
| Hextable | 4,100 | 2 | 0 | D |
In brief
Farningham in brief
More of Farningham’s homes are old than in most places: 34% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 51 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. For its size, it has more listed heritage than 87% of UK towns. Only 87 of the 1,896 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area protects part of it. Of the whole list, 51% are houses, terraces and villas. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: William Rashleigh (1867) and Marianne Farningham (1834) were born here before 1900.
Questions about Farningham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Farningham?
Historic England lists 51 buildings inside Farningham’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 46 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Farningham?
One: Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
How many conservation areas are there in Farningham?
1, covering about 59 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Farningham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 21, in 1967.
How old are the homes in Farningham?
34% of homes were built before 1919 and 54% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
© 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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.