IPublic · listed 1951Hadlow TowerOn the list as Hadlow Tower, Hadlow CastlePhoto: Christopher Nicol · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hadlow Tower, Hadlow Castle · Photo: Christopher Nicol · CC BY-SA 3.0AHistory Grade
History of Hadlow · Historic England
66 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Hadlow’s built-up area, 208 for every 10,000 residents. 60 of Hadlow’s listed buildings are Grade II. We have photos of 8 of its listed buildings and 2 old views of the town. 23% of its homes were built before 1919. Hadlow grades A for history: #17 of 87 in Kent.
Listed buildings
66
208 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
5
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
23%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Hadlow in 10 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St MaryGrade II* listed
North LodgeGrade II* listed
Former Prince of Wales Public HouseGrade II listed
CorneysGrade II listed
The Old Red House and 2 Church StreetGrade II listed+5See 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.
Through time
Hadlow from 1838 to 1908
2 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1838
1908Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Hadlow’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.
66 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I5 Grade II*60 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 Hadlow
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 5 Grade II* listed buildings in Hadlow
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 4 are photographed.
II*Church · listed 1954St Mary's ChurchOn the list as Church of St MaryPhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1954North LodgePhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Public · listed 1954Gateway to Hadlow CastlePhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1954South LodgePhoto: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1990Ranges Round the Stable Yard West of Hadlow Tower, Hadlow Castle
What’s protected
Most of Hadlow’s listed buildings are churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories36
Houses, terraces & villas22
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Public & civic buildings3
Walls, gates & bridges2
22 entries (33%) are houses, terraces and villas. 36 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
60 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 60 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Balcombe headstone approximately 10 metres south of the nave of the Church of St MaryBarton headstone approximately 1 metre south of the nave of the Church of St MaryBeeke headstone approximately 17 metres south of the nave of the Church of St MaryBourne Mill CottageBournside FarmhouseCarnel chest tomb approximately 2 metres north of the organ loft of the Church of St MaryCarnell chest tomb approximately 3.5 metres north of the organ loft of the Church of St MaryCarrol headstone approximately 2.5 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St MaryChancel House and Church HouseCheesman headstone approximately 7 metres east north east of the chancel of the Church of St MaryChurch PlaceCobblestonesCommercial HouseCorneysFormer Prince of Wales Public HouseGolding chest tomb approximately 2 metres north of the vestry of the Church of St MaryGrays House Hadlow BakeryGroup of six Kipping headstones approximately 4 metres south of the nave of the Church of St MaryHoath CottageHodg headstone approximately 9 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St MaryHope FarmhouseHoppers Memorial approximately 20 metres east south east of the chancel of Church of St MaryIllegible chest tomb approximately 17 metres west south west of the tower of the Church of St MaryIllegible headstone approximately 15 metres north west of the tower of the Church of St MaryIron railings to north of the churchyard of the Church of St MaryJames House Including Garden Walls Adjoining to RearJeke headstone adjacent to south porch of the Church of St MaryLick headstone approximately 10 metres south of the nave of the Church of St MaryLime Tree HouseLittle CorneysLomas headstone approximately 8 metres south of the tower of the Church of St MaryMay Family vault approximately 26 metres south west of the tower of the Church of St MaryNatal HouseOasthouse Approximately 8 Metres North West of Spring HouseOasthouse Approximately 80 Metres North of Bournside FarmhousePair of Barton headstones approximately 18 metres south west of the tower of the Church of St MaryPair of Cheesman headstones approximately 2.5 metres north of the organ loft of the Church of St MaryPair of Kibble chest tombs approximately 3 metres west of the tower of the Church of St MaryPair of Wells headstones approximately 2 metres north east of the vestry of the Church of St MaryPorter chest tomb approximately 20 metres south south west of the tower of the Church of St MaryRodger chest tomb approximately 2 metres west of the tower of the Church of St MaryRow of Hodsoll headstones approximately 400mm east of the chancel of the Church of St MaryRow of four James headstones approximately 3.5 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St MarySaxby headstone approximately 3 metres south east of the chancel of the Church of St MarySimmons chest tomb approximately 2.5 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St MarySimmons headstone approximately 17 metres south of the nave of the Church of St MarySouth wall to churchyard of the Church of St MarySpring CottageSpring HouseThe CloseThe Maltings I and IIThe Old Red House and 2 Church StreetThe PharmacyThe Rose RevivedThe TerraceThree Porter headstones approximately 19 metres west of the tower of the Church of St MaryWalnut Tree CottageWickersham headstone approximately 17 metres west of the tower of the Church of St MaryYardley Memorial approximately 2.5 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Mary1, Church Street
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 6.9% of Hadlow
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Hadlow 19728 ha
The Freehold, Hadlow 20111 ha
9 hain conservation areas, of 137 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Hadlow, was designated in 1972; the newest, The Freehold, Hadlow, in 2011. 59 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
More than half of Hadlow’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1990
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1990 · 451954 · 18
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1951, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 45 came in 1990, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Hadlow 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 (73 points, 230 per 10,000 residents)More than 85% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (23%)More than 68% 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
23% of Hadlow’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
22%
Before 1900
0.7%
1900–18
7.3%
1919–29
0.7%
1930s
9.9%
1945–54
12%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
9%
1973–82
9%
1983–92
7%
1993–99
4.2%
2000–08
1.4%
2009–15
3.5%
2016–25
HadlowEngland & Wales
22% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 13% 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 (53 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Hadlow has the 94th most Grade I buildings of 1,195 towns its size
Places of 2,000–5,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Hadlow1
#145 of 1,195for listed buildings per resident (208 per 10,000). Sandwich, Chipping Campden and Wells-next-the-Sea lead.
93 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Hadlow
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadlow | 3,168 | 66 | 1 | A |
| East Peckham | 2,144 | 27 | 0 | B+ |
| Plaxtol | 1,137 | 38 | 0 | A+ |
| Five Oak Green | 1,436 | 11 | 0 | B+ |
| Tonbridge | 36,136 | 108 | 2 | B+ |
| Hildenborough | 4,943 | 45 | 0 | B |
| Paddock Wood | 7,616 | 15 | 0 | C− |
| Wateringbury | 2,248 | 49 | 3 | A |
In brief
Hadlow in brief
Old houses are part of Hadlow’s character: 23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 66 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including Hadlow Tower. For its size, it has more listed heritage than 85% of UK towns. Only 93 of the 1,195 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1972. Of the whole list, 55% are churches, chapels and priories. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1990: 45 of 66. The rest is about typical: John Larkin (1726) and Hervey Lawrence (1881) were born here before 1900.
Questions about Hadlow’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Hadlow?
Historic England lists 66 buildings inside Hadlow’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 5 Grade II* and 60 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Hadlow?
One: Hadlow Tower, Hadlow Castle.
How many conservation areas are there in Hadlow?
2, covering about 9 hectares of the town. The largest are Hadlow and The Freehold, Hadlow.
When were Hadlow’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 45, in 1990.
Are there old photos of Hadlow?
Yes: 2 public-domain photos and postcards from 1838 to 1908, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Hadlow?
23% of homes were built before 1919 and 31% 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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