IChurch · listed 1957Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Barn About 30 Metres North West of Mersham Manor · Photo: David Anstiss · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Mersham · Historic England
34 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Mersham’s built-up area, 442 for every 10,000 residents. 29 of Mersham’s listed buildings are Grade II. 27% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
34
442 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
27%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Mersham
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St John the BaptistGrade I listedBarn About 30 Metres North West of Mersham ManorGrade 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 Mersham’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.
34 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I3 Grade II*29 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 Mersham
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
House · listed 1957Mersham Manor
Grade II*
The 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Mersham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*House · listed 1989Barn About 30 Metres North West of Mersham ManorPhoto: David Anstiss · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1957Bower Farmhouse
House · listed 1952Newhouse
What’s protected
Most of Mersham’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas18
Churches, chapels & priories6
Walls, gates & bridges4
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Public & civic buildings2
Street furniture1
18 entries (53%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 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
29 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 29 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bell HouseBower CottagesBridge HouseBrook CottageBurgateChest Tomb to Jane Morris (?) About 1 Metre South of Church of St JohnChestnut VillasCoachhouse and Garden Walls Attached, About 10 Metres to East and South of BurgateFlanders HouseGlebe House and Wall AttachedGoodrich CottageHannover Mill, Outbuildings and MillHatch Cottage Little HatchHeadstone to George Blechynden, About 4 Metres South East of Church of St JohnK6 Telephone KioskLongthorne FarmhouseMersham Stores, Post Office and Hollyhock CottageStable Block and Gardeners Cottage, NewhouseStables/Outbuildings About 5 to 20 Metres South and West of the Farriers ArmsSundial 5 Metres South of Church of St JohnThe Farriers ArmsThe Old Gate House Including Attached Raised FootwayThe Royal Oak and House/Office AttachedThe StablesTomb Chest to Elizabeth Mantel, About 20 Metres South of Church of St JohnTwo Rows of 3 and 5 Headstones About 5 to 15 Metres South of Church of St JohnWinser Cottage15, The Street16 and 16A, The Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Mersham
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 HE44 ha
44 hain conservation areas, of 44 ha inside the built-up area.
34 of the 34 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 Mersham’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1989
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1989 · 261957 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 26 came in 1989, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
27% of Mersham’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
26%
Before 1900
1.7%
1900–18
4.9%
1919–29
3.1%
1930s
8%
1945–54
9.8%
1955–64
11%
1965–72
1.7%
1973–82
1.7%
1983–92
3.1%
1993–99
1.7%
2000–08
8%
2009–15
19%
2016–25
MershamEngland & Wales
26% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 19% 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 (4 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Mersham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mersham | 770 | 34 | 2 | — |
| Finberry | 1,571 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Aldington | 1,280 | 13 | 0 | B |
| Brabourne Lees | 1,479 | 15 | 0 | B+ |
| Ashford | 82,143 | 226 | 2 | B |
| Wye | 2,064 | 94 | 3 | A |
| Lympne | 1,074 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Shadoxhurst | 1,009 | 19 | 0 | B− |
In brief
Mersham in brief
More of Mersham’s homes are old than in most places: 27% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 34 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. A conservation area protects part of it.
Of the whole list, 53% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1989: 26 of 34. Beyond that, William Knatchbull-Hugessen (1837) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Mersham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Mersham?
Historic England lists 34 buildings inside Mersham’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 29 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Mersham?
2, including Church of St John the Baptist and Mersham Manor.
How many conservation areas are there in Mersham?
1, covering about 44 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Mersham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 26, in 1989.
How old are the homes in Mersham?
27% of homes were built before 1919 and 34% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Mersham 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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