IChurch · listed 1967Church of St MaryPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Bull Public House · Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0BHistory Grade
History of Newington · Historic England
17 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Newington’s built-up area, 63 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Newington, 15 are Grade II. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings. 19% of its homes were built before 1919. Newington grades B for history: #48 of 87 in Kent.
Listed buildings
17
63 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
19%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Newington in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St MaryGrade I listed
Newington ManorGrade II* listed
The HolmeGrade II listed
George InnGrade II listed
Oast House (Adjacent to Church Farmhouse)Grade II listed+1See 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.
The map
Where Newington’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.
17 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*15 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 Newington
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 Grade II* listed building in Newington
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1952Newington ManorPhoto: Penny Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II
15 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.
Conservation areas
3 conservation areas cover 8.5% of Newington
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Newington High Street 19924 ha
Newington Manor 19922 ha
Newington Church 19922 ha
8 hain conservation areas, of 92 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Newington High Street, Newington Manor and Newington Church, were designated in 1992; the newest, Newington Church, in 1992. 13 of the 17 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
7 of Newington’s 17 listed buildings were added in 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 71967 · 5
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1952. 7 came in 1984, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Newington grades B for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (20 points, 74 per 10,000 residents)More than 57% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (19%)More than 59% 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.
Towns its size
Newington has the 93rd most Grade I buildings of 1,278 towns its size
Places of 2,000–4,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Newington1
#561 of 1,278for listed buildings per resident (63 per 10,000). Painswick, Sandwich and Chipping Campden lead.
92 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Newington
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newington | 2,691 | 17 | 1 | B |
| Lower Halstow | 1,210 | 4 | 0 | C |
| Upchurch | 1,727 | 2 | 1 | C |
| Iwade | 4,533 | 4 | 1 | D |
| Sittingbourne | 54,385 | 124 | 5 | B |
| Gillingham | 108,485 | 130 | 4 | B+ |
| Queenborough | 3,915 | 23 | 0 | B+ |
| Chatham | 76,956 | 103 | 11 | B+ |
In brief
Newington in brief
Newington has 17 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including Church of St Mary. Only 92 of the 1,278 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Its older streets lie in 3 conservation areas, the first designated in 1992. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and 19% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Newington’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Newington?
Historic England lists 17 buildings inside Newington’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 15 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Newington?
One: Church of St Mary.
How many conservation areas are there in Newington?
3, covering about 8 hectares of the town. The largest are Newington High Street and Newington Manor.
When were Newington’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 7, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Newington?
19% of homes were built before 1919 and 30% 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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