II*Church · listed 1984Plaxtol ChurchPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Grange · Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0A+History Grade
History of Plaxtol · Historic England
Old homes in Plaxtol: 53% built before 1919
The typical town has 15%: Plaxtol has 4 times the share. Historic England lists 38 buildings inside Plaxtol’s built-up area, 334 for every 10,000 residents. Plaxtol grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
38
334 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
53%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Plaxtol
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Photos 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 Plaxtol’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
38 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I3 Grade II*35 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 II*
The 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Plaxtol
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*What’s protected
Most of Plaxtol’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas28
Walls, gates & bridges4
Public & civic buildings3
Churches, chapels & priories2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
28 entries (74%) are houses, terraces and villas. 2 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
35 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 35 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Ashenden and Garden WallBaldwin Family Tomb in Plaxtol Churchyard 20 Yards North of West EndBarn 30 Yards to the East of Dux FarmhouseBarn and Oast House 20 Yards to the East of the GrangeBartons FarmhouseBourne CottageChurch Cottage Club CottageChurch House the Old Post OfficeCottage 10 Yards to the South of Bartons FarmhouseDux FarmhouseElm Tree Cottage and White BeamForge CottageFormer Schoolmasters House School (Now Memorial Hall)Lavender Cottage and Buddleia CottageLittle DamasManderleyNut Tree HallOast House and Wall 20 Yards to the North East of Bartons FarmhouseOld GraingersPendle CottagePeriwick CottageRagstone CottageRose and Crown CottageShields Cottages and High HopeShode HouseThe Forge RestaurantTree CottageTree HouseWaggon Shed and Wall 20 Yards to the South East of Bartons FarmhouseWall 10 Yards to the North of the Grange, Bordering RoadWeavers CottageWickenden Farmhouse1-3 Church Row4 and 5 Church Row6 and 7 Church Row
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 35% of Plaxtol
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Plaxtol 197218 ha
Fairlawne 19721 ha
18 hain conservation areas, of 53 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Plaxtol and Fairlawne, were designated in 1972; the newest, Fairlawne, in 1972. 30 of the 38 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 Plaxtol’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 261952 · 10
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The first 10 entries were listed in 1952. 26 came in 1984, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Plaxtol 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 (41 points, 361 per 10,000 residents)More than 82% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (53%)More than 98% 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
53% of Plaxtol’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
48%
Before 1900
6%
1900–18
1.5%
1919–29
3%
1930s
13%
1945–54
4.5%
1955–64
4.5%
1965–72
3%
1973–82
3%
1983–92
3%
1993–99
7.5%
2000–08
1.5%
2009–15
1.5%
2016–25
PlaxtolEngland & Wales
48% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1945–54, 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 (21 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Born here
3 notable people born in Plaxtol before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Edward Baker
Arthur Fielder
Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
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Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley1891–1965 · English lawyer and politician (1891-1965)
AF
Arthur Fielder1877–1949 · Cricket player of England (1877-1949)
EB
Edward Baker1846–1913 · English cricketer (1846-1913)
Everyone born in Plaxtol → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Plaxtol
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaxtol | 1,137 | 38 | 0 | A+ |
| Ightham | 2,037 | 47 | 1 | A |
| Borough Green | 4,712 | 33 | 0 | B |
| Hadlow | 3,168 | 66 | 1 | A |
| Wrotham | 1,961 | 52 | 1 | A |
| Hildenborough | 4,943 | 45 | 0 | B |
| Tonbridge | 36,136 | 108 | 2 | B+ |
| Seal | 1,616 | 37 | 1 | A− |
In brief
Plaxtol in brief
Old houses are part of Plaxtol’s character: 53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 38 listed buildings. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 82% of UK towns. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1972.
Most entries on the list, 74%, are houses, terraces and villas. Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1891), Arthur Fielder (1877) and Edward Baker (1846) were all born here before 1900. The big year was 1984, when 26 of the 38 went on the list. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building.
Questions about Plaxtol’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Plaxtol?
Historic England lists 38 buildings inside Plaxtol’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 35 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Plaxtol?
2, covering about 18 hectares of the town. The largest are Plaxtol and Fairlawne.
When were Plaxtol’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 26, in 1984.
Who was born in Plaxtol?
Among people born before 1900: Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1891), Arthur Fielder (1877) and Edward Baker (1846).
How old are the homes in Plaxtol?
53% of homes were built before 1919 and 57% 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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