Canon Cottage the Old Canonry · Photo: Whn64 · CC BY-SA 3.0

History of Wingham · Historic England

75 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I

Historic England counts them inside Wingham’s built-up area, 571 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 41% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 8 of its listed buildings. Wingham grades A+ for history.

2Grade I 7Grade II*1scheduled monument 32on High Street

Listed buildings

571 per 10,000 residents

Grade I

exceptional interest

Grade II*

more than special interest

Scheduled monuments

nationally important sites

Homes built before 1919

41%

typical UK town 15%

In pictures

Wingham in 8 photos

Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.

Church of St MaryGrade I listed

41, High StreetGrade II* listed

Delbridge HouseGrade II* listed

Old Forge HouseGrade II* listed

The Dog InnGrade II* listed+3See all photos

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 Wingham’s history is

Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.

Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument

Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.

75 listed buildings by grade

2 Grade I7 Grade II*66 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 Wingham

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.

House · listed 1952Canon Cottage the Old CanonryPhoto: Whn64 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Church · listed 1963St Mary's ChurchOn the list as Church of St MaryPhoto: pam fray · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grade II*

The 7 Grade II* listed buildings in Wingham

Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 6 are photographed.

House · listed 1952Delbridge HousePhoto: Whn64 · CC BY-SA 3.0

House · listed 1952Old Forge HousePhoto: Carol Rose · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inns & shops · listed 1952The Dog InnPhoto: Whn64 · CC BY-SA 3.0

House · listed 1952The Red LionPhoto: Whn64 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Walls & gates · listed 1952Wingham Court and Garden WallPhoto: Whn64 · CC BY-SA 3.0

House · listed 195241, High StreetPhoto: Whn64 · CC BY-SA 3.0

House · listed 1963The Vicarage

What’s protected

Most of Wingham’s listed buildings are homes

Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.

Houses, terraces & villas55

Churches, chapels & priories7

Walls, gates & bridges5

Public & civic buildings3

Inns, shops & warehouses3

Street furniture1

Memorials, crosses & tombs1

55 entries (73%) are houses, terraces and villas. 7 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

66 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 66 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z

Beech Tree Cottage Bleak Cottage Bleak House Canon House Canon Villa Chest tomb about 15 metres south of Church of St Mary Chest tomb to Elgar family about 25 metres south of Church of St Mary Dambridge House Emily Cottage Former Post Office Highland Cottage Milestone at 2406 5732 Mill House the Cottage Monument to Elgar Toomer and Rowson Families Oasthouse 30 Metres to North of Dambridge Farmhouse Oxenden House Pair of headstones 1 and 2 metres south of Church of St Mary Pair of headstones about 15 metres south of Church of St Mary Prospect Place Rose Cottage Row of eight headstones 1 to 15 metres south east of Church of St Mary Row of three headstones 4 to 7 metres south of Church of St Mary Stables Adjoining Wingham Court Telephone Kiosk (Adjacent Former Post Office)The Anchor Inn and Rear Courtyard The Central Stores The Old Manse The Old Ship The Square The White Cottage Restaurant The churchyard wall to south, east and north of Church of St Mary Wall Attached and About 30 Metres to West of Wingham Vicarage Wall and Stable About 20 Metres East of Wingham House Wall of Former Market Garden Wingham House Wingham Lodge 1, High Street 102 and 103, High Street 113 and 114, High Street 28, High Street 31, High Street 32, High Street 33, High Street 34, High Street 35, High Street 36 and 37, High Street 38, High Street 39, High Street 40, High Street 44, High Street 45, High Street 47, 48, 49 and 53, High Street 50, High Street 54 and 55, High Street 56 and 60/61, High Street 57, High Street 58, High Street 6, 7 and 8, High Street 62, High Street 67, High Street 69, High Street 72, 73, 74, 78, 79 and 80, High Street 81, 82, 83, 87 and 88, High Street 86 and 98, High Street 90, 91 and 92, High Street 93 and 94, High Street 97 and 97A, High Street

Conservation areas

1 conservation area covers 100% of Wingham

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 HE55 ha

55 hain conservation areas, of 55 ha inside the built-up area.

75 of the 75 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

37 of Wingham’s 75 listed buildings were added in 1987

The year each building now on the list was first listed.

1987 · 371952 · 221963 · 10

19501960197019801990200020102020

The first 22 entries were listed in 1952, 1 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 37 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.

Monuments & landscapes

Monuments, parks and gardens

Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.

1 scheduled monument

Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.

RomanWingham Roman villa, 100m south of Glendale Cottage

History Grade

Wingham 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 (88 points, 670 per 10,000 residents)More than 91% of UK towns

Homes built before 1919 (41%)More than 94% 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

41% of Wingham’s homes were built before 1919

Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).

39%

Before 1900

2.6%

1900–18

2.6%

1919–29

5.2%

1930s

2.6%

1945–54

21%

1955–64

5.2%

1965–72

1.2%

1973–82

10%

1983–92

2.6%

1993–99

3.8%

2000–08

2009–15

3.8%

2016–25

WinghamEngland & Wales

39% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1955–64, which added 21% 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 (15 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.

Towns its size

Wingham has the 29th most Grade I buildings of 1,883 towns its size

Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.

Dadford23

Wingham2

#67 of 1,883for listed buildings per resident (571 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.

28 have more. The typical town its size has 0.

Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Wingham

Town	People	Listed	Grade I	History
Wingham	1,313	75	2	A⁺
Littlebourne	1,596	51	2	A
Ash (Dover)	2,529	65	1	A⁺
Aylesham	5,788	0	0	D⁻
Hersden	2,118	2	0	D
Eastry	2,388	45	3	A
Bridge	1,539	41	0	A
Sturry	4,857	76	4	A⁻

In brief

Wingham in brief

For its size, Wingham has more listed heritage than 91% of UK towns. In all there are 75 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. Of its homes, 41% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. Only 28 of the 1,883 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.

On High Street alone there are 32 listed buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. Of the whole list, 73% are houses, terraces and villas. Beyond that, William Miller (1795) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.

Questions about Wingham’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Wingham?

Historic England lists 75 buildings inside Wingham’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 7 Grade II* and 66 Grade II.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Wingham?

2, including Canon Cottage the Old Canonry and Church of St Mary.

Are there scheduled monuments in Wingham?

Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Wingham Roman villa, 100m south of Glendale Cottage.

How many conservation areas are there in Wingham?

1, covering about 55 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.

When were Wingham’s buildings listed?

The first in 1952; the most, 37, in 1987.

How old are the homes in Wingham?

41% of homes were built before 1919 and 49% 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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