II*Church · listed 1963Church of St Mary the VirginPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Woodnesborough · Historic England
15 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Woodnesborough’s built-up area, 408 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 22% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
15
408 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
22%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Woodnesborough
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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 Woodnesborough’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
15 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*13 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 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Woodnesborough
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
House · listed 1963The Coach House, Street Farm
Grade II
13 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 13 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn Immediately East of Grove Manor FarmhouseChurchgate FarmhouseFormer Woodnesborough Village HallGroup of 3 Tomb Chests North of Chancel of Church of St MaryHoneypot CottageRussell House and Forecourt WallStables about 20 metres north of Street FarmhouseSundial About 15 Metres North of Church of St MaryThe Homestead the Olde SquareThe Old VicarageTomb Chest to Harrison Family, About 2 Metres West of Church of St MaryTwo Monuments 1 and 3 Metres East of Church of St Mary1 and 2 Oast Cottages and Outbuilding Attached to North West Oast Cottages
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Woodnesborough
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 HE30 ha
30 hain conservation areas, of 30 ha inside the built-up area.
15 of the 15 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 Woodnesborough’s 15 listed buildings were added in 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 7
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 7 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.
Homes by age
22% of Woodnesborough’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
20%
Before 1900
1.2%
1900–18
3.5%
1919–29
16%
1930s
8.7%
1945–54
16%
1955–64
6.4%
1965–72
2.3%
1973–82
3.5%
1983–92
2.3%
1993–99
2.3%
2000–08
4.7%
2009–15
13%
2016–25
WoodnesboroughEngland & Wales
20% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was the 1930s, which added 16% 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 (6 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Woodnesborough
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodnesborough | 368 | 15 | 0 | — |
| Sandwich | 4,258 | 439 | 7 | A+ |
| Eastry | 2,388 | 45 | 3 | A |
| Ash (Dover) | 2,529 | 65 | 1 | A+ |
| Wingham | 1,313 | 75 | 2 | A+ |
| Deal | 28,992 | 370 | 0 | A+ |
| Cliffs End | 1,284 | 1 | 0 | D− |
| Eythorne | 1,487 | 23 | 0 | B |
In brief
Woodnesborough in brief
More of Woodnesborough’s homes are old than in most places: 22% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 15 listed buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Woodnesborough’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Woodnesborough?
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Woodnesborough’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 13 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Woodnesborough?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Medieval moated site at Grove Manor Farm.
How many conservation areas are there in Woodnesborough?
1, covering about 30 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Woodnesborough’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 7, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Woodnesborough?
22% of homes were built before 1919 and 43% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Woodnesborough 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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