II*House · listed 1967Manor HousePhoto: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Tower House and Former Stables and Barn Adjoining · Photo: BarriePrice100 · CC BY-SA 4.0BHistory Grade
History of Halton · Historic England
21 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Halton’s built-up area, 79 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings. 16% of its homes were built before 1919. Halton grades B for history: #19 of 65 in Lancashire.
Listed buildings
21
79 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
16%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Halton in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Manor HouseGrade II* listed
High cross in St Wilfrid's churchyard, HaltonScheduled monument
White Lion Hotel and Coach House Adjoining to North-EastGrade II listed
Church of St. WilfridGrade II listed
The Boat HouseGrade 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 Halton’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.
21 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*20 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 Grade II* listed building in Halton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
What’s protected
Most of Halton’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas11
Churches, chapels & priories3
Walls, gates & bridges3
Public & civic buildings2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
11 entries (52%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 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
20 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 20 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Archway to Former Halton HallBarn 30 Metres North of Farmhouse at Pedlers FarmBradshaw Mausoleum, Halton ChurchyardChurch of St. WilfridClock House and Flanking WallsFarm Building to the East of Town End FarmhouseField CottageGate Piers West of Manor HouseLime Tree HouseMillers FarmhouseNo 1 Rectory CottagesNo 2 Rectory CottagesPair of Gate Piers and Gates to Churchyard of Church of St WilfridPair of Gatepiers at Entrance to Churchyard to South of the Church of St WilfridPair of Gatepiers to Former Halton HallSundial, About 4 Metres South-East of Church Porch of the Church of St WilfridThe Boat HouseTower House and Former Stables and Barn AdjoiningTown End FarmhouseWhite Lion Hotel and Coach House Adjoining to North-East
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 26% of Halton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Halton 198119 ha
19 hain conservation areas, of 75 ha inside the built-up area.
21 of the 21 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 Halton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1983
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1983 · 161967 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 5 entries were listed in 1967. 16 came in 1983, 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.
2 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
History Grade
Halton 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 (26 points, 98 per 10,000 residents)More than 64% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (16%)More than 49% 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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Halton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halton | 2,652 | 21 | 0 | B |
| Caton | 2,552 | 21 | 0 | B |
| Bolton-le-Sands | 6,728 | 47 | 0 | B |
| Lancaster | 52,646 | 323 | 4 | A |
| Carnforth | 5,852 | 16 | 0 | B |
| Morecambe | 32,745 | 43 | 0 | B |
| Warton (Lancaster) | 1,801 | 22 | 2 | A− |
| Bailrigg | 4,788 | 6 | 0 | C+ |
In brief
Halton in brief
The official list counts 21 listed buildings in Halton, including Manor House. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1981. Of the whole list, 52% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1983: 16 of 21. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Halton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Halton?
Historic England lists 21 buildings inside Halton’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 20 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Halton?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Castle Hill motte and bailey, Halton and High cross in St Wilfrid's churchyard, Halton.
How many conservation areas are there in Halton?
1, covering about 19 hectares of the town. The largest is Halton.
When were Halton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 16, in 1983.
How old are the homes in Halton?
16% of homes were built before 1919 and 21% 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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