II*Church · listed 1949Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: Kev747 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church of St Andrew · Photo: Hassocks5489 · CC0CHistory Grade
History of Whitwick · Historic England
13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Whitwick’s built-up area, 12 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. 13% of its homes were built before 1919. Whitwick grades C for history: #30 of 50 in Leicestershire.
Listed buildings
13
12 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
13%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Whitwick
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
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 Whitwick’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
0 of 7neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 27% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
13 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*12 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. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Whitwick
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
12 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 12 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Church of St AndrewLily Bank FarmhousePrimary SchoolStable and Granary with Dovecote, To Rear of Lily Bank FarmhouseThe GablesThe Old ConventThe Old Manor HouseThe Old VicarageThree Horseshoes Public HouseTomb of Charles Booth, Approx.12M. North of Nave of the Church of St AndrewWhitwick War Memorial25, The Green
How the list grew
More than half of Whitwick’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1983
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1983 · 7
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1949. 7 came in 1983, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has 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.
History Grade
Whitwick grades C for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (16 points, 15 per 10,000 residents)More than 36% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (13%)More than 37% 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.
Born here
4 notable people born in Whitwick before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Micky Noon
Frank Middleton
Joseph Glennon
Aubrey Sharp
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JG
Joseph Glennon1889–1926 · English cricketer (1889-1926)
AS
Aubrey Sharp1889–1973 · Cricketer (1889-1973)
MN
Micky Noon1875–1939 · (1875-1939)
FM
Frank Middleton1879–1943 · (1879-1943)
Everyone born in Whitwick → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Whitwick
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitwick | 10,455 | 13 | 0 | C |
| Coalville | 21,975 | 7 | 0 | C |
| Hugglescote | 4,630 | 7 | 0 | C+ |
| Ravenstone | 1,882 | 15 | 0 | B+ |
| Ellistown | 2,971 | 0 | 0 | C− |
| Shepshed | 14,873 | 26 | 1 | C+ |
| Ibstock | 6,806 | 10 | 0 | C+ |
| Heather | 1,068 | 6 | 0 | C+ |
In brief
Whitwick in brief
The official list counts 13 listed buildings in Whitwick, including Church of St John the Baptist. Joseph Glennon (1889), Aubrey Sharp (1889) and Micky Noon (1875) are among the 4 people born here before 1900. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1983: 7 of 13. 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 a scheduled monument.
Questions about Whitwick’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Whitwick?
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Whitwick’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 12 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Whitwick?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Whitwick Castle.
When were Whitwick’s buildings listed?
The first in 1949; the most, 7, in 1983.
Who was born in Whitwick?
Among people born before 1900: Joseph Glennon (1889), Aubrey Sharp (1889), Micky Noon (1875) and Frank Middleton (1879).
How old are the homes in Whitwick?
13% 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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