IChurch · listed 1966St Martin's ChurchOn the list as Church of St MartinPhoto: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ancaster Hall · Photo: Tim Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Ancaster · Historic England
7 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Ancaster’s built-up area, 77 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 12% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
7
77 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
12%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Ancaster
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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 Ancaster’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.
7 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 Grade II*4 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 Grade I listed building in Ancaster
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.
Grade II*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Ancaster
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*Public · listed 1952Ancaster HallPhoto: Tim Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1952Ancaster House
Grade II
4 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 4 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 8.5% of Ancaster
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Ancaster 19824 ha
4 hain conservation areas, of 52 ha inside the built-up area.
5 of the 7 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.
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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Ancaster
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancaster | 909 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Greylees | 1,989 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Cranwell | 2,583 | 5 | 1 | C− |
| Sleaford | 18,028 | 177 | 1 | A− |
| Leasingham | 1,552 | 11 | 1 | B− |
| Great Gonerby | 1,880 | 18 | 1 | B− |
| Grantham | 44,906 | 203 | 7 | B+ |
| Ruskington | 5,650 | 11 | 1 | C− |
In brief
Ancaster in brief
The official list counts 7 listed buildings in Ancaster, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1982. The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1952 and 1984; it also has 2 scheduled monuments; and 12% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Ancaster’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Ancaster?
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Ancaster’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 4 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Ancaster?
One: Church of St Martin.
Are there scheduled monuments in Ancaster?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Ancaster Roman settlement and Ancaster village cross.
How many conservation areas are there in Ancaster?
1, covering about 4 hectares of the town. The largest is Ancaster.
How old are the homes in Ancaster?
12% of homes were built before 1919 and 15% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Ancaster 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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