II*Church · listed 1954Church of St Peter and St PaulOn the list as Church of St. Peter and St. PaulPhoto: Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Bernd Jatzwauk Pommes104 · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Burgh Castle · Historic England
3 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Burgh Castle’s built-up area, 44 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 14% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
3
44 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
14%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Burgh Castle
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 Burgh Castle’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.
3 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*2 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 Burgh Castle
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
2 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 2 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Burgh Castle
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgh Castle | 682 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Belton | 3,603 | 6 | 0 | C |
| Bradwell | 11,632 | 1 | 0 | D− |
| Gorleston-on-Sea | 24,474 | 26 | 0 | B− |
| Hopton on Sea | 2,575 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Great Yarmouth | 28,979 | 225 | 7 | A+ |
| Freethorpe | 1,050 | 11 | 0 | B+ |
| Corton | 1,134 | 1 | 0 | D |
In brief
Burgh Castle in brief
The official list counts 3 listed buildings in Burgh Castle. Beyond that, all its entries went on the list in 1954; it also has a scheduled monument; and 14% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Burgh Castle’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Burgh Castle?
Historic England lists 3 buildings inside Burgh Castle’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 2 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Burgh Castle?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Burgh Castle Roman fort, vicus, pre-Conquest monastery and Norman motte and bailey castle.
How old are the homes in Burgh Castle?
14% of homes were built before 1919 and 17% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Burgh Castle 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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