II*Church · listed 1951Church of St MaryPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Chris Morgan · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Denver · Historic England
11 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Denver’s built-up area, 121 for every 10,000 residents. 7 of Denver’s listed buildings are Grade II. 28% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
11
121 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
28%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Denver
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 Denver’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
11 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I4 Grade II*7 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 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Denver
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 3 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Public · listed 1951Denver HallPhoto: Richard Humphrey · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Inns & shops · listed 1951Denver WindmillOn the list as Denver MillPhoto: Tony Bennett · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1984Gatehouse 20 Metres North of Denver Hall
Grade II
7 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.
How the list grew
More than half of Denver’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 6
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The first 4 entries were listed in 1951. 6 came in 1984, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
28% of Denver’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
24%
Before 1900
4.6%
1900–18
2.7%
1919–29
3.6%
1930s
12%
1945–54
7.3%
1955–64
9%
1965–72
6.3%
1973–82
7.3%
1983–92
6.3%
1993–99
9%
2000–08
3.6%
2009–15
4.6%
2016–25
DenverEngland & Wales
24% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1945–54, which added 12% 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 (11 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Denver
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 910 | 11 | 0 | — |
| Downham Market | 11,349 | 118 | 1 | B |
| Southery | 1,258 | 4 | 0 | C |
| Stoke Ferry | 1,191 | 22 | 0 | A− |
| Watlington | 2,593 | 7 | 1 | C |
| Upwell and Outwell | 3,664 | 47 | 2 | A |
| Marshland St James | 1,025 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Marham | 2,608 | 9 | 1 | C |
In brief
Denver in brief
Old houses are part of Denver’s character: 28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 11 listed buildings. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1984: 6 of 11. The rest is about typical: George William Manby (1765) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Denver’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Denver?
Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Denver’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 7 Grade II.
When were Denver’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 6, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Denver?
28% of homes were built before 1919 and 35% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Denver has no History Grade.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.