IChurch · listed 1960St Nicholas' ChurchOn the list as Church of St NicholasPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Martin Pearman · CC BY-SA 2.0B−History Grade
History of Gayton · Historic England
8 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Gayton’s built-up area, 53 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 16% of its homes were built before 1919. Gayton grades B− for history.
Listed buildings
8
53 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
16%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Gayton
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 Gayton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
8 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 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 I
The Grade I listed building in Gayton
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
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.
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
Gayton 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 (12 points, 79 per 10,000 residents)More than 51% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (16%)More than 47% 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.
Towns its size
Gayton has the 97th most Grade I buildings of 1,748 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Gayton1
#1,003 of 1,748for listed buildings per resident (53 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
96 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Gayton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gayton | 1,522 | 8 | 1 | B− |
| Narborough | 1,362 | 7 | 1 | C+ |
| King's Lynn | 47,604 | 316 | 13 | A− |
| Marham | 2,608 | 9 | 1 | C |
| West Winch | 2,828 | 3 | 0 | D |
| Dersingham | 4,753 | 7 | 1 | C |
| Watlington | 2,593 | 7 | 1 | C |
| Clenchwarton | 2,020 | 3 | 0 | C− |
In brief
Gayton in brief
Gayton has 8 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Only 96 of the 1,748 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; the list grew between 1951 and 1988; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Gayton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Gayton?
Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Gayton’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 7 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Gayton?
One: Church of St Nicholas.
Are there scheduled monuments in Gayton?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Moated site at Gayton Hall.
How old are the homes in Gayton?
16% of homes were built before 1919 and 23% 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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