IChurch · listed 1958Church of St MaryPhoto: David from Colorado Springs, United States · CC BY 2.0
Church of St Mary · Photo: David from Colorado Springs, United States · CC BY 2.0–Not graded
History of Kenninghall · Historic England
33 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Kenninghall’s built-up area, 427 for every 10,000 residents. 32 of Kenninghall’s listed buildings are Grade II. 39% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
33
427 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
39%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Kenninghall’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
33 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*32 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 Kenninghall
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.
What’s protected
Most of Kenninghall’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas24
Churches, chapels & priories4
Public & civic buildings2
Inns, shops & warehouses1
Street furniture1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
24 entries (73%) are houses, terraces and villas. 4 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
32 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 32 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
AA Clarke (Butcher)Baptist ChapelCandleyardsCareys CottageChurch FarmhouseCoachman's CottageCosy CornerCottage Adjacent to Cosy CornerCromwell House Including Stable RangeGills FarmhouseGrange CottageHouse Immediately West of White HorseHouse Immediately to East of Red Lion Public HouseK6 Telephone KioskKenninghall Post OfficeMarket HouseMonument to Unknown Person 2 Metres South East of South West Tower ButtressNelson HousePair of Houses Immediately West of Brandon CottageRed LionThe GrangeThe LimesThe NutteriesTurner and Buckler LimitedTyle Cottage and Houses Adjoining East and WestVillage General Stores and Off LicenceWalled Garden Immediately West of Church FarmhouseWhite HorseWhite House, Pwllhili and Brandon CottageWoodwell Furlong5 and 6, West Church Street80-81, Quidenham Road
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 46% of Kenninghall
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Kenninghall 197518 ha
18 hain conservation areas, of 39 ha inside the built-up area.
33 of the 33 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.
How the list grew
More than half of Kenninghall’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 21
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1951. 21 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
39% of Kenninghall’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
37%
Before 1900
0.9%
1900–18
3.8%
1919–29
2.9%
1930s
6.6%
1945–54
4.6%
1955–64
4.6%
1965–72
9.2%
1973–82
5.5%
1983–92
3.8%
1993–99
7.5%
2000–08
6.6%
2009–15
6.6%
2016–25
KenninghallEngland & Wales
37% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 9.2% 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 (19 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Kenninghall
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenninghall | 772 | 33 | 1 | — |
| East Harling | 2,490 | 26 | 1 | B+ |
| Roydon (South Norfolk) | 1,117 | 10 | 1 | C+ |
| Attleborough | 11,236 | 21 | 1 | C |
| Besthorpe | 1,007 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Diss | 9,599 | 160 | 1 | A− |
| Rickinghall and Botesdale | 1,842 | 75 | 1 | A+ |
| Scole | 1,037 | 17 | 1 | B+ |
In brief
Kenninghall in brief
Old houses are part of Kenninghall’s character: 39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 33 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1975. Of the whole list, 73% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1984: 21 of 33.
Questions about Kenninghall’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Kenninghall?
Historic England lists 33 buildings inside Kenninghall’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 32 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Kenninghall?
One: Church of St Mary.
How many conservation areas are there in Kenninghall?
1, covering about 18 hectares of the town. The largest is Kenninghall.
When were Kenninghall’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 21, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Kenninghall?
39% of homes were built before 1919 and 46% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Kenninghall 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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