IChurch · listed 1959Church of St AndrewPhoto: Adrian S Pye · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church of St Andrew · Photo: Adrian S Pye · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Northwold · Historic England
26 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Northwold’s built-up area, 530 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 28% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
26
530 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
28%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Northwold’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.
26 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 Grade II*23 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 Northwold
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 Northwold
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
House · listed 1951The Manor HouseOn the list as Northwold Manor
Memorials · listed 1959Village Cross
What’s protected
Most of Northwold’s listed buildings are churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories14
Houses, terraces & villas8
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
Public & civic buildings1
Walls, gates & bridges1
8 entries (31%) are houses, terraces and villas. 14 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
23 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 23 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn at Hall Farm, NorthwoldHeadstone 11 Metres South of Central Buttress of Chancel of St Andrews ChurchHeadstone 11 Metres South of South Aisle of St Andrews ChurchHeadstone 23 Metres South of Central Buttress of Church of St AndrewHeadstone 4 Metres South East of South Porch of St Andrews ChurchHeadstone 6 Metres South of South Aisle of St Andrews ChurchHeadstone 7 Metres South of South Aisle of St Andrews ChurchHeadstone 8 Metres South of South Porch of St Andrews ChurchHeadstone to Henry Hoysier, 11 Metres South of Chancel of St Andrews ChurchHeadstone to Sarah, 10 Metres South of South Porch of St Andrews ChurchHeadstone to Thomas Wright, 16 Metres South of Chancel of St Andrews ChurchHeadstone to Wright, 15 Metres South of Chancel of St Andrews ChurchHeadstone to Wright, 24 Metres South of Chancel of St Andrews ChurchHeadstone to Wright, 25 Metres South of Chancel of St Andrews ChurchLinden CottageManor FarmhouseNorthwold War MemorialNumber 96 Including Walls and Railings of ForecourtThe BeechesThe Grange43, High Street44, High Street47-51, High Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 62% of Northwold
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Northwold29 ha
29 hain conservation areas, of 47 ha inside the built-up area.
26 of the 26 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 Northwold’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 18
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 3 entries were listed in 1951. 18 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 2 have been added in the last 15 years.
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.
Homes by age
28% of Northwold’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
25%
Before 1900
2.4%
1900–18
0.8%
1919–29
4%
1930s
10%
1945–54
6%
1955–64
6%
1965–72
5.2%
1973–82
6%
1983–92
7.7%
1993–99
6%
2000–08
3.2%
2009–15
17%
2016–25
NorthwoldEngland & Wales
25% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 17% 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 (2 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Northwold
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwold | 491 | 26 | 1 | — |
| Methwold | 1,044 | 14 | 2 | A− |
| Mundford | 1,563 | 7 | 0 | C+ |
| Stoke Ferry | 1,191 | 22 | 0 | A− |
| Feltwell | 2,919 | 6 | 2 | C+ |
| Weeting | 1,883 | 6 | 0 | C− |
| Hockwold cum Wilton | 1,303 | 14 | 2 | B+ |
| Brandon | 9,218 | 14 | 1 | C |
In brief
Northwold in brief
More of Northwold’s homes are old than in most places: 28% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 26 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area protects part of it.
Most entries on the list, 54%, are churches, chapels and priories. The big year was 1985, when 18 of the 26 went on the list. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Northwold’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Northwold?
Historic England lists 26 buildings inside Northwold’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 23 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Northwold?
One: Church of St Andrew.
Are there scheduled monuments in Northwold?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Village cross 270m north west of St Andrew's Church.
How many conservation areas are there in Northwold?
1, covering about 29 hectares of the town. The largest is Northwold.
When were Northwold’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 18, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Northwold?
28% of homes were built before 1919 and 33% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Northwold 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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