II*Church · listed 1959Church of All SaintsPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Shotesham · Historic England
19 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Shotesham’s built-up area, 785 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 16 of Shotesham’s listed buildings. 41% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
19
785 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
41%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Shotesham
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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 Shotesham’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.
19 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I3 Grade II*16 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 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Shotesham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
House · listed 1951Grove Farmhouse Formerly Creasey's Grove Farmhouse
House · listed 1959The Dukes Head
Grade II
16 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 16 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
BrookfieldsChurch HouseForge CottageGroup of 5 Tombs Immediately to East of Chancel South Aisle of All Saints Church: To Benjamin 1776 and Elizabeth 1784 Gooch; Shute 1776 and Dorothea 1785 D'urban; John D'urban M.D. 1782; George Parker 1792; Elizabeth D'urban 1810Hill View Cottage and Henstead CottageMalthouse FarmhouseMalthouse Farmhouse Stable BlockNaidens CottageOld VicarageShotesham War MemorialThe Lodge Formerly IsefieldThe School HouseTollgate CottageUpgate CottageVinecroft2 Cottages 12 Metres to Rear of Westview and Rose Cottage
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 68% of Shotesham
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Shotesham 197326 ha
26 hain conservation areas, of 38 ha inside the built-up area.
19 of the 19 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 Shotesham’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1983
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1983 · 14
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1951. 14 came in 1983, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
41% of Shotesham’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
39%
Before 1900
1.9%
1900–18
3.8%
1919–29
5.7%
1930s
5.7%
1945–54
3.8%
1955–64
7.6%
1965–72
11%
1973–82
9.5%
1983–92
5.7%
1993–99
3.8%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
1.9%
2016–25
ShoteshamEngland & Wales
39% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 11% 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 Shotesham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotesham | 242 | 19 | 0 | — |
| Stoke Holy Cross | 1,237 | 6 | 0 | C+ |
| Poringland | 7,105 | 12 | 1 | C− |
| Newton Flotman | 1,418 | 6 | 0 | C |
| Mulbarton | 3,807 | 10 | 0 | C− |
| Long Stratton | 5,218 | 46 | 1 | B |
| Cringleford | 4,686 | 12 | 0 | C− |
| Norwich | 200,744 | 1,100 | 63 | A− |
In brief
Shotesham in brief
Old houses are part of Shotesham’s character: 41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 19 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1973. The big year was 1983, when 14 of the 19 went on the list.
Questions about Shotesham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Shotesham?
Historic England lists 19 buildings inside Shotesham’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 16 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Shotesham?
1, covering about 26 hectares of the town. The largest is Shotesham.
When were Shotesham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 14, in 1983.
How old are the homes in Shotesham?
41% of homes were built before 1919 and 50% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Shotesham 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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