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History of Watlington · Historic England
7 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Watlington’s built-up area, 27 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 10% of its homes were built before 1919. Watlington grades C for history: #32 of 51 in Norfolk.
Listed buildings
7
27 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
10%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Watlington
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 Watlington’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.
7 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*6 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 Watlington
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
6 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
Watlington grades C for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (11 points, 42 per 10,000 residents)More than 43% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (10%)More than 26% 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
Watlington has the 94th most Grade I buildings of 1,296 towns its size
Places of 2,000–4,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Watlington1
#837 of 1,296for listed buildings per resident (27 per 10,000). Painswick, Chipping Campden and Wells-next-the-Sea lead.
93 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Watlington
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watlington | 2,593 | 7 | 1 | C |
| West Winch | 2,828 | 3 | 0 | D |
| Downham Market | 11,349 | 118 | 1 | B |
| Tilney St Lawrence | 1,504 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Marshland St James | 1,025 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Clenchwarton | 2,020 | 3 | 0 | C− |
| King's Lynn | 47,604 | 316 | 13 | A− |
| Marham | 2,608 | 9 | 1 | C |
In brief
Watlington in brief
Watlington has 7 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including Church of Ss Peter and Paul. Only 93 of the 1,296 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; the list grew between 1951 and 2019; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Watlington’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Watlington?
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Watlington’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 6 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Watlington?
One: Church of Ss Peter and Paul.
Are there scheduled monuments in Watlington?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Moat at the Old Rectory.
How old are the homes in Watlington?
10% of homes were built before 1919 and 15% 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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