IChurch · listed 1966Church of St GregoryOn the list as Church of Saint GregoryPhoto: Mick Knapton · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church of Saint Gregory · Photo: Mick Knapton · CC BY-SA 3.0B+History Grade
History of Bedale · Historic England
57 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Bedale’s built-up area, 173 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 8.7% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 7 of its listed buildings. Bedale grades B+ for history: #20 of 54 in North Yorkshire.
Listed buildings
57
173 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
3
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
8.7%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Bedale in 7 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Market CrossGrade I listed
Bedale HallGrade I listed
Signal Box Opposite Park HouseGrade II listed
Kings HeadGrade II listed
Cottage Within ChurchyardGrade II listed+2See all photosPhotos 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 Bedale’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.
57 listed buildings by grade
3 Grade I1 Grade II*53 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 3 Grade I listed buildings in Bedale
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.
IPublic · listed 1966Market CrossPhoto: User Mick Knapton on en · CC BY-SA 3.0
IPublic · listed 1952Bedale HallPhoto: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Bedale
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Inns & shops · listed 1981Aiskew MillPhoto: Matthew Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Bedale’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas42
Walls, gates & bridges5
Public & civic buildings5
Churches, chapels & priories3
Inns, shops & warehouses1
Street furniture1
42 entries (74%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 3 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
53 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 53 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Albert RowAmen House, Walls, Fives Court, Store, And Yard to West of Bedale HallCottage Within ChurchyardGatehouse Approximately 500 Metres to South West of Bedale HallGateway to Church of St Gregory (Approximately 20 Metres South of Church)Green DragonHarbour Walls and Weir (100 Metres, East Off)House Adjoining Rear of Bedale Hall (South Side)K6 Telephone Kiosk 2 Metres East of Entrance to Post OfficeKings HeadLodge Approximately 20 Metres to South West of Bedale Hall GatehouseMowbray GrangeNumber 8 and Attached RailingsNumbers 29 and 31 with Room AboveNumbers 4 and 6 and SmithyOak HouseOld Black SwanSignal Box Opposite Park HouseSt Gregory House and Attached WallThe Bedale Garage LtdThe Bedale Garage LtdThe Post OfficeThe Three CoopersWaggon and HorsesWar Memorial to South of St Gregory's Church1 and 3, Market Place10, Market Place10, North End11 and 13, South End12 and 14, North End13, Market Place13-19, North End15, Market Place16, North End17, Market Place18, Market Place2 and 4, Market Place20, North End21, Market Place21, North End23, Market Place23-29 (inclusive), North End, Bedale24 and 26, Market Place25, Market Place28, 32 and 34, Market Place3, North End31 and 33, North End36 and 38, Market Place4 and 6, North End5, 5A and 7, Market Place7 and 9, North End8, Market Place9 and 11, Market Place
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 19% of Bedale
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Bedale 197420 ha
20 hain conservation areas, of 102 ha inside the built-up area.
55 of the 57 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
27 of Bedale’s 57 listed buildings were added in 1966
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1966 · 271986 · 24
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1952, 1 of the 3 Grade I buildings among them. 27 came in 1966. Only 0 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.
History Grade
Bedale 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 (66 points, 201 per 10,000 residents)More than 83% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (8.7%)More than 21% 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.
Homes by age
8.7% of Bedale’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
7.5%
Before 1900
1.3%
1900–18
0%
1919–29
3.2%
1930s
3.7%
1945–54
14%
1955–64
8.4%
1965–72
12%
1973–82
11%
1983–92
15%
1993–99
7.2%
2000–08
6%
2009–15
9.9%
2016–25
BedaleEngland & Wales
7.5% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1993–99, which added 15% 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.
Born here
6 notable people born in Bedale before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
John Mace
George Morton
Christopher Mace
Roger Iddison
Henry Mace
Charles Tindal Gatty
1800182518501875190019251950
CM
Christopher Mace1830–1907 · Cricketer (1830-1907)
JM
John Mace1828–1905 · Australian cricketer (1828-1905)
RI
Roger Iddison1834–1890 · English county cricketers (1834-1890)
HM
Henry Mace1837–1902 · New Zealand cricketer
GM
George Morton1828–1861 · English cricketer (1828-1861)
CG
Charles Tindal Gatty1851–1928 · English antiquary, musician, and author (1851-1928)
Everyone born in Bedale → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Bedale has the 25th most Grade I buildings of 1,177 towns its size
Places of 2,000–5,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Bedale3
#170 of 1,177for listed buildings per resident (173 per 10,000). Sandwich, Chipping Campden and Wells-next-the-Sea lead.
24 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Bedale
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedale | 3,289 | 57 | 3 | B+ |
| Aiskew | 1,759 | 6 | 0 | C |
| Leeming Bar | 1,063 | 3 | 0 | C+ |
| Leeming | 1,712 | 4 | 0 | C |
| Masham | 1,112 | 65 | 0 | A+ |
| Catterick | 2,718 | 31 | 1 | B |
| Romanby | 3,825 | 4 | 0 | D |
| Northallerton | 13,314 | 68 | 1 | B |
In brief
Bedale in brief
Measured per resident, Bedale has more listed heritage than 83% of UK towns. In all there are 57 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I, including Church of St Gregory. Its Grade I buildings cluster together: 3 of them stand within 400 m of Bedale Hall. Only 24 of the 1,177 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
On Market Place alone there are 16 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1974. Most entries on the list, 74%, are houses, terraces and villas. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Bedale’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Bedale?
Historic England lists 57 buildings inside Bedale’s built-up area: 3 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 53 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Bedale?
3, including Bedale Hall, Church of Saint Gregory and Market Cross.
Are there scheduled monuments in Bedale?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Medieval market cross 130m south east of Bedale Hall.
How many conservation areas are there in Bedale?
1, covering about 20 hectares of the town. The largest is Bedale.
When were Bedale’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 27, in 1966.
Who was born in Bedale?
Among people born before 1900: Christopher Mace (1830), John Mace (1828), Roger Iddison (1834), Henry Mace (1837) and George Morton (1828).
How old are the homes in Bedale?
8.7% of homes were built before 1919 and 12% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.