II*Church · listed 1966St Mary's ChurchOn the list as Church of Saint MaryPhoto: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Jo and Steve Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0A+History Grade
History of Masham · Historic England
65 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Masham’s built-up area, 585 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 32% of its homes were built before 1919. Masham grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
65
585 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
32%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Masham
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 Masham’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
65 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*64 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 Grade II* listed building in Masham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
What’s protected
Most of Masham’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas49
Inns, shops & warehouses6
Public & civic buildings6
Churches, chapels & priories3
Street furniture1
49 entries (75%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 are churches, chapels and priories.
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
64 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 64 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Ariguane the CottageBank VillaBay Horse InnBordar HouseBrooklyn HouseChurchyard Cross Approximately 3 Metres to South of Church of Saint MaryCogden HouseCollege GroveCollege HouseCrowham HouseDeepdaleFayre Enough RestaurantFormer Masham Mechanics' InstituteGlebe HouseHouse Approximately 10 Metres to West of Old RectoryHouse Occupied by J F Broadley InsurancesIvydeneK6 Telephone Kiosk at Junction with Silver StreetKings Head CottageKings Head HotelLyth Cottage, Hairdressers Shop and CottageMarket CrossMethodist ChurchMill HouseMorton HouseOffices Occupied by J F Bird and Dacre, Son and HartleyPark HousePost Office HouseProspect House and OaklandsRadleigh HouseRudston HouseSchoolShop Occupied by Beaver's with House to RearSilverdaleSouth ViewStanhopeThe CroftThe GalleryThe Old Gaol and Carriage HouseThe Old RectoryThrough the Looking GlassTown HallWaterloo House1-3 Silver Street10, 12 and 14 Market Place11 Little Market Place14, 16 and 18, Park Street15 and 17 Market Place2 Church Street2 and 4 Market Place2-6 Millgate21, Park Street21-23 Silver Street22 Market Place23 and 25, Park Street26 Market Place27, Park Street36 and 38 Market Place42 and 46, Park Street6 Church Street6 Market Place8 Market Place8-12 Millgate9 and 11 Market Place
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 46% of Masham
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Masham 197523 ha
23 hain conservation areas, of 51 ha inside the built-up area.
65 of the 65 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 Masham’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1966
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1966 · 381986 · 22
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 38 entries were listed in 1966. Only 1 has 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.
2 scheduled monuments
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
Masham grades A+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (70 points, 630 per 10,000 residents)More than 90% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (32%)More than 87% 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
32% of Masham’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
32%
Before 1900
1.5%
1900–18
3.1%
1919–29
3.1%
1930s
4.6%
1945–54
7.7%
1955–64
9.2%
1965–72
9.2%
1973–82
14%
1983–92
4.6%
1993–99
3.1%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
7.7%
2016–25
MashamEngland & Wales
32% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 14% 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 (10 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Masham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masham | 1,112 | 65 | 0 | A+ |
| 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 |
| Ripon | 16,593 | 276 | 3 | A |
| Leyburn | 2,414 | 31 | 0 | B |
| Pateley Bridge | 1,343 | 19 | 0 | A− |
In brief
Masham in brief
Old houses are part of Masham’s character: 32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 65 listed buildings. For its size, it has more listed heritage than 90% of UK towns. Market Place alone has 9 listed buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1975. Of the whole list, 75% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1966: 38 of 65. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; and it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Masham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Masham?
Historic England lists 65 buildings inside Masham’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 64 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Masham?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Cross shaft in St Mary's churchyard and Market cross in Masham.
How many conservation areas are there in Masham?
1, covering about 23 hectares of the town. The largest is Masham.
When were Masham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1966; the most, 38, in 1966.
How old are the homes in Masham?
32% of homes were built before 1919 and 38% 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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