IHouse · listed 1970Baldersby Park HousePhoto: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Topcliffe · Historic England
18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Topcliffe’s built-up area, 523 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 21% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
18
523 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
21%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Topcliffe
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 Topcliffe’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.
18 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 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 I
The Grade I listed building in Topcliffe
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 Grade II* listed building in Topcliffe
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Church · listed 1966Church of St ColumbaPhoto: Bill Henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0
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
Dovecote 35 Metres East of Hall FarmhouseDuart and House to RightHall FarmhouseJasmine CottageMedieval Cross Base Outside Post OfficePavilion and Wall with Balustrade in Garden on West Side of HouseSurrounds to 2 Pools with Fountain. Approximately 5 Metres to East and 5 Metres to West of House, Baldersby Park HouseTennis Court Approximately 50 Metres North of Baldersby Park HouseThe MountThe Old Post HouseThe Old School to North of Church in ChurchyardThe Old TolboothThe Old VicarageWalkers GroundWesleyan ChapelYe Old Golden Lion Cottage
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 19% of Topcliffe
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Topcliffe 19949 ha
9 hain conservation areas, of 45 ha inside the built-up area.
14 of the 18 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 Topcliffe’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 10
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 10 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. 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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Topcliffe
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topcliffe | 344 | 18 | 1 | — |
| Dishforth | 1,266 | 12 | 0 | B− |
| Sowerby | 4,727 | 24 | 0 | B |
| Thirsk | 5,891 | 57 | 1 | A− |
| Langthorpe | 1,294 | 5 | 0 | C |
| Boroughbridge | 3,064 | 36 | 0 | B |
| Ripon | 16,593 | 276 | 3 | A |
| Easingwold | 5,036 | 46 | 0 | B |
In brief
Topcliffe in brief
Topcliffe has 18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1994. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1988: 10 of 18. The rest is about typical: Awdry Vaucour (1890) was born here before 1900; it also has a scheduled monument; and 21% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Topcliffe’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Topcliffe?
Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Topcliffe’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 16 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Topcliffe?
One: Baldersby Park House.
Are there scheduled monuments in Topcliffe?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Topcliffe Bridge.
How many conservation areas are there in Topcliffe?
1, covering about 9 hectares of the town. The largest is Topcliffe.
When were Topcliffe’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 10, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Topcliffe?
21% of homes were built before 1919 and 26% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Topcliffe 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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