IPublic · listed 1988Barnwell CastlePhoto: Will Lovell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Richard Humphrey · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Barnwell · Historic England
30 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Barnwell’s built-up area, 767 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 42% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
30
767 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
2 registered parks & gardens
Homes built before 1919
42%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Barnwell
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 Barnwell’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
30 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I1 Grade II*27 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 2 Grade I listed buildings in Barnwell
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.
IChurch · listed 1967Church of St AndrewPhoto: Michael Trolove · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Barnwell
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1967All Saints ChancelPhoto: Michael Trolove · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Barnwell’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas17
Public & civic buildings3
Walls, gates & bridges3
Churches, chapels & priories3
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Street furniture1
17 entries (57%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 2 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
27 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 27 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn Approximately 65 Metres North West of Barnwell ManorBarn and Attached Outbuilding 50 Metres North West of Castle FarmhouseBarnwell ManorBarnwell War MemorialBridge Approximately 10 Metres West of the Montague Arms Public HouseCastle FarmhouseChest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St AndrewChest Tomb Immediately South of Porch of Church of St AndrewDavids Village Shop Iona CottageFolly Approximately 15 Metres South West of the RectoryK6 Telephone KioskLathams Cottages, Attached Wall, Gate Arches and ChapelMontague Arms Public HouseParkers PatchSakhitawakStable Approximately 30 Metres North of Barnwell ManorThe RectoryTudor CottageWalls and Attached Gatearch Approximately 50 Metres South and East of the Rectory21 and 2293031 and 32404445 and 4648
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 27% of Barnwell
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Barnwell 19708 ha
8 hain conservation areas, of 31 ha inside the built-up area.
22 of the 30 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 Barnwell’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 171967 · 10
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The first 10 entries were listed in 1967, 1 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 17 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. 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.
2 registered parks and gardens
Barnwell, All Saints ManorGrade II
Barnwell, St Andrew's ManorGrade II
Homes by age
42% of Barnwell’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
42%
Before 1900
1.2%
1900–18
0%
1919–29
2.4%
1930s
6.6%
1945–54
3%
1955–64
4.2%
1965–72
9%
1973–82
7.8%
1983–92
7.8%
1993–99
6.6%
2000–08
4.2%
2009–15
5.4%
2016–25
BarnwellEngland & Wales
42% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 9% 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 (4 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Barnwell
In brief
Barnwell in brief
Old houses are part of Barnwell’s character: 42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 30 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1970.
Of the whole list, 57% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1988: 17 of 30. Beyond that, it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Barnwell’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Barnwell?
Historic England lists 30 buildings inside Barnwell’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 27 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Barnwell?
2, including Barnwell Castle and Church of St Andrew.
Are there scheduled monuments in Barnwell?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Barnwell Castle and Site of manor house and gardens.
How many conservation areas are there in Barnwell?
1, covering about 8 hectares of the town. The largest is Barnwell.
When were Barnwell’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 17, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Barnwell?
42% of homes were built before 1919 and 45% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Barnwell 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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