II*Church · listed 1953Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: Tim Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Old School House and Attached Studio · Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0DHistory Grade
History of Corby · Historic England
14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Corby’s built-up area, 2.1 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 0.7% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings. Corby grades D for history.
Listed buildings
14
2.1 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
0.7%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Corby
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St John the BaptistGrade II* listed
Weldon LodgeGrade II listed
57, High StreetGrade II listed+1See 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 Corby’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
0 of 42neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
14 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*13 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. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Corby
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
13 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 13 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St John the BaptistChest Tomb Approximately 16 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St John the BaptistGatepier Adjacent to Number 83 (The Old School House)Gatepier Approximately 3 Meteres East of Number 83 (The Old School House)Knights Lodge Public HouseThe Old School House and Attached StudioThe Spread Eagle Public HouseWeldon Lodge33, Tunwell Lane57, High Street75 and 77, High Street79 and 81, High Street89, High Street
Conservation areas
3 conservation areas cover 2.9% of Corby
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Lloyds 198160 ha
Corby Old Village 200712 ha
Great Oakley 19684 ha
77 hain conservation areas, of 2,601 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Great Oakley, was designated in 1968; the newest, Corby Old Village, in 2007. 11 of the 14 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
7 of Corby’s 14 listed buildings were added in 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 71953 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1951. 7 came in 1987, 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.
History Grade
Corby grades D for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (17 points, 2 per 10,000 residents)More than 27% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (0.7%)More than 1% 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
0.7% of Corby’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
0.4%
Before 1900
0.3%
1900–18
0.3%
1919–29
8.6%
1930s
15%
1945–54
17%
1955–64
8.9%
1965–72
9.1%
1973–82
6.3%
1983–92
5%
1993–99
10%
2000–08
10%
2009–15
9%
2016–25
CorbyEngland & Wales
0.4% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1955–64, which added 17% 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 (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
How Corby compares with 166 towns its size
Places of 41,000–109,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Corby0
#165 of 166for listed buildings per resident (2 per 10,000). Bath, Bury St Edmunds and Canterbury lead.
125 have more. The typical town its size has 1.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Corby
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corby | 68,164 | 14 | 0 | D |
| Cottingham and Middleton | 1,365 | 26 | 1 | A− |
| Weldon | 3,042 | 51 | 1 | B |
| Geddington | 1,525 | 46 | 2 | A+ |
| Gretton | 1,519 | 41 | 1 | A |
| Brigstock | 1,436 | 42 | 1 | A |
| Desborough | 11,899 | 10 | 1 | C− |
| Rothwell | 8,623 | 31 | 2 | B |
In brief
Corby in brief
Corby has 14 listed buildings, including Church of St John the Baptist. Its older streets lie in 3 conservation areas, the first designated in 1968. Its homes are mostly newer: 0.7% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. Most towns its size have more Grade I buildings: the typical one has 1. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Corby’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Corby?
Historic England lists 14 buildings inside Corby’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 13 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Corby?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Roman road in Hazel Wood.
How many conservation areas are there in Corby?
3, covering about 77 hectares of the town. The largest are Lloyds and Corby Old Village.
When were Corby’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 7, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Corby?
0.7% of homes were built before 1919 and 9.5% 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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