II*Church · listed 1969Church of St NicholasPhoto: Ian Rob · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Bikeboy · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Eydon · Historic England
55 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Eydon’s built-up area, 1,261 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Eydon, 54 are Grade II. 32% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
55
1,261 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
32%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Eydon
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 Eydon’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
55 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*54 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 Eydon
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 Eydon’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas33
Churches, chapels & priories13
Public & civic buildings4
Walls, gates & bridges3
Street furniture1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
33 entries (60%) are houses, terraces and villas. 13 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
54 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 54 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Ashby CottageBarn Approximately 20 Metres South of Eydon Hall FarmhouseBarn Approximately 80 Metres South West of Number 25Barn Elms CottageBase of Cross Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St NicholasBlemheim CottageChest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel of Church of St NicholasChest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre West of South Aisle of Church of St NicholasChest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St NicholasChest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres East of South Corner of Chancel of Church of St NicholasChest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres East of South Corner of Chancel of Church of St NicholasChest Tombe Approximately 7 Metres South of South Corner of Chancel of Church of St NicholasClearviewEydon Hall FarmhouseEydon Hall, Kitchen Garden Walls and Attached Gardener's Bothy Approximately 80 Metres North West of HouseGate Lodge at North Entrance to Eydon HallGaya CottageHeadstone Approximately 5 Metres South of South East Corner of Chancel of Church of St NicholasHome Farmhouse the MullionsHomefarm FarmhouseK6 Telephone KioskManor FarmhouseOak CottagePair of Headstones Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St NicholasPair of Headstones Approximately 8 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St NicholasRectory Farmhouse and BarnRow of 3 Headstones Approximately 1 to 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St NicholasRow of 4 Headstones Against Churchyard Wall, Approximately 18 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St NicholasRow of 4 Headstones Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St NicholasRoyal Oak Public HouseStables Approximately 25 Metres South of Eydon Hall FarmhouseStocksStoneleigh and Attached OutbuildingsSunnybankThe CedarsThe ElmsThe Old School HouseTudor Cottage Tudor HouseTudor CottagesWayside1 and 2, The Green1 and 3, High Street15, High Street17, High Street21, High Street22, High Street25, High Street26, High Street27, High Street46, High Street5, High Street7 and 9, High Street8, 10 and 12, High Street8, Blacksmiths Lane
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 49% of Eydon
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Eydon10 ha
10 hain conservation areas, of 21 ha inside the built-up area.
54 of the 55 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 Eydon’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 491969 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 5 entries were listed in 1969. 49 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
32% of Eydon’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
0%
1900–18
2.7%
1919–29
2.7%
1930s
6.9%
1945–54
2.7%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
15%
1973–82
11%
1983–92
6.9%
1993–99
2.7%
2000–08
1.6%
2009–15
2.7%
2016–25
EydonEngland & Wales
32% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, 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 (11 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Eydon
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eydon | 436 | 55 | 0 | — |
| Woodford Halse | 4,288 | 20 | 0 | B |
| Byfield | 1,303 | 28 | 1 | A |
| Middleton Cheney | 4,127 | 39 | 1 | B |
| Weedon Bec | 2,856 | 49 | 0 | A |
| Greens Norton | 1,525 | 23 | 1 | B+ |
| Brackley | 16,180 | 76 | 1 | B− |
| Pattishall and Astcote | 1,081 | 8 | 0 | B− |
In brief
Eydon in brief
Old houses are part of Eydon’s character: 32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 55 listed buildings. High Street alone has 12 listed buildings.
A conservation area protects part of it. Most entries on the list, 60%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1985, when 49 of the 55 went on the list.
Questions about Eydon’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Eydon?
Historic England lists 55 buildings inside Eydon’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 54 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Eydon?
1, covering about 10 hectares of the town. The largest is Eydon.
When were Eydon’s buildings listed?
The first in 1969; the most, 49, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Eydon?
32% of homes were built before 1919 and 37% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Eydon 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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