II*Church · listed 1968Church of St MaryPhoto: Picture by R Neil Marshman (c) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Cj1340 · Public domain–Not graded
History of Horton · Historic England
11 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Horton’s built-up area, 274 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Horton, 10 are Grade II. 11% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
11
274 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Horton
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 Horton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Park or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
11 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*10 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 Horton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
10 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 10 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Captains CourtChurch of St Mary, Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre South of TowerChurch of St Mary, Former Font Approximately 4 Metres West of TowerDanehurst LodgeFrench Partridge RestaurantHorton Rounds and associated steps, walls and lamp postsRange of Outbuildings at Grange FarmThe Lily Pond BridgeThe PaddockVane House
How the list grew
More than half of Horton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 7
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The first 3 entries were listed in 1968. 7 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.
1 registered park or garden
Horton Hall ParkGrade II
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Horton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horton | 401 | 11 | 0 | — |
| Hartwell | 1,493 | 9 | 0 | C |
| Cogenhoe | 1,475 | 17 | 0 | B |
| Roade | 3,571 | 21 | 0 | C+ |
| Olney | 6,600 | 115 | 1 | A |
| Hanslope | 2,161 | 19 | 1 | B− |
| Collingtree and Milton Malsor | 1,514 | 45 | 0 | A− |
| Northampton | 243,527 | 413 | 15 | B |
In brief
Horton in brief
The official list counts 11 listed buildings in Horton. The big year was 1988, when 7 of the 11 went on the list. The rest is about typical: Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661) was born here before 1900; and 11% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Horton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Horton?
Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Horton’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 10 Grade II.
When were Horton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1968; the most, 7, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Horton?
11% of homes were built before 1919 and 14% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Horton 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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