IChurch · listed 1969Church of St Peter and St PaulPhoto: Kurt C · CC BY-SA 2.0
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History of Kings Sutton · Historic England
19 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Kings Sutton’s built-up area, 82 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Kings Sutton, 16 are Grade II. 18% of its homes were built before 1919. Kings Sutton grades B for history.
Listed buildings
19
82 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
18%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Kings Sutton
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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 Kings Sutton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
19 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 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 Kings Sutton
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 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Kings Sutton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*House · listed 1953Manor HousePhoto: Tim Glover · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1969The Courthouse
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
Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South West of West Door of Church of St Peter and St PaulHeadstone Approximately 5 Metres West of West Doorway of Church of St Peter and St PaulHome FarmhouseKing's Sutton War MemorialOld Lace HouseQ CottageRose CottageStocksSutton HouseThe NutshellWellhead at Sp 506 362White Horse Public House2 and 4, Astrop Road33 and 35, Richmond Street4, Lion Street9, 10 and 11, The Square
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 25% of Kings Sutton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
King's Sutton 197012 ha
Astrop 20175 ha
17 hain conservation areas, of 68 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, King's Sutton, was designated in 1970; the newest, Astrop, in 2017. 19 of the 19 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 Kings Sutton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 13
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1953. 13 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Kings Sutton grades B for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (23 points, 100 per 10,000 residents)More than 63% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (18%)More than 54% 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.
Towns its size
Kings Sutton has the 90th most Grade I buildings of 1,391 towns its size
Places of 1,000–4,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Kings Sutton1
#512 of 1,391for listed buildings per resident (82 per 10,000). Burford, Painswick and Chipping Campden lead.
89 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Kings Sutton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Sutton | 2,306 | 19 | 1 | B |
| Adderbury and Twyford | 3,318 | 113 | 1 | A |
| Bodicote | 4,752 | 36 | 0 | B− |
| Middleton Cheney | 4,127 | 39 | 1 | B |
| Croughton | 1,200 | 6 | 1 | B |
| Deddington | 1,769 | 99 | 1 | A+ |
| Banbury | 52,041 | 215 | 1 | B |
| Bloxham | 3,681 | 131 | 1 | A− |
In brief
Kings Sutton in brief
Kings Sutton has 19 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Only 89 of the 1,391 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1970. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 13 of 19. The rest is about typical: per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; William Lisle Bowles (1762) and Rumwold of Buckingham (662) were born here before 1900; and 18% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Kings Sutton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Kings Sutton?
Historic England lists 19 buildings inside Kings Sutton’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 16 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Kings Sutton?
One: Church of St Peter and St Paul.
How many conservation areas are there in Kings Sutton?
2, covering about 17 hectares of the town. The largest are King's Sutton and Astrop.
When were Kings Sutton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1953; the most, 13, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Kings Sutton?
18% of homes were built before 1919 and 25% 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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