IChurch · listed 1969Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: Andrew Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: David Stowell · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Upper Boddington · Historic England
29 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Upper Boddington’s built-up area, 699 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 28 of Upper Boddington’s listed buildings. 32% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
29
699 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
32%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Upper Boddington
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 Upper Boddington’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
29 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*28 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 Upper Boddington
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.
What’s protected
The largest group of Upper Boddington’s listed buildings is churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories14
Houses, terraces & villas13
Public & civic buildings1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
13 entries (45%) are houses, terraces and villas. 14 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 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
28 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 28 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn Approximately 30 Metres North East of the Manor HouseBarn Approximately 30 Metres North West of the Manor HouseCherry Tree FarmhouseChurchyard Cross Approximately 7 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St John the BaptistClatercote House and Clatercote House RestaurantHall FarmhouseHeadstone Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St John the BaptistHeadstone Approximately 2 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St John the BaptistHeadstone Approximately 2 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St John the BaptistHeadstone Approximately 5 Metre South East of Chancel of Church of St John the BaptistHeadstone Approximately 9 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St John the BaptistHillside View, Lane End Cottage and The Old SmithyManor House FarmhousePair of 2 Headstones Approximately 7 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St John the BaptistPair of 3 Headstones Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St John the BaptistPair of 4 Headstones Approximately 6 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St John the BaptistPeel CottagePoplars FarmRose CottageRow of 3 Headstones Approximately 7 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St John the BaptistRow of 4 Headstones Approximately 4 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St John the BaptistRow of 5 Headstones Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St John the BaptistRow of 6 Headstones Approximately 2 Metres North of North Door of Chancel of Church of St John the BaptistStoneleigh FarmhouseThe Old RectoryThe Plough Public HouseThe YewsYe Olde Cottage
How the list grew
More than half of Upper Boddington’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 26
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The first 3 entries were listed in 1969, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 26 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 Upper Boddington’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
2.8%
1919–29
2.8%
1930s
6.7%
1945–54
2.8%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
15%
1973–82
11%
1983–92
6.7%
1993–99
2.8%
2000–08
1.1%
2009–15
2.8%
2016–25
Upper BoddingtonEngland & 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 (10 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Upper Boddington
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Boddington | 415 | 29 | 1 | — |
| Byfield | 1,303 | 28 | 1 | A |
| Woodford Halse | 4,288 | 20 | 0 | B |
| Napton on the Hill | 1,063 | 29 | 0 | A |
| Bishop's Itchington | 2,530 | 3 | 0 | D |
| Southam | 8,103 | 37 | 1 | C+ |
| Stockton | 1,504 | 8 | 0 | B |
| Middleton Cheney | 4,127 | 39 | 1 | B |
In brief
Upper Boddington in brief
Old houses are part of Upper Boddington’s character: 32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 29 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 26 of 29.
Questions about Upper Boddington’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Upper Boddington?
Historic England lists 29 buildings inside Upper Boddington’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 28 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Upper Boddington?
One: Church of St John the Baptist.
When were Upper Boddington’s buildings listed?
The first in 1969; the most, 26, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Upper Boddington?
32% of homes were built before 1919 and 37% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Upper Boddington 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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