IChurch · listed 1954Church of St PeterPhoto: Richard Dear · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Walgrave · Historic England
10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Walgrave’s built-up area, 105 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 24% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
10
105 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
24%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Walgrave
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 Walgrave’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
10 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*9 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 Walgrave
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
9 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.
How the list grew
More than half of Walgrave’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 7
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1954, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 7 came in 1985, 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 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.
Homes by age
24% of Walgrave’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
21%
Before 1900
3.4%
1900–18
4.3%
1919–29
6.5%
1930s
11%
1945–54
3.4%
1955–64
5.5%
1965–72
8.6%
1973–82
6.5%
1983–92
8.6%
1993–99
12%
2000–08
5.5%
2009–15
4.3%
2016–25
WalgraveEngland & Wales
21% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2000–08, which added 12% 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 (5 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Walgrave
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walgrave | 948 | 10 | 1 | — |
| Mawsley Village | 2,487 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Broughton | 1,982 | 8 | 0 | C+ |
| Brixworth | 5,769 | 16 | 1 | C+ |
| Sywell and Overstone | 1,636 | 20 | 0 | B |
| Moulton | 4,953 | 40 | 1 | B− |
| Spratton | 1,288 | 9 | 1 | B |
| Rothwell | 8,623 | 31 | 2 | B |
In brief
Walgrave in brief
Old houses are part of Walgrave’s character: 24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. The big year was 1985, when 7 of the 10 went on the list. Beyond that, Sidney Gibson (1899) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Walgrave’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Walgrave?
Historic England lists 10 buildings inside Walgrave’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 9 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Walgrave?
One: Church of St Peter.
Are there scheduled monuments in Walgrave?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Abandoned areas of Walgrave Medieval village.
When were Walgrave’s buildings listed?
The first in 1954; the most, 7, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Walgrave?
24% of homes were built before 1919 and 36% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Walgrave 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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