IHouse · listed 1969The Vicars PeleOn the list as Vicars PelePhoto: RHaworth · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vicars Pele · Photo: RHaworth · CC BY-SA 4.0AHistory Grade
History of Corbridge · Historic England
61 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Corbridge’s built-up area, 211 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 4 scheduled monuments. 23% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 7 of its listed buildings and 2 old views of the town. Corbridge grades A for history: #4 of 20 in Northumberland.
Listed buildings
61
211 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
3
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
4
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
23%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Corbridge in 12 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Low HallGrade I listed
Church of St AndrewGrade I listed
Black Bull InnGrade II listed
Market CrossGrade II listed
Walker's PotteryScheduled monument+7See all photosPhotos 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.
Through time
Corbridge from 1882 to 1882
2 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1882
1882Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Corbridge’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
61 listed buildings by grade
3 Grade I2 Grade II*56 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 3 Grade I listed buildings in Corbridge
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.
IPublic · listed 1952Low HallPhoto: Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0
IChurch · listed 1969Church of St AndrewPhoto: Mike Quinn · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Corbridge
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1969Walkers Pottery West Bottle KilnPhoto: Mike Quinn · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1969Walkers Pottery: East Bottle KilnPhoto: Mike Quinn · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Corbridge’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas33
Walls, gates & bridges9
Inns, shops & warehouses8
Churches, chapels & priories6
Public & civic buildings4
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
33 entries (54%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 3 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
56 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 56 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Black Bull InnBlack House Crafts Warden CottageBoundary Walls to North and North-West of Parish HallBridge Bank Cottage and Adjacent Workshop to NorthChurchyard Wall with Hearse House and Entrance GatewayCorbridge HouseCroft HouseCross House East and Cross House WestFawcet Headstone One Metre West of South Transept of Church of St AndrewForecourt Wall and Gate Piers to Low HallForecourt Walls and Attached Outbuilding to North of Orchard ValeForecourt Walls and Gatepiers to Cross House East and Cross House WestFormer BankGarden Wall to East of Bridge Bank CottageGlenthorne Holly House Waverley HouseHeron HouseHydrant and Trough 15 Metres West of Wheatsheaf Public HouseHydrants and Trough at Junction with Orchard CrescentLumley Headstone 5 Metres Se of Chancel of Church of St AndrewLumley Memorial 8 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St AndrewLych Gate to ChurchyardMarket CrossMarket Place Chapel and Area RailingsMonksholmeNoble Headstone 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St AndrewNorma James Dress Shop and Attached Cottage to RearOld Market Cross Set Against Churchyard Wall 2 Metres East of Vicars PeleOld Prior Manor and Prior Manor CottageOrchard Vale and Orchard Vale CottagePanache RestaurantPantPant in Front of No 5Premises Occupied by Smiths Gore and Christies LimitedPrinces StreetRiverside HotelSouth House, North House and the Old Vicarage Flat the Old VicarageSpout WellSt Andrews CottageSydgate HouseThe Angel InnThe ForgeThe Forge HouseThe Golden Lion Public HouseTown Farmhouse and Garage to WestTown Hall with ShopsWalkers Pottery Newcastle Kilns with Attached BuildingsWheatsheaf InnWilson Tomb 3 Metres East of Church of St Andrew12-16, Front Street14,16, Hill Street28-34, Hill Street3, St Helens Street4-6, Watling Street5 and 7, Princes Street8,10, Front Street9, Market Place
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 29% of Corbridge
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Corbridge36 ha
36 hain conservation areas, of 121 ha inside the built-up area.
58 of the 61 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 Corbridge’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 381969 · 131952 · 10
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 10 entries were listed in 1952, 1 of the 3 Grade I buildings among them. 38 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have 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.
World Heritage
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)UNESCO World Heritage Site: the town touches its mapped area, which can include a buffer zone |
4 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
History Grade
Corbridge grades A for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (77 points, 267 per 10,000 residents)More than 86% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (23%)More than 70% 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.
Homes by age
23% of Corbridge’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
20%
Before 1900
3.7%
1900–18
2.8%
1919–29
6.1%
1930s
4.7%
1945–54
8.6%
1955–64
14%
1965–72
4.7%
1973–82
8.1%
1983–92
3.5%
1993–99
8.3%
2000–08
2.1%
2009–15
13%
2016–25
CorbridgeEngland & Wales
20% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 14% 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 (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Corbridge has the 19th most Grade I buildings of 1,245 towns its size
Places of 2,000–5,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Corbridge3
#154 of 1,245for listed buildings per resident (211 per 10,000). Painswick, Sandwich and Chipping Campden lead.
18 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Corbridge
In brief
Corbridge in brief
More of Corbridge’s homes are old than in most places: 23% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 61 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I, including The Vicars Pele. For its size, it has more listed heritage than 86% of UK towns. Church of St Andrew sits at the heart of it all, with 3 of the town’s Grade I buildings within 400 m.
Only 18 of the 1,245 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. Of the whole list, 54% are houses, terraces and villas. The rest is about typical: it also has 4 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Corbridge’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Corbridge?
Historic England lists 61 buildings inside Corbridge’s built-up area: 3 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 56 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Corbridge?
3, including Church of St Andrew, Low Hall and Vicars Pele.
Are there scheduled monuments in Corbridge?
Yes, 4 scheduled monuments, including Corbridge (Corstopitum) Roman station, Corbridge Bridge, Vicar's pele tower and Walker's Pottery.
Is Corbridge a World Heritage Site?
Part of Corbridge lies within the area Historic England maps for Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall), which can include a buffer zone around the site itself.
How many conservation areas are there in Corbridge?
1, covering about 36 hectares of the town. The largest is Corbridge.
When were Corbridge’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 38, in 1988.
Are there old photos of Corbridge?
Yes: 2 public-domain photos and postcards from 1882 to 1882, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Corbridge?
23% of homes were built before 1919 and 32% 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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