IChurch · listed 1988Church of St Michael and All AngelsOn the list as Church of St. Michael and All AngelsPhoto: Phil Thirkell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0AHistory Grade
History of Felton · Historic England
37 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Felton’s built-up area, 291 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. 22% of its homes were built before 1919. Felton grades A for history.
Listed buildings
37
291 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
22%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Felton
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St. Michael and All AngelsGrade I listed
Old Felton Bridge over River CoquetGrade II* listedPhotos 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 Felton’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.
37 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*33 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 Felton
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 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Felton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed.
II*Walls & gates · listed 1969Old Felton BridgeOn the list as Old Felton Bridge over River CoquetPhoto: Joan Sykes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1969Old Felton BridgeOn the list as Old Felton Bridge over River CoquetPhoto: Joan Sykes · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1969Greenhouse 120 Metres East of Felton Park with Potting Shed at Rear
What’s protected
The largest group of Felton’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas13
Churches, chapels & priories10
Walls, gates & bridges8
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Public & civic buildings2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
13 entries (35%) are houses, terraces and villas. 10 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
33 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 33 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bridge over Back Burn 20 Metres East of Park Lodge with Attached RailingsCastle FarmhouseCoach House to East of Northumberland ArmsCook Headstone 11 Metres South of Church of St Michael and All AngelsDay Headstone 5 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Michael and All AngelsDennifer Headstone 12 Metres South of Church of St Michael and All AngelsFelton MillFelton ParkFelton War MemorialFormer Gas Works Buildings at Gas Works FarmGarden Wall at Rear of Number 16Garden Wall to East of Felton ParkGarden Walls to East of Thirston HouseInnes Headstone 7 Metres South of Church of St Michael and All AngelsK6 Telephone Kiosk, Old Bridge, RiversideLambert Headstone 6 Metres South of Church of St Michael and All AngelsMilepost Opposite Peth FootNumber 20 Including Shop and Post OfficeOld Vicarage and Attached CottageOutbuilding to North West of Number 16Park LodgePeth FootRamsey Headstone 6 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Michael and All AngelsRoman Catholic Church of St MarySundial 10 Metres West of Thirston HouseTate Headstone 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael and All AngelsThe Northumberland Arms and Adjoining StablesThe Old Manse and Adjacent HouseThirston House with attached outbuildings and courtyard wallThompson Headstone 4 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Michael and All Angels1 and 2, Bell View10 12 14 and 16, Riverside6, Riverside
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 37% of Felton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Felton 197214 ha
West Thirston 19886 ha
20 hain conservation areas, of 53 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Felton, was designated in 1972; the newest, West Thirston, in 1988. 33 of the 37 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
14 of Felton’s 37 listed buildings were added in 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 141969 · 131985 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 14 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 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.
History Grade
Felton 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 (44 points, 346 per 10,000 residents)More than 83% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (22%)More than 66% 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
22% of Felton’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
1%
1900–18
0.3%
1919–29
11%
1930s
7.2%
1945–54
2.3%
1955–64
2.1%
1965–72
3.1%
1973–82
19%
1983–92
8.1%
1993–99
8%
2000–08
2.3%
2009–15
15%
2016–25
FeltonEngland & Wales
21% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 19% 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
Felton has the 89th most Grade I buildings of 1,901 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Felton1
#291 of 1,901for listed buildings per resident (291 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
88 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Felton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felton | 1,270 | 37 | 1 | A |
| South Broomhill | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | C− |
| Longframlington | 1,357 | 16 | 1 | A− |
| Hadston | 2,713 | 1 | 0 | D− |
| Warkworth | 1,412 | 75 | 2 | A |
| Shilbottle | 1,787 | 10 | 0 | C+ |
| Amble | 5,852 | 20 | 0 | B |
| Widdrington Station | 2,495 | 0 | 0 | D− |
In brief
Felton in brief
More of Felton’s homes are old than in most places: 22% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 37 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 83% of UK towns.
Only 88 of the 1,901 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1972. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Felton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Felton?
Historic England lists 37 buildings inside Felton’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 33 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Felton?
One: Church of St. Michael and All Angels.
Are there scheduled monuments in Felton?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Felton Old Bridge.
How many conservation areas are there in Felton?
2, covering about 20 hectares of the town. The largest are Felton and West Thirston.
When were Felton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 14, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Felton?
22% of homes were built before 1919 and 33% 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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