IChurch · listed 1950St Mary's, High ChurchOn the list as Church of St MaryPhoto: Bill Henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0
New Bridge (Telford Bridge) · Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0B+History Grade
History of Morpeth · Historic England
79 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Morpeth’s built-up area, 55 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 11 of its listed buildings and 7 old views of the town. 14% of its homes were built before 1919. Morpeth grades B+ for history: #6 of 20 in Northumberland.
Listed buildings
79
55 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
6
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
14%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Morpeth in 19 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.
Church of St MaryGrade I listed
The ChantryGrade I listed
The Toll HouseGrade II listed
The Town HallGrade II listed
Black Bull HotelGrade II listed+14See 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
Morpeth from 1807 to 1905
7 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1807
c. 1809
c. 1809
1833
1897
1905
1905Public 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 Morpeth’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
0 of 10neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 38% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
79 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I6 Grade II*71 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. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).
Grade I
The 2 Grade I listed buildings in Morpeth
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.
IChurch · listed 1950Morpeth ChantryOn the list as The ChantryPhoto: Tzdelski · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grade II*
The 6 Grade II* listed buildings in Morpeth
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Walls & gates · listed 1950Telford BridgeOn the list as New Bridge (Telford Bridge)Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0
II*Church · listed 1950St James the GreatOn the list as Church of St JamesPhoto: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1950Collingwood HousePhoto: Willie Duffin · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1950Entrance Screen to Churchyard of Church of St JamesPhoto: Simon Cobb · CC0
II*House · listed 1950Morpeth Clock TowerOn the list as The Clock TowerPhoto: David Clark · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1950The Court HousePhoto: james denham · CC BY-SA 2.0
Historic streets
Newgate Street has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
Newgate Street13 listed
Bridge Street5 listed
Oldgate5 listed
Market Place3 listed
Of the 79 entries, 33 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Morpeth’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas51
Churches, chapels & priories12
Public & civic buildings6
Walls, gates & bridges5
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Street furniture1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
51 entries (65%) are houses, terraces and villas. 12 are churches, chapels and priories, including 2 of the 2 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
71 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 71 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bell Headstone Approx 20 Yards South West of Church of St MaryBlack Bull HotelBolland HallBolland Memorial approximately 100 yards north west of Church of St. MaryBollard by Rear Wall of Joiner's ArmsBon Accord HouseBow VillaBoys Brigade HeadquartersChurchyard Cross Approx 20 Yards South of Church of St MaryCollingwood TerraceFootbridge on Beggar LaneGrange HouseGrave of Emily Davison Approx 100 Yards North-West of Church of St MaryHarle HouseKirkvilleLansdowne HouseLloyds BankLychgate North-East of Church of St MaryMorpeth Masonic Lodge, Winton HouseMorpeth StationNo 15 and Attached Area RailingsOld Station Buildings (Greens Agricultural Merchants)Percy Cottage and wall attached to north west cornerPethgate CourtRailings and Gates North-East of Lychgate to Church of St MaryRoman Catholic Church of St RobertSoftley and Brown Headstones Approx 3 Yards South of Church of St MaryThe BeeswingThe Croft and Croft CottageThe Hollen FountainThe Old Bakehouse Coffee ShopThe Old Bridge and FootbridgeThe Old FarmhouseThe Toll HouseThe Town HallTown and Country Antique Furniture RestorersWatch-House Approx 30 Yards South of Church of St MaryWatson House1 and 2, Market Place1, Manchester Street101, Newgate Street105, Newgate Street11, Oldgate13, Castle Square13, Oldgate132, Newgate Street19 Bullers Green19, Bridge Street2 Medieval Effigies Approx 2FT West of Church of St Mary2 and 4, Newgate Street2-5 Wansbeck Place23, Newgate Street25 and 25A, Oldgate26 and 28, Bridge Street29, Newgate Street3, Market Place30 and 32, Bridge Street30 and 32, Newgate Street35, Oldgate4, Market Place46 Bullers Green5 and 7, Oldgate53 and 55, Newgate Street57, Bridge Street59 and 61, Newgate Street59, Bridge Street6, 6A and 8, Newgate Street69, Newgate Street8, Manchester Street84, Newgate Street94, Newgate Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 6.2% of Morpeth
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Morpeth32 ha
32 hain conservation areas, of 517 ha inside the built-up area.
64 of the 79 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 Morpeth’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1986
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1986 · 481950 · 26
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 26 entries were listed in 1950, 2 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 48 came in 1986, 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.
2 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
Morpeth 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 (93 points, 65 per 10,000 residents)More than 72% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (14%)More than 39% 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.
Born here
19 notable people born in Morpeth before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
William Turner
John Urpeth Rastrick
Robert Morrison
Hannah Burdon
Walter Trevelyan
John Cuthbert Hedley
Ralph Bullock
Joseph Crawhall
Jack Manners
Richard Gillespie
John Nichol
Billy Bullock
Albert Bartlett
Billy Thompson
Norman Riddell
John Lee
John Pringle Appleby
Robert Roxburgh
Bill Watson
1500165018001950
Robert Morrison1782–1834 · British evangelist and first Christian Protestant missionary to China…
WT
William Turner1510–1568 · 16th century English Protestant reformer, physician and natural histo…
Joseph Crawhall1861–1913 · British artist (1861-1913)
AB
Albert Bartlett1884–1969 · English footballer (1884-1969)
JH
John Cuthbert Hedley1837–1915 · Bishop of Newport and Menevia; Bishop of Newport (1837–1915)
JL
John Lee1889– · English footballer, born 1889
BW
Bill Watson1899–1969 · English footballer (1899-1969)
JR
John Urpeth Rastrick1780–1856 · English steam locomotive builder
Everyone born in Morpeth → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Morpeth has the 51st most Grade I buildings of 562 towns its size
Places of 9,000–23,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Morpeth2
#154 of 562for listed buildings per resident (55 per 10,000). Ludlow, Bridport and Monmouth lead.
50 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Morpeth
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morpeth | 14,419 | 79 | 2 | B+ |
| Pegswood | 3,302 | 9 | 0 | C |
| Stakeford | 8,197 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Bedlington | 16,186 | 22 | 0 | C+ |
| Ashington | 28,279 | 20 | 0 | B |
| Widdrington Station | 2,495 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Ellington | 2,131 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Cramlington | 28,846 | 13 | 0 | D |
In brief
Morpeth in brief
Morpeth has 79 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I, including St Mary's, High Church. Only 50 of the 562 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. On Newgate Street alone there are 13 listed buildings. A conservation area protects part of it.
Most entries on the list, 65%, are houses, terraces and villas. Of the 19 people born here before 1900, the best known include Robert Morrison (1782), William Turner (1510) and Joseph Crawhall (1861). The big year was 1986, when 48 of the 79 went on the list. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; it also has 2 scheduled monuments; and 14% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Morpeth’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Morpeth?
Historic England lists 79 buildings inside Morpeth’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 6 Grade II* and 71 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Morpeth?
2, including Church of St Mary and The Chantry.
Which street in Morpeth has the most listed buildings?
Newgate Street (13), Bridge Street (5) and Oldgate (5) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Morpeth?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Bell tower or clock tower and Morpeth Old Bridge.
How many conservation areas are there in Morpeth?
1, covering about 32 hectares of the town. The largest is Morpeth.
When were Morpeth’s buildings listed?
The first in 1950; the most, 48, in 1986.
Are there old photos of Morpeth?
Yes: 7 public-domain photos and postcards from 1807 to 1905, all on this page.
Who was born in Morpeth?
Among people born before 1900: Robert Morrison (1782), William Turner (1510), Joseph Crawhall (1861), Albert Bartlett (1884) and John Cuthbert Hedley (1837).
How old are the homes in Morpeth?
14% of homes were built before 1919 and 26% 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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