II*Church · listed 1967St Wilfrid's ChurchOn the list as Church of St WilfridPhoto: Steve F · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Scrooby · Historic England
14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Scrooby’s built-up area, 456 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 20% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
14
456 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
20%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Scrooby
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 Scrooby’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
14 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*13 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 II*
The Grade II* listed building in Scrooby
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
13 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 13 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 26% of Scrooby
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Scrooby6 ha
6 hain conservation areas, of 23 ha inside the built-up area.
13 of the 14 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 Scrooby’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 8
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 8 came in 1984, 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.
Born here
3 notable people born in Scrooby before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
William Brewster
Jonathan Brewster
Fear Brewster
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William Brewster1566–1644 · Religious leader and emigrant to Plymouth Colony, North America (1566…
JB
Jonathan Brewster1593–1659 · American settler (1593-1659)
FB
Fear Brewster1606–1634 · American settler (1606-1634)
Everyone born in Scrooby → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Scrooby
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrooby | 307 | 14 | 0 | — |
| Bawtry | 3,408 | 41 | 1 | B+ |
| Ranskill | 1,435 | 4 | 0 | C |
| Harworth and Bircotes | 8,885 | 8 | 0 | D |
| Blyth | 1,264 | 36 | 1 | A− |
| Tickhill | 4,909 | 107 | 1 | A− |
| Langold | 2,603 | 1 | 0 | D− |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 13,911 | 7 | 0 | D |
In brief
Scrooby in brief
The official list counts 14 listed buildings in Scrooby. A conservation area protects part of it. William Brewster (1566), Jonathan Brewster (1593) and Fear Brewster (1606) were all born here before 1900. The big year was 1984, when 8 of the 14 went on the list. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has a scheduled monument; and 20% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Scrooby’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Scrooby?
Historic England lists 14 buildings inside Scrooby’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 13 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Scrooby?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Manor Farm moat.
How many conservation areas are there in Scrooby?
1, covering about 6 hectares of the town. The largest is Scrooby.
When were Scrooby’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 8, in 1984.
Who was born in Scrooby?
Among people born before 1900: William Brewster (1566), Jonathan Brewster (1593) and Fear Brewster (1606).
How old are the homes in Scrooby?
20% of homes were built before 1919 and 30% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Scrooby 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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