II*Church · listed 1966Church of Saint PeterPhoto: Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Barn approximately 55 metres north west of The Manor House · Photo: Sionk · CC BY-SA 4.0B−History Grade
History of Drayton · Historic England
28 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Drayton’s built-up area, 90 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 26 of Drayton’s listed buildings. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings. 9.4% of its homes were built before 1919. Drayton grades B− for history: #25 of 38 in Oxfordshire.
Listed buildings
28
90 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
9.4%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Drayton in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of Saint PeterGrade II* listed
The Manor HouseGrade II* listed
Pusey CottageGrade II listed
OldenholmeGrade II listed
Churchyard Cross Approximately 3 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St PeterGrade II listed+1See 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.
The map
Where Drayton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
28 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*26 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 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Drayton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*House · listed 1952The Manor HousePhoto: Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Drayton’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas23
Churches, chapels & priories2
Walls, gates & bridges2
Street furniture1
23 entries (82%) are houses, terraces and villas. 2 are churches, chapels and priories.
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
26 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 26 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn Approximately 35 Metres West South West of the Manor HouseBarn approximately 55 metres north west of The Manor HouseChurchyard Cross Approximately 3 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St PeterForecourt Walls Approximately 20 Metres North of the Manor House with Central Gates and GatepiersHaywards FarmhouseLime CloseMagpie CottageManor FarmhouseMilestone at Su 4791 9487Number 1 and Attached Barn and OutbuildingNumber 15 and Attached Stable BlockOld LodgeOldenholmePond HousePusey CottageSummerhouse Approximately 15 Metres North of the Manor HouseSutton Wick House and Attached Front Forecourt Walls and GatewayThe CottageThe Old PoundWater StandpipeWater Standpipe24, High Street38, Henleys Lane44, High Street56 and 58, High Street69, High Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 28% of Drayton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Drayton 196926 ha
26 hain conservation areas, of 92 ha inside the built-up area.
27 of the 28 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 Drayton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 171966 · 7
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1952. 17 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Drayton 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 (30 points, 96 per 10,000 residents)More than 66% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (9.4%)More than 23% 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
9.4% of Drayton’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
8.6%
Before 1900
0.8%
1900–18
3.1%
1919–29
16%
1930s
6.3%
1945–54
18%
1955–64
3.9%
1965–72
3.9%
1973–82
8.6%
1983–92
3.1%
1993–99
4.7%
2000–08
0.8%
2009–15
23%
2016–25
DraytonEngland & Wales
8.6% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 23% 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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Drayton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drayton | 3,110 | 28 | 0 | B− |
| Steventon | 2,211 | 41 | 1 | B |
| Sutton Courtenay | 3,055 | 62 | 3 | A− |
| Marcham | 2,030 | 28 | 0 | B |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 33,179 | 275 | 9 | B+ |
| Shippon | 1,894 | 13 | 0 | C |
| Harwell | 3,067 | 66 | 1 | B+ |
| East Hendred | 1,367 | 73 | 1 | A+ |
In brief
Drayton in brief
Drayton has 28 listed buildings, including Church of Saint Peter. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1969. Most entries on the list, 82%, are houses, terraces and villas.
Its homes are mostly newer: 9.4% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. The big year was 1988, when 17 of the 28 went on the list. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and Job Caudwell (1820) and Edward John Mott (1893) were born here before 1900.
Questions about Drayton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Drayton?
Historic England lists 28 buildings inside Drayton’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 26 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Drayton?
1, covering about 26 hectares of the town. The largest is Drayton.
When were Drayton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 17, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Drayton?
9.4% of homes were built before 1919 and 28% 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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