IChurch · listed 1955Church of St AndrewPhoto: Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Adrian S Pye · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Barningham · Historic England
15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Barningham’s built-up area, 151 for every 10,000 residents. 25% of its homes were built before 1919. Barningham has no History Grade.
Listed buildings
15
151 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
25%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Barningham
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 Barningham’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
15 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*14 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 Barningham
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
14 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 14 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn to East of Barningham HouseBarningham HouseBarningham War MemorialChurch CottageChurch FarmhouseCollege House and Wall to Front GardenEvergreen HallHolm CottageMill HouseMonument 3 Metres to the East of the Above Item and 1.5 Metres from the South Wall of the ChancelMonument 6.5 Metres to the East of the Porch and One Metre South of the Nave of the Church of St AndrewSteam MillThe Royal George Public HouseWimpy Cottage
How the list grew
More than half of Barningham’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 81955 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 6 entries were listed in 1955, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 8 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
25% of Barningham’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
26%
Before 1900
0%
1900–18
3.5%
1919–29
4.5%
1930s
4.5%
1945–54
5%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
14%
1973–82
14%
1983–92
5.7%
1993–99
5.9%
2000–08
2.1%
2009–15
1.7%
2016–25
BarninghamEngland & Wales
26% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, 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 (4 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Barningham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barningham | 996 | 15 | 1 | — |
| Stanton | 2,316 | 30 | 0 | B |
| Walsham le Willows | 1,258 | 44 | 1 | A |
| Ixworth | 2,296 | 76 | 2 | A− |
| Rickinghall and Botesdale | 1,842 | 75 | 1 | A+ |
| East Harling | 2,490 | 26 | 1 | B+ |
| Gislingham | 1,172 | 29 | 1 | A |
| Thetford | 25,502 | 176 | 7 | B |
In brief
Barningham in brief
More of Barningham’s homes are old than in most places: 25% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 8 of 15.
Questions about Barningham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Barningham?
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Barningham’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 14 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Barningham?
One: Church of St Andrew.
When were Barningham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 8, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Barningham?
25% 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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