IChurch · listed 1958Church of All SaintsPhoto: Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Grange · Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Chelsworth · Historic England
28 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Chelsworth’s built-up area, 1,321 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 38% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
28
1,321 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
38%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Chelsworth
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of All SaintsGrade I listed
PrinchettsGrade II* listedThe GrangeGrade II* listed
The Old ForgeGrade 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 Chelsworth’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.
28 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*24 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 Chelsworth
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 Chelsworth
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1958PrinchettsPhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*House · listed 1980The GrangePhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*House · listed 1958The Old ForgePhoto: Jo Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Chelsworth’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 & bridges1
Street furniture1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
23 entries (82%) are houses, terraces and villas. 2 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
24 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 24 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bridge FarmhouseChestnut CottagesChurch FarmhouseIvy HouseJackdaws FordK6 Telephone Kiosk (Opposite Brett Cottage)KingswoodMeadow CottageMiddle House the Old ManorOld Farm CottagesRiverside CottageStable Block to the West of Number 18 and 20 (Princhetts)Stables CottageThe CottageThe Granary the White HouseThe Peacock InnThe Summer HouseWaterfall CottageWeavers CottageWhistlecraft CottageWoodstock Cottage36 and 38, The Street70-72 The Street71, The Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 94% of Chelsworth
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Chelsworth 197322 ha
22 hain conservation areas, of 24 ha inside the built-up area.
28 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
10 of Chelsworth’s 28 listed buildings were added in 1958
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1958 · 101977 · 81980 · 8
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 10 entries were listed in 1958, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 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.
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.
Homes by age
38% of Chelsworth’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
37%
Before 1900
0.9%
1900–18
1.8%
1919–29
4.5%
1930s
4.5%
1945–54
5.4%
1955–64
7.1%
1965–72
6.3%
1973–82
5.4%
1983–92
2.7%
1993–99
5.4%
2000–08
4.5%
2009–15
15%
2016–25
ChelsworthEngland & Wales
37% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 15% 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 (1 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Chelsworth
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsworth | 212 | 28 | 1 | — |
| Bildeston | 1,096 | 71 | 0 | A+ |
| Great Bricett | 1,518 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Lavenham | 1,224 | 196 | 13 | A+ |
| Hadleigh | 8,638 | 230 | 4 | A |
| Elmsett | 1,001 | 12 | 0 | B+ |
| Great Waldingfield | 1,377 | 20 | 0 | B− |
| Acton | 1,666 | 13 | 1 | C+ |
In brief
Chelsworth in brief
More of Chelsworth’s homes are old than in most places: 38% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 28 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1973. Of the whole list, 82% are houses, terraces and villas. The rest is about typical: Charles Cooke (1836) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Chelsworth’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Chelsworth?
Historic England lists 28 buildings inside Chelsworth’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 24 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Chelsworth?
One: Church of All Saints.
Are there scheduled monuments in Chelsworth?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Bridge N of Bridge Farm.
How many conservation areas are there in Chelsworth?
1, covering about 22 hectares of the town. The largest is Chelsworth.
When were Chelsworth’s buildings listed?
The first in 1958; the most, 10, in 1958.
How old are the homes in Chelsworth?
38% of homes were built before 1919 and 44% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Chelsworth has no History Grade.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
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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