IChurch · listed 1955Church of the Blessed Virgin MaryPhoto: Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Keith Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Stonham Aspal · Historic England
25 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Stonham Aspal’s built-up area, 1,004 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Stonham Aspal, 24 are Grade II. 33% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
25
1,004 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
33%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Stonham Aspal
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 Stonham Aspal’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.
25 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 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 Stonham Aspal
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.
What’s protected
Most of Stonham Aspal’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas15
Public & civic buildings5
Churches, chapels & priories3
Street furniture1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
15 entries (60%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 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
AuberiesBarn Aligned North South 30 Metres South East of Chevers FarmhouseBrambly HedgeBroughton HallChevers FarmhouseClay CottagesGarden CottageGleesonsGreencraft Cottage and Greencraft HouseKiosk CottageLandguard HouseLonglands HallMonument to Reverend Anthony Wingfield 3 Metres South of Chancel of ChurchMonument to the Shorting Family 3 Metres North East of the Vestry of ChurchOld School HouseOrchard FarmhousePonds CottageSparrows HallSymondsThe CottageThe Ten Bells InnThe VillaUbbeston HallUshers House
How the list grew
More than half of Stonham Aspal’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1955
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1955 · 131987 · 11
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 13 entries were listed in 1955, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
33% of Stonham Aspal’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
33%
Before 1900
0.9%
1900–18
2.7%
1919–29
3.6%
1930s
6.3%
1945–54
11%
1955–64
7.1%
1965–72
3.6%
1973–82
8.9%
1983–92
4.5%
1993–99
4.5%
2000–08
1.8%
2009–15
13%
2016–25
Stonham AspalEngland & Wales
33% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 13% 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 (2 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Stonham Aspal
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonham Aspal | 249 | 25 | 1 | — |
| Debenham | 2,294 | 79 | 1 | A |
| Needham Market | 5,055 | 102 | 1 | A− |
| Mendlesham | 1,018 | 25 | 1 | A |
| Stowupland | 2,019 | 18 | 0 | B− |
| Stowmarket | 21,537 | 138 | 1 | B+ |
| Great Blakenham | 2,188 | 9 | 1 | C |
| Claydon | 3,140 | 14 | 1 | C+ |
In brief
Stonham Aspal in brief
Old houses are part of Stonham Aspal’s character: 33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 25 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Of the whole list, 60% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1955: 13 of 25.
Questions about Stonham Aspal’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Stonham Aspal?
Historic England lists 25 buildings inside Stonham Aspal’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 24 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Stonham Aspal?
One: Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
When were Stonham Aspal’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 13, in 1955.
How old are the homes in Stonham Aspal?
33% of homes were built before 1919 and 40% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Stonham Aspal 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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