II*Church · listed 1966Church of St James, AbingerOn the list as Church of St JamesPhoto: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Abinger Common · Historic England
Old homes in Abinger Common: 63% built before 1919
For Abinger Common, that is 4 times the typical town’s share, 15%. Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Abinger Common’s built-up area, 310 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Listed buildings
9
310 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
63%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Abinger Common
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 Abinger Common’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.
9 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*7 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 Abinger Common
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 1972GoddardsPhoto: Steve Cadman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II
7 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 7 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
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
63% of Abinger Common’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
61%
Before 1900
3.6%
1900–18
6.4%
1919–29
4.5%
1930s
8.2%
1945–54
3.6%
1955–64
6.4%
1965–72
0%
1973–82
4.5%
1983–92
0%
1993–99
1.8%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
0%
2016–25
Abinger CommonEngland & Wales
61% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1945–54, which added 8.2% 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 (9 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Abinger Common
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abinger Common | 290 | 9 | 0 | — |
| Westcott | 2,275 | 34 | 0 | A |
| Gomshall | 1,378 | 13 | 0 | A− |
| Dorking | 17,463 | 151 | 0 | A− |
| Ewhurst | 1,517 | 30 | 1 | A− |
| Beare Green | 1,940 | 6 | 0 | C |
| West Horsley | 1,378 | 23 | 0 | A− |
| Cranleigh | 10,430 | 43 | 0 | B− |
In brief
Abinger Common in brief
Old houses are part of Abinger Common’s character: 63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 9 listed buildings. Beyond that, the list grew between 1966 and 2007; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Abinger Common’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Abinger Common?
Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Abinger Common’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 7 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Abinger Common?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Motte castle at Abinger Manor..
How old are the homes in Abinger Common?
63% of homes were built before 1919 and 73% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Abinger Common 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.