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History of Farnham · Historic England

288 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade I

Historic England counts them inside Farnham’s built-up area, 140 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 3 scheduled monuments. 24% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 45 of its listed buildings and 3 old views of the town. Farnham grades A for history: #1 of 65 in Surrey.

4Grade I38Grade II*3scheduled monuments38on West Street
Listed buildings
288
140 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
4
exceptional interest
Grade II*
38
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
3
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
24%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures

Farnham in 49 photos and old views

Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.

The Church of St AndrewThe Church of St AndrewGrade I listedWillmer HouseWillmer HouseGrade I listedHatch Mill and House (Occupied by the West Surrey College of Art and Design)Hatch Mill and House (Occupied by the West Surrey College of Art and Design)Grade II listedThe Fox Public HouseThe Fox Public HouseGrade II listedTown Hall Buildings (Bailiffs Hall and Arcade)Town Hall Buildings (Bailiffs Hall and Arcade)Grade II listed+44See all photos

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.

Through time

Farnham from 1903 to 1905

3 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.

Rock Mill Watefall Farnham 19031903
EdwardianRock Mill Watefall Farnham 1903Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain
Castle Street, Farnham1905
EdwardianCastle Street, FarnhamPhoto: unsigned · Public domain
Rock Mill Waterfall Farnham 19051905
EdwardianRock Mill Waterfall Farnham 1905Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain

Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.

The map

Where Farnham’s history is

Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.

Farnham Park, registered park or gardenFarnham Castle, scheduled monumentRoman site, Roman Way estate, scheduled monumentSpigot Mortar Emplacement, Farnham Park, scheduled monumentBethune House and Little House, Grade II*Castle Hill House, Grade II*Eggar, Estate Agent, Grade II*Farnham Library, Vernon House, Grade II*Garden Walls to Gardens East and North of the Grange, Grade II*Guildford House, Grade II*Ivy House (Conservative Club), Grade II*Number 76 (Including Premises of Bateman Optician and Harold Hodgson), Grade II*The Old Vicarage, Grade II*The Spinning Wheel (Including Wing to Rear), Grade II*William Cobbett Public House, Grade II*Windsor Almshouses, Grade II*1-2 Castle Street and 10 The Borough, Grade II*10, Castle Street, Grade II*104, West Street, Grade II*12 and 13, Bridge Square, Grade II*20, 20A and 21, West Street, Grade II*23 and 24, West Street, Grade II*3, Downing Street, Grade II*35-36 The Borough, Grade II*39 and 39A West Street, Grade II*4, Castle Street, Grade II*4, Downing Street, Grade II*41 and 42 West Street, Grade II*43, The Borough, Grade II*45, Castle Street, Grade II*48, 49 and 50, Downing Street, Grade II*5 and 5a, Castle Street, Grade II*6 and 7, Castle Street, Grade II*61, Castle Street, Grade II*62, Castle Street, Grade II*67 and 68 Castle Street including rear wing, and part of The Castle Theatre (adjoining rear wing of No 68), Grade II*70, Castle Street, Grade II*71, Castle Street, Grade II*89, West Street, Grade II*9, Castle Street, Grade II*90, West Street, Grade II*91 and 92, West Street, Grade II*Farnham Castle (Comprising Castle Buildings to the South Only), Grade IThe Church of St Andrew, Grade IThe Grange, Grade IWillmer House, Grade I
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
0 of 15neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 37% were built before 1919.

Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.

288 listed buildings by grade
4 Grade I38 Grade II*246 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. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).

Grade I

The 4 Grade I listed buildings in Farnham

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.

Public · listed 1950Farnham CastleOn the list as Farnham Castle (Comprising Castle Buildings to the South Only)Photo: Lewis Hulbert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church · listed 1972St Andrew's ChurchOn the list as The Church of St AndrewPhoto: Hassocks5489 · CC0
House · listed 1950The GrangePhoto: BabelStone · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grade II*

The 38 Grade II* listed buildings in Farnham

Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.

Public · listed 1950Vernon HouseOn the list as Farnham Library, Vernon HousePhoto: BabelStone · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Historic streets

West Street has the most listed buildings

Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.

West Street38 listed · 8 II*
104, West Street20, 20A and 21, West Street23 and 24, West Street
Castle Street33 listed · 10 II*
10, Castle Street4, Castle Street45, Castle Street
Downing Street15 listed · 3 II*
3, Downing Street4, Downing Street48, 49 and 50, Downing Street
The Borough13 listed · 2 II*
35-36 The Borough43, The Borough
Lower Church Lane7 listed
Middle Church Lane4 listed

Of the 288 entries, 130 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.

What’s protected

Most of Farnham’s listed buildings are homes

Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.

Houses, terraces & villas185
Walls, gates & bridges38
Street furniture20
Public & civic buildings19
Inns, shops & warehouses13
Churches, chapels & priories11
Memorials, crosses & tombs2

185 entries (64%) are houses, terraces and villas. 11 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 4 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

246 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.

The first 150 of 246 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Ashgate GalleryBaptist ChapelBarn to the North West of the GrangeBars Cottage, Wells Cottage and Fox Yard CottageBeaver House (Including North East Return Wall)Boundary Wall to Number 13 (Along Church Passage)Boundary Wall to Numbers 1 and 2Boundary Wall to the Congregational ChurchBoundary Walls to Numbers 14 and 15 (Along Church Passage)Boundary Walls to the Kitchen Garden, And Garden to the East and North East of the Grange and Wall to the South East of Grange CornerBoundary wall to Heroncourt along Ford Lane and southern part of Aveley LaneBourne MillBourne PlaceBridge HouseBrightwell HouseCheyenne HouseChurch Hall (To North East of Church of St James)Church HouseChurch of St Joan of ArcChurchyard Wall Bounding East Side of ChurchyardChurchyard Wall Bounding West Side of the ChurchyardCobbett Chest Tomb and Area Railings Immediately North of Church of St AndrewCongregational ChurchCoxbridge Farmhouse the Cottage, Coxbridge FarmDwarf Wall, Railings and Gates to West Meon House and Bath HouseEast Garden Wall to Ivy House, Facing on to Car ParkEast Garden Wall to West Meon HouseEast Garden Wall to Willmer House (Facing on to Bishops Mead)Farnham Cemetery ChapelFarnham War MemorialFirgrove Farmhouse and outbuildings to southForecourt Wall and Railings, Gates and Gate Piers to the Baptist ChapelFormer Westminster Bank Ltd and south-east wing behindFour SeasonsFront Garden Railings to Number 45Front Garden Wall to the RectoryGainsborough CottageGarden Wall in Church Passage (South Continuation) to Rear of Vernon House and Facing on to the Allotment GardensGarden Wall in Church Passage to Rear of Numbers 20 to 25 and Facing on to the Allotment GardensGarden Wall to East of Number FourGarden Wall to Old Roof (Along Red Lion Lane)Garden Wall to the East of the Old VicarageGas Lamp at North End of Alley (Church Passage) Bounded by the West Wall of the Old VicarageGas Lamp to North East of Church of St AndrewGas Lamp to North of Church PorchGas Lamp to West of Church TowerGatepiers and Gates to CemeteryHatch Mill and House (Occupied by the West Surrey College of Art and Design)HeroncourtK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Public Library, West StreetK6 Telephone Kiosk in Front of Numbers 59 and 60 Windsor Almshouses, Castle StreetKilns and Attached Outbuildings at Coxbridge FarmLamp Post Before Number 1Lamp Post Before Number 28Lamp Post Before Number 46Lamp Post Before Number 53Lamp Post Before Number 61Lamp Post Before Number 63Lamp Post Before Number 69Lamp Post Before Number 7Lamp Post Before Number 71Lamp Post Before Number 75Lamp Post Before Number 77Lamp Post Before the Freemasons HallLamp Post Opposite No.3 Park RowLamp Post Opposite Stable Block to Castle Hill HouseLamp Post Outside Entrance to Cedar CourtLamp Post to North of Castle Hill HouseLamp Post to South of Number 34Lamp-Post Before Number 10Lamp-Post Before Number 15Lamp-Post Before Number 4Lamp-post to north of No 20 Castle StreetLion Brewery Buildings Including StoresLloyds Bank LimitedMavins End Mavins House and Attached GarageMidland BankMilestone to south of Coxbridge FarmMontclare HouseNelsons Arms Public HouseNorth Garden Wall to Number 10 to East and West of the HouseNorth West Garden Wall to Bars Cottage, Wells Cottage, And Fox Yard CottageNorth West Garden Wall to Number 94Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4 Waverley Close, Nos. 5, 6,7 & 8 Broomleaf House, Alexandra Barn and Alexandra HouseNos. 1A and 1B, PARK ROWNumber 16 (The Premises of J H Dewhurst) the Gift ShopNumber 26 (Premises Occupied by a Maxwell Aylwin Friba)Number 33A and Garden Wall to Numbers 33 and 33A Facing on to Numbers 1 to 9 Lowndes BuildingsNumber 6 (Flats 1 and 2), Numbers 7, 9 and 10 and North Part of Number 11Number 77 (With Arcaded Frontage to the Borough)Numbers 1 and 2 (Ivy Cottage)Numbers 14 to 18 (Consecutively) Including Front Railings to Number 18Numbers 37 and 38 (Including Return Wall Along Ivy Lane)Numbers 41 and 42 (Premises of Boots, Chemists)Numbers 51, 51A, 52 (Including Rear Range)Old Cemetery LodgeOld RoofOverthrow and Lamp Bracket Attached to Numbers 15 and 16; Also LampPaved Garden Walk, Gate, Railings and Gate Piers to Number 10Paving in Forecourt to Vernon HouseRange of Outbuildings at North East End of Yard to Number 52Rear Garden Wall to Number 9Rear Garden Wall to Numbers 6 and 7Red Lion BrewerySnails Lynch FarmhouseSouth Part of Number 11 (The Old Cottage)St James CourtSt Thomas-on-the-Bourne War MemorialStable Block at Farnham CastleStable Block in South East Corner of Borellis YardStable Block to South East (Right Hand) of Castle Hill HouseStable Block to South East of Sandford HouseStable Yard Wall and Gate Piers to South East (Right Hand) of Castle Hill HouseStanley VillasStill HouseStone Setts in Borellis YardStrangers CornerStudio OneTerrace with Pools and Steps, Steps Up to House, Garden Retaining Walls, End Pavilions and Gazebo and Steps at West End at Number 2 (Mavins End and Mavins House)The Adult Education CentreThe Bush Hotel (Part Comprising the Elevation Above Ground Floor and Rear Structure in the Street Front to the Borough and the Western, Southern and Part of the Eastern Ranges in the Yard Behind), and number 28 (Formerly part of the Bush Hotel), The BoroughThe Church of England SchoolsThe Fox Public HouseThe Freemasons HallThe Liberal ClubThe Manor HouseThe MulberryThe Old Mitre RestaurantThe RectoryThe Terrace of 4 Houses Comprising Zingari, Belfort, Eastdale, And Elmhyrst, Including Their Area Walls and Gate PiersThe Wheatsheaf InnTown Hall BuildingsTown Hall Buildings (Bailiffs Hall and Arcade)Vine CottageWall Enclosing Garden to the West of the Old Vicarage on North and West SidesWall Extending North West from Number 87Wall and Gate Piers to East of Lion Brewery BuildingsWarehouse comprising premises occupied by John Wood and Julian Harvey and Co Ltd.West Meon House and Bath HouseWickham HouseWorking Men's HostelWrought Iron Screen Before Forecourt to Vernon House1 2, Church Passage1 2, Mead Lane1 2, Middle Church Lane1, The Borough1, Upper Church Lane1-8, McDonalds Almshouses1-9, Lowndes Buildings10 11 12, Middle Church Lane

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Conservation areas

4 conservation areas cover 10% of Farnham

Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.

Farnham 197041 ha
Great Austins 199334 ha
Old Church Lane 19887 ha
Shepherd and Flock 20213 ha
85 hain conservation areas, of 838 ha inside the built-up area.

The first, Farnham, was designated in 1970; the newest, Shepherd and Flock, in 2021. 253 of the 288 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 Farnham’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1972

The year each building now on the list was first listed.

1972 · 1611950 · 97
19501960197019801990200020102020

The first 97 entries were listed in 1950, 3 of the 4 Grade I buildings among them. 161 came in 1972, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 6 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.

3 scheduled monuments

Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.

Farnham Castle
Spigot Mortar Emplacement, Farnham Park

1 registered park or garden

Farnham ParkGrade II
History Grade

Farnham grades A for history

Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.

Protected heritage, for its size and in all (341 points, 166 per 10,000 residents)More than 90% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (24%)More than 72% 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

24% of Farnham’s homes were built before 1919

Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).

18%
Before 1900
6.6%
1900–18
5.5%
1919–29
9.2%
1930s
6.6%
1945–54
10%
1955–64
7.2%
1965–72
9.1%
1973–82
7.5%
1983–92
4.8%
1993–99
5%
2000–08
2.9%
2009–15
7.8%
2016–25
FarnhamEngland & Wales

18% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1955–64, which added 10% 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 (64 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.

Towns its size

Farnham has the 25th most Grade I buildings of 465 towns its size

Places of 12,000–33,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.

Armagh25
Ely25
Chichester14
Berwick-upon-Tweed14
Stratford-upon-Avon11
Lewes9
Bishop Auckland9
Whitby8
Beverley8
Stamford8
Sudbury8
Farnham4
#23 of 465for listed buildings per resident (140 per 10,000). Whitby, Lewes and Tewkesbury lead.

24 have more. The typical town its size has 0.

Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Farnham

TownPeopleListedGrade IHistory
Farnham20,4992884A
Wrecclesham7,312240B−
Weybourne11,241150C
Badshot Lea1,88340C
Aldershot39,827570B
Crondall1,220701A+
Bentley1,406350A
Elstead2,261180B
In brief

Farnham in brief

Old houses are part of Farnham’s character: 24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 288 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade I, including Farnham Castle. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 90% of UK towns. Only 24 of the 465 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.

On West Street alone there are 38 listed buildings. Its older streets lie in 4 conservation areas, the first designated in 1970. Of the whole list, 64% are houses, terraces and villas. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 3 scheduled monuments.

Questions about Farnham’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Farnham?

Historic England lists 288 buildings inside Farnham’s built-up area: 4 Grade I, 38 Grade II* and 246 Grade II.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Farnham?

4, including Farnham Castle (Comprising Castle Buildings to the South Only), The Church of St Andrew, The Grange and Willmer House.

Which street in Farnham has the most listed buildings?

West Street (38), Castle Street (33) and Downing Street (15) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.

Are there scheduled monuments in Farnham?

Yes, 3 scheduled monuments, including Farnham Castle, Roman site, Roman Way estate and Spigot Mortar Emplacement, Farnham Park.

How many conservation areas are there in Farnham?

4, covering about 85 hectares of the town. The largest are Farnham and Great Austins.

When were Farnham’s buildings listed?

The first in 1950; the most, 161, in 1972.

Are there old photos of Farnham?

Yes: 3 public-domain photos and postcards from 1903 to 1905, all on this page.

How old are the homes in Farnham?

24% of homes were built before 1919 and 39% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).

© 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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