II*Church · listed 1960Church of St Mary the VirginPhoto: Hassocks5489 · CC0
Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Frensham · Historic England
Old homes in Frensham: 46% built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical town, Frensham has 3 times the share. Historic England lists 21 buildings inside Frensham’s built-up area, 246 for every 10,000 residents.
Listed buildings
21
246 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
46%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Frensham
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 Frensham’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
21 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*19 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 Frensham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Public · listed 1973Pierrepont HouseOn the list as Pierrepont SchoolPhoto: David960 · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Frensham’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas16
Public & civic buildings3
Churches, chapels & priories2
16 entries (76%) are houses, terraces and villas. 2 are churches, chapels and priories.
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
19 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 19 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn 30 Metres North of Spreakley HouseBarn at Pierrepont FarmCast iron finger post, Millbridge CrossroadsCow Byres at Pierrepont FarmDavison Vault, 15 Metres East of Church of St MaryFormer Blacksmiths at Pierrepont FarmFormer Bull Pen at Pierrepont FarmFormer Grain Store at Pierrepont FarmGranary at Pierrepont FarmKennel FarmKennel Farm CottageLodge to Pierrepont SchoolSpreakley HouseStable Block and the Court at Pierrepont SchoolThe Hop HouseThe Old CottageThe Old FarmWestgate and Westgate Cottage1-3 Pierrepont Farm Cottages and Attached Milking Parlour at Pierrepont Farm
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 14% of Frensham
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Millbridge 197420 ha
Frensham 19813 ha
23 hain conservation areas, of 161 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Millbridge, was designated in 1974; the newest, Frensham, in 1981. 8 of the 21 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
7 of Frensham’s 21 listed buildings were added in 2004
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
2004 · 7
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 4 entries were listed in 1960. 7 came in 2004. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
46% of Frensham’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
36%
Before 1900
8.7%
1900–18
8.7%
1919–29
14%
1930s
5.2%
1945–54
8.7%
1955–64
5.2%
1965–72
3.4%
1973–82
1.8%
1983–92
0%
1993–99
1.8%
2000–08
3.4%
2009–15
3.4%
2016–25
FrenshamEngland & Wales
36% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was the 1930s, 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 (6 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Frensham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frensham | 853 | 21 | 0 | — |
| Wrecclesham | 7,312 | 24 | 0 | B− |
| Farnham | 20,499 | 288 | 4 | A |
| Bentley | 1,406 | 35 | 0 | A |
| Headley Down and Headley | 4,935 | 24 | 0 | B− |
| Elstead | 2,261 | 18 | 0 | B |
| Weybourne | 11,241 | 15 | 0 | C |
| Hindhead | 6,444 | 20 | 0 | B− |
In brief
Frensham in brief
Old houses are part of Frensham’s character: 46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 21 listed buildings. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1974. Of the whole list, 76% are houses, terraces and villas.
Questions about Frensham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Frensham?
Historic England lists 21 buildings inside Frensham’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 19 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Frensham?
2, covering about 23 hectares of the town. The largest are Millbridge and Frensham.
When were Frensham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1960; the most, 7, in 2004.
How old are the homes in Frensham?
46% of homes were built before 1919 and 68% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Frensham 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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