II*House · listed 1958The White HartPhoto: Mertbiol · CC0
The White Hart · Photo: Mertbiol · CC0A−History Grade
History of Godstone · Historic England
29 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Godstone’s built-up area, 110 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings. 21% of its homes were built before 1919. Godstone grades A− for history: #10 of 65 in Surrey.
Listed buildings
29
110 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
21%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Godstone in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The Bell HotelGrade II* listed
Godstone PlaceGrade II listed
Galyers CottageGrade II listed
Thimble CottageGrade II listed
Antique Shop the Godstone HotelGrade II listed+1See all photosPhotos 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 Godstone’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.
29 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*27 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 Godstone
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Inns & shops · listed 1958The Bell HotelPhoto: David Cumberland · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Godstone’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas23
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Walls, gates & bridges2
Street furniture1
23 entries (79%) are houses, terraces and villas.
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
27 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 27 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Antique Shop the Godstone HotelBanksideCamptonsForge Cottage Tudor CottageGalyers CottageGodstone PlaceMilestoneNorth ViewOak CottagesPucks CottageRosebankThe Hare and Hounds Public HouseThe Old ForgeThe Pest HouseThe Pond HouseThimble CottageTyle CottageVine CottageWall South of Stable CottageWall West of Godstone Place66, High Street68, High Street70-74, High Street76, High Street77-83, High Street94, High Street96-100, High Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 15% of Godstone
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
The Green, Godstone 197314 ha
14 hain conservation areas, of 94 ha inside the built-up area.
27 of the 29 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 Godstone’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 221958 · 6
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The first 6 entries were listed in 1958. 22 came in 1984, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. 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.
2 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.
History Grade
Godstone 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 (35 points, 132 per 10,000 residents)More than 72% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (21%)More than 63% 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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Godstone
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godstone | 2,648 | 29 | 0 | A− |
| Bletchingley | 2,372 | 38 | 1 | A |
| South Godstone | 1,525 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Woldingham | 2,223 | 2 | 0 | C+ |
| Chaldon | 1,441 | 3 | 0 | D |
| Caterham | 22,757 | 17 | 1 | C |
| Oxted | 11,491 | 41 | 1 | B− |
| Limpsfield | 2,247 | 41 | 2 | A |
In brief
Godstone in brief
Godstone has 29 listed buildings, including The White Hart. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1973. Of the whole list, 79% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1984: 22 of 29. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Godstone’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Godstone?
Historic England lists 29 buildings inside Godstone’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 27 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Godstone?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane and Bowl barrow in south end of Hilly Field.
How many conservation areas are there in Godstone?
1, covering about 14 hectares of the town. The largest is The Green, Godstone.
When were Godstone’s buildings listed?
The first in 1958; the most, 22, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Godstone?
21% of homes were built before 1919 and 28% 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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