II*Church · listed 1951Church of St. Mary & St. NicholasOn the list as Church of St Mary and St NicholasPhoto: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Running Horse Public House · Photo: MartynDavies · CC BY-SA 3.0B+History Grade
History of Leatherhead · Historic England
61 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Leatherhead’s built-up area, 53 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 58 of Leatherhead’s listed buildings. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings and 1 old view of the town. 16% of its homes were built before 1919. Leatherhead grades B+ for history: #16 of 65 in Surrey.
Listed buildings
61
53 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
16%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Leatherhead in 7 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.
Church of St Mary and St NicholasGrade II* listed
Thorndike TheatreGrade II listed
Moss CottageGrade II listed
War MemorialGrade II listed
2, Bridge StreetGrade II listed+2See 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.
Through time
Leatherhead in old photos
1 old photo or postcard, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
c. 1928Public 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 Leatherhead’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade II*
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
0 of 7neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 30% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
61 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I3 Grade II*58 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 II*
The 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Leatherhead
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Inns & shops · listed 1951The Running HorseOn the list as The Running Horse Public HousePhoto: MartynDavies · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1951Rowhurst
What’s protected
Most of Leatherhead’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas35
Churches, chapels & priories9
Walls, gates & bridges6
Public & civic buildings6
Street furniture2
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
35 entries (57%) are houses, terraces and villas. 9 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
58 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 58 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn Approximately 25 Metres South East of Highlands Farmhouse, With Attached Stable and Yard WallBarnett Wood FarmhouseBattleborough Stable LodgeBelson Monument Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary and St NicholasCameron House and Attached RailingsCart Shed Approximately 10 Metres North West of Highlands FarmhouseChapfield Monument Approximately 2 Metres East of Porch of Church of St Mary and St NicholasCherkley Court, With Attached Garden WallsDenne Monument in Angle of North Transept and North Aisle of Church of St Mary and St NicholasDevonshire HouseDuke's Head Public HouseFlint CottagesGarden Pool Approximately 10 Metres South East of South East Front of Cherkley CourtGate Piers and Walls at Lower Lodge, Approximately 300 Metres South West of Cherkley CourtGranary Approximately 10 Metres South of Barnett Wood FarmhouseGranary Approximately 20 Metres South East of Highlands FarmhouseGroup of 3 Tomb Chests Approximately 20 Metres South of Church of St Mary and St NicholasGroup of nine monuments on north side of chancel of Church of St Mary and St NicholasHampton CottageHighlands FarmhouseLeatherhead StationLibrary at St John's SchoolLower Lodge, Approximately 300 Metres South West of Cherkley CourtMoss CottageNeed Monument Approximately 12 Metres North East of Chancel of Church of St Mary and St NicholasNorthbank HousePair of Nettlefold Monuments Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary and St NicholasRow of 4 Headstones from Approximately 5 to 8 Metres North of North Transept of Church of St Mary and St NicholasStonebridge House and 34 Bridge Street with associated raised garden wall, steps and railingsSurrey House and Attached RailingsSweech HouseTerrace Steps with Loggia Approximately 15 Metres South West of South West Front of Cherkley CourtThe CottageThe CottageThe MansionThe White HouseThorndike TheatreTyrrells WoodVale LodgeWall Bounding Garden on West Side of Highlands Farm, And West Side of Entrance DriveWar MemorialWell House Attached to South East Corner of Highlands FarmhouseWesley House, With Steps and Walls to Front1 1A and 1B, North Street1 and 3, Church Street10 and 12, High Street16 and 18, Gravel Hill2 Boarding Houses on East Side with Cloisters Attached to These Dining Hall on North Side of Courtyard at St Johns School Main Building on South Side2, Bridge Street25 and 27, Church Road26, Middle Road31 and 33, Bridge Street33 and 35, High Street35 Church Street and 1 and 2 Mansion Cottages at rear37, 39 and 41, High Street39 and 41, Bridge Street43, Bridge Street53 and 55, High Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 4.9% of Leatherhead
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Leatherhead 197421 ha
21 hain conservation areas, of 421 ha inside the built-up area.
39 of the 61 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
27 of Leatherhead’s 61 listed buildings were added in 1951
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1951 · 271990 · 201973 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 27 entries were listed in 1951. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Leatherhead grades B+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (64 points, 56 per 10,000 residents)More than 68% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (16%)More than 48% 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.
Born here
10 notable people born in Leatherhead before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet
Nathaniel Lucas
Thomas Grimstead
Edward Wilkins Waite
Harold Mortimer-Lamb
Eric Green
Keith Feiling
Ted Bowley
Harold Auten
Maurice Leblanc-Smith
170017501800185019001950
EG
Eric Green1878–1972 · Field hockey player (1878-1972)
Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet1748–1817 · Royal Navy admiral (1748-1817)
Ted Bowley1890–1974 · Cricketer (1890-1974)
HM
Harold Mortimer-Lamb1872–1970 · Canadian engineer, artist and photographer (1872-1970)
KF
Keith Feiling1884–1977 · British historian
TG
Thomas Grimstead1803–1884 · English cricketer (1803-1884)
ML
Maurice Leblanc-Smith1896–1986 · British flying ace (1896-1986)
Edward Wilkins Waite1854–1924 · Painter (1854-1924)
Everyone born in Leatherhead → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Leatherhead
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leatherhead | 11,482 | 61 | 0 | B+ |
| Ashtead | 14,830 | 47 | 0 | B− |
| Great Bookham and Fetcham | 21,655 | 85 | 1 | B− |
| Langley Vale | 1,515 | 4 | 0 | D |
| Cobham | 17,505 | 45 | 1 | B− |
| Epsom | 35,857 | 194 | 0 | B+ |
| Box Hill | 1,271 | 1 | 0 | D |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 27,095 | 31 | 1 | C |
In brief
Leatherhead in brief
Leatherhead has 61 listed buildings, including Church of St. Mary & St. Nicholas. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1974. Of the whole list, 57% are houses, terraces and villas. Of the 10 people born here before 1900, the best known include Eric Green (1878), Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet (1748) and Ted Bowley (1890). Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and 16% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Leatherhead’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Leatherhead?
Historic England lists 61 buildings inside Leatherhead’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 58 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Leatherhead?
1, covering about 21 hectares of the town. The largest is Leatherhead.
When were Leatherhead’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 27, in 1951.
Are there old photos of Leatherhead?
Yes: 1 public-domain photo or postcard from 1928 to 1928, all on this page.
Who was born in Leatherhead?
Among people born before 1900: Eric Green (1878), Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet (1748), Ted Bowley (1890), Harold Mortimer-Lamb (1872) and Keith Feiling (1884).
How old are the homes in Leatherhead?
16% of homes were built before 1919 and 31% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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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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