Church · listed 1953Church of St Nicholas
B+History Grade
History of Austrey · Historic England
15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Austrey’s built-up area, 132 for every 10,000 residents. 14 of Austrey’s listed buildings are Grade II. 19% of its homes were built before 1919. Austrey grades B+ for history.
Listed buildings
15
132 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
19%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Austrey’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.
15 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*14 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 Grade II* listed building in Austrey
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
14 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.
How the list grew
6 of Austrey’s 15 listed buildings were added in 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 6
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The first 4 entries were listed in 1953. 6 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Austrey 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 (16 points, 140 per 10,000 residents)More than 62% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (19%)More than 59% 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 Austrey
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrey | 1,140 | 15 | 0 | B+ |
| Warton | 1,472 | 2 | 0 | C− |
| Appleby Magna | 1,301 | 21 | 0 | A− |
| Polesworth | 1,955 | 13 | 0 | B− |
| Polesworth and Dordon | 7,552 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Measham | 5,373 | 11 | 0 | C |
| Grendon | 2,427 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Tamworth | 76,074 | 129 | 3 | C+ |
In brief
Austrey in brief
The official list counts 15 listed buildings in Austrey. 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 Albert Brown (1879) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Austrey’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Austrey?
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Austrey’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 14 Grade II.
When were Austrey’s buildings listed?
The first in 1953; the most, 6, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Austrey?
19% of homes were built before 1919 and 21% 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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