IChurch · listed 1955The Parish Church of St NicholasPhoto: Poliphilo · CC0
The Parish Church of St Nicholas · Photo: Poliphilo · CC0BHistory Grade
History of Upper Beeding · Historic England
35 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Upper Beeding’s built-up area, 113 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Upper Beeding, 32 are Grade II. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings. 12% of its homes were built before 1919. Upper Beeding grades B for history: #13 of 40 in West Sussex.
Listed buildings
35
113 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
12%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Upper Beeding in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The Parish Church of St PeterGrade II* listed
The Kings Head InnGrade II listed
Upper Beeding War MemorialGrade II listed
The Bridge InnGrade II listed
St Mary's Guest House and the Garden GateGrade I 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 Upper Beeding’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
35 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I1 Grade II*32 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 I
The 2 Grade I listed buildings in Upper Beeding
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.
IWalls & gates · listed 1955St Mary's HouseOn the list as St Mary's Guest House and the Garden GatePhoto: Paul Gillett · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Upper Beeding
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Church · listed 1955The Parish Church of St PeterPhoto: Antiquary · CC BY 3.0
What’s protected
Most of Upper Beeding’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas23
Churches, chapels & priories4
Walls, gates & bridges3
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Public & civic buildings2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
23 entries (66%) are houses, terraces and villas. 4 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 2 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
32 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 32 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn Belonging to the King's Head Inn to the West of Pond FarmhouseBeeding Court FarmhouseCandytuftCastletown Stores Tea GardensCherry Tree Cottage and Tall ChimneysGlendale and FerndaleHobjoinsHolly CottageHope Cottage and Beam EndsLittle St Mary's St Mary's LodgeManor CottageNorth Cottage and ShalomOak CottageOld PlaceOld Tiled Cottage and StarlingsPond FarmhousePound House CottageSpinners and F H Lucas and Son GrocerThe Bridge InnThe DillyThe Garden Wall of Pond Farmhouse to the East of the HouseThe Kings Head InnThe Manor House and the Manor House PharmacyThe Old HouseThe Old PrioryThe PrioryThe Towers ConventUpper Beeding War MemorialValerie ManorYew Tree Cottage1 and 2 Hobjoins Cottages1725 Cottages (Antiques)
Conservation areas
3 conservation areas cover 13% of Upper Beeding
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Bramber 19738 ha
Upper Beeding, High Street 19733 ha
Upper Beeding, Hyde Street 19732 ha
13 hain conservation areas, of 94 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Bramber, Upper Beeding, High Street and Upper Beeding, Hyde Street, were designated in 1973; the newest, Upper Beeding, Hyde Street, in 1973. 27 of the 35 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 Upper Beeding’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1980
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1980 · 231955 · 11
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 11 entries were listed in 1955, 2 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 23 came in 1980, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Upper Beeding 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 (40 points, 129 per 10,000 residents)More than 73% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (12%)More than 33% 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.
Towns its size
Upper Beeding has the 44th most Grade I buildings of 1,204 towns its size
Places of 2,000–5,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Upper Beeding2
#288 of 1,204for listed buildings per resident (113 per 10,000). Sandwich, Chipping Campden and Wells-next-the-Sea lead.
43 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Upper Beeding
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Beeding | 3,100 | 35 | 2 | B |
| Steyning | 5,513 | 117 | 2 | A |
| Henfield | 5,630 | 72 | 0 | A− |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 23,659 | 54 | 3 | C+ |
| Lancing and Sompting | 27,924 | 25 | 2 | C− |
| Southwick | 12,242 | 18 | 0 | C |
| Findon | 1,840 | 20 | 0 | B |
| Ashington | 2,688 | 20 | 0 | B |
In brief
Upper Beeding in brief
The official list counts 35 listed buildings in Upper Beeding, 2 of them Grade I, including The Parish Church of St Nicholas. Only 43 of the 1,204 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Its older streets lie in 3 conservation areas, the first designated in 1973.
Of the whole list, 66% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1980: 23 of 35. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; Walter Potter (1835) was born here before 1900; and 12% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Upper Beeding’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Upper Beeding?
Historic England lists 35 buildings inside Upper Beeding’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 32 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Upper Beeding?
2, including St Mary's Guest House and the Garden Gate and The Parish Church of St Nicholas.
How many conservation areas are there in Upper Beeding?
3, covering about 13 hectares of the town. The largest are Bramber and Upper Beeding, High Street.
When were Upper Beeding’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 23, in 1980.
How old are the homes in Upper Beeding?
12% of homes were built before 1919 and 25% 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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