How many listed buildings are in Bedford? 1,331 listed buildings

Is a home in Bedford likely to be in a conservation area?

A bit more likely than in most places: about 10.2% of homes in Bedford are in a conservation area, compared with 6.3% across Bedfordshire and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.

In a conservation area you usually need planning permission for work that would be allowed elsewhere, such as cladding, side extensions, some roof changes and demolishing most buildings, and you must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting back or felling most trees. Some areas have extra Article 4 rules, for example on replacing windows or doors. Check with the council before you buy.

What does it mean if a home is listed?

A listed home needs listed building consent for any work that affects its character, inside or out, and doing that work without consent is a criminal offence. Grade I buildings are of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of listed buildings), Grade II* are particularly important (about 5.8%), and most, about 92%, are Grade II. One list entry can cover a whole terrace.

This page shows how common listed buildings are in Bedford. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Bedford?

Bedford has 50 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in Bedford?

Bedford has 27 conservation areas. Bedford has the most homes, about 5,267, and was designated in 1969.

Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.

Are there scheduled monuments in Bedford?

Yes, Bedford has 66 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change. These are 50 of them.

• 'The Docks' moated site and dock, Willington
• A barrow 1000m NW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex
• A barrow 400m north of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex
• Banjo enclosure, 330m south west of Manor Farm
• Barford Bridge
• Barrow and mortuary enclosure 1100m WNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex
• Bassmead Manor Farm moated enclosure.
• Bedford Castle motte and bailey
• Birchfield Farm moated site and associated fishponds and leats
• Blackburn Hall moated site, associated fishponds and quarries
• Bowl barrow 550m south-east of Dairy Farm
• Bowl barrow, known as the `Round Hill', 440m WNW of College Farm
• Bromham Bridge
• Bury Hill Camp: a motte and bailey castle with three fishponds
• Bushmead Priory: an Augustinian priory 800m north east of Bushmead Cross
• Carlton Hall moated enclosure and associated outer enclosure, farm buildings, dovecote, and pond
• Chawston Manor moated site and associated fishpond
• College Farm moated site and associated banked enclosure and fishpond
• Elstow Manor House (Remains of)
• Enclosures E of East End Farm
• Greensbury Farm moated site
• Hall Close moated site, fishponds, trackway, field system and dovecote
• Harrold Round House
• Henge, henge type monument and bowl barrow 500m south-east of Dairy Farm
• Hengi-form monument 480m south of Dairy Farm
• Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway
• Kempston Hardwick moated site
• Little Odell abandoned medieval village
• Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure.
• Manor Farm moated enclosure, fishponds and fowling earthworks
• Manor Farm moated site
• Mavourn moated site, with associated fishponds, enclosures and deserted settlement site
• Medieval lime kiln off Castle Lane, Bedford
• Moated enclosure and associated building platforms, The Lane, Wyboston.
• Moated site in Castle Close
• Moated site known as `The Camps' and associated fishponds
• Moated site with garden earthworks at Bletsoe Castle
• Mortuary enclosure 1200m north-west of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex
• Mortuary enclosure 900m NNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex
• Motte castle in Exeter Wood, 780m south east of Wood Farm
• Mowsbury Hill: slight univallate hillfort and medieval moated site
• Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex 600m NW of Octagon Farm
• Oakley Bridge
• Oakley churchyard cross
• Oval barrow 60m west of Ranworth Walk, 650m south west of Westfield School
• Palaceyard Wood medieval moated enclosure and associated enclosures, woodland bank and cultivation earthworks
• Paved ford 400yds (366m) SE of Kempston Church
• Romano-British settlement south of Willington
• Settlement site N of Chapel End Farm
• Shrunken medieval village at Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire

Which part of Bedford has the most listed buildings?

Turvey has the most listed buildings of the 49 areas of Bedford, with 71.

A dash means the area is too small for a fair rate, or its council has not published conservation area boundaries.

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