How many listed buildings are in Allerdale? 1,195 listed buildings

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

A bit more likely than in most places: about 12.3% of homes in Allerdale are in a conservation area, compared with 8.9% across Cumberland 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 Allerdale. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Allerdale?

Allerdale has 29 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in Allerdale?

Allerdale has 25 conservation areas. Cockermouth has the most homes, about 1,182, and was designated in 1975.

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

Are there scheduled monuments in Allerdale?

Yes, Allerdale has 143 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change. These are 50 of them.

• 18th century bottle works on Irish Street, 200m north of Mote Hill
• Allonby saltpan
• Bank Mill tower 15a, 250m north west of Belmont House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Beckfoot Roman fort
• Biglands House (milefortlet 1) and associated parallel ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill
• Blennerhasset Roman fort, 300m south west of Harbybrow
• Blitterlees (milefortlet 12), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Borrowdale graphite mines and associated grinding mill, 660m north west of Seathwaite
• Bowl barrow 90m south of Pike-eel Well
• Bowl barrow on Brund Fell
• Bowl barrow south east of Green How
• Brownrigg North tower 21b, 830m north west of Canonby Hall, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Brownrigg milefortlet 22, 800m north east of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Burrow Walls Roman fort
• Calva Hall Bridge
• Campfield (tower 2b) and associated parallel ditches and Roman road, 350m south west of Campfield Farm part of Roman frontier defences along Cumbrian coast
• Cardurnock (tower 4b) and earlier ditch system and patrol road, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Cardurnock Marsh turret 4a
• Cardurnock milefortlet (Mf 5)
• Carrock End copper mine 230m and 490m south west of Linewath
• Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement
• Castle How hillfort
• Castlerigg stone circle and two bowl barrows
• Cockermouth Castle: medieval enclosure castle and site of earlier motte and bailey castle
• Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road
• Dale Head copper mine 300m north east of Dale Head
• Dale Head copper mine dressing floors and associated buildings 400m north of Dale Head
• Defended enclosure at Salterbeck
• Down Hall moated site
• Drumburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between Burgh Marsh and Westfield House in wall miles 76 and 77
• Dubmill Point milefortlet 17, 560m WNW of Hill House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Enclosure 1/2 mile (800m) S of Wolsty
• Enclosure 1/4 mile (400m) N of Hill Farm
• Enclosure 105m SE of Old Mawbray
• Enclosure 125m SE of Old Mawbray
• Enclosure 130m SSE of Old Mawbray
• Force Crag mines and barytes mill and a prehistoric cairnfield
• Goldscope copper and lead mines and remains of associated dressing floors, stamp mill, dressing mill, reservoir and leats
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the access road to Glendale caravan park and the track south of Kirkland House in wall miles 77 and 78
• Hadrian's Wall between Apple Garth, Westfield, and the dismantled railway in wall mile 77
• Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79
• Hadrian's Wall between the dismantled railway and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall mile 77
• Hadrian's Wall north of Kirkland House, Port Carlisle in wall mile 78
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track south of Kirkland House and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the watercourse 400m south east of Glasson and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall miles 76 and 77
• Haltcliffe copper smelter and associated leat immediately east of High Wath Ford
• Harbybrow pele tower
• Herd Hill (milefortlet 4) and associated parallel banks and ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Herd Hill North (tower 3b), 175m north east of the sheep wash, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast

Which part of Allerdale has the most listed buildings?

Cockermouth has the most listed buildings of the 62 areas of Allerdale, with 105.

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

What else do people ask about Allerdale?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Allerdale.

• What is the average house price in Allerdale?→
• When did average house prices in Allerdale reach their peak?→
• How many properties are being sold in Allerdale?→
• What type of properties are sold in Allerdale?→
• What price range do most homes sell for in Allerdale?→
• What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Allerdale?→
• How many parks and green spaces are in Allerdale?→
• What is the crime rate in Allerdale?→
• What's the air quality in Allerdale?→
• How do Allerdale house prices compare with another area?→

Where does this data come from?