How many listed buildings are in South Lakeland? 2,537 listed buildings

Is a home in South Lakeland likely to be in a conservation area?

Westmorland and Furness has not published conservation area boundaries, so we can't give a figure for this area.

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 South Lakeland. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in South Lakeland?

South Lakeland has 34 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Each name links to its official list entry.

Are there scheduled monuments in South Lakeland?

Yes, South Lakeland has 134 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change. These are 50 of them.

• Ambleside Roman fort, associated vicus and Roman road
• Arnside Tower
• Arten Gill viaduct
• Backbarrow ironworks
• Basingill gunpowder works, 130m south of Force Bridge
• Beetham Hall (curtain wall and uninhabited portion)
• Burneside Hall, pele tower and gatehouse
• Cairn and ring mound on Long Moor, W of Gill House Beck
• Cairnfield 210m south west of Throng Moss Reservoir
• Cairns and enclosure on The Rigg, Banishead
• Cairns on Foul Scrow
• Cairns on Kiln Bank 1/6 to 1/2 mile (270m-800m) SSE of Far Kiln Bank Farmhouse
• Cappleside Hall medieval lordly residence 600m north east of Beetham House
• Cartmel Augustinian Priory medieval gatehouse and parts of the priory precinct
• Castle Hill
• Castle Howe hillfort, Little Langdale
• Castle Howe motte and bailey
• Castlehaw Tower, motte and bailey castle and Royal Observer Corps monitoring post
• Castlehead Bridge, Grange
• Castlesteads small multivallate hillfort on The Helm
• Cockpit Hill, medieval motte castle
• Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common
• Coniston copper mines
• Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse
• Dalton medieval village and parts of its associated medieval open field system centred 620m ENE of Dalton Hall
• Dent Head viaduct
• Devil's Bridge
• Devil's Bridge SW of Horrace
• Dike, circles and cairns on Bleaberry Haws
• Earthwork 700yds (640m) N of Levens Bridge
• Elfhow potash pit
• Eller Barrow, round barrow
• Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens
• Enclosure castle known as Gleaston Castle
• Frith Hall
• Gawklands Romano-British farmstead 200m east of Yewtree
• Greenburn copper mines and associated ore processing works
• Greenside lime kiln 480m west of Castle Howe
• Hazelslack Tower
• High Stockdale Bridge
• Hincaster Tunnel horse path
• Hodge Bridge
• Howerigg settlement
• Kendal Castle and associated earthworks, and earlier ringwork
• Kirkhead Cave
• Knapperthaw stone circle
• Lead mine and ore works at Greenhead Gill, Grasmere
• Levens Bridge
• Levens Park, round barrows and medieval settlements, including Temple of Diana
• Lime kiln 100m east of Scales Green Farm

Which part of South Lakeland has the most listed buildings?

Lakes has the most listed buildings of the 75 areas of South Lakeland, with 214.

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 South Lakeland?

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