How many listed buildings are in Ribble Valley? 827 listed buildings
Ribble Valley has 827 listed buildings, 18 of them Grade I, and 22 conservation areas. About 11.8% of homes are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
- Grade I
- 18
- Grade II*
- 46
- Grade II
- 763
- Per 1,000 homes
- 30.8
- More listed buildings per home than
- 68% of areas
- Conservation areas
- 22
Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are counted where their map point falls; one list entry can cover a terrace or group. Per 1,000 homes uses Census 2021 households. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we calculate this
All house prices in Ribble ValleyIs a home in Ribble Valley likely to be in a conservation area?
A bit more likely than in most places: about 11.8% of homes in Ribble Valley are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.
| Area | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Ribble ValleyThis area | 11.8% |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 2.4% |
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 Ribble Valley. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Ribble Valley?
Ribble Valley has 18 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.
| Building | Listed |
|---|---|
| BROWSHOLME HALL | 1954 |
| CHAPEL OF ST LEONARD | 1966 |
| CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS | 1954 |
| CHURCH OF ST ANDREW | 1954 |
| CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS | 1967 |
| CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL | 1954 |
| CHURCH OF ST SAVIOUR | 1966 |
| CHURCH OF ST WILFRID | 1966 |
| CLITHEROE CASTLE | 1950 |
| GISBURNE PARK | 1954 |
| HACKING HALL WITH WALL ENCLOSING GARDEN TO NORTH WEST | 1952 |
| HESKETH END | 1952 |
| NORTH WEST GATEWAY (FORMERLY INCLUDED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF WHALLEY ABBEY) | 1967 |
| SAWLEY ABBEY RUINS | 1954 |
| Stonyhurst College, Church of St Peter (RC) | 2015 |
| Stonyhurst College, Old Quadrangle | 2015 |
| THE GARDEN PAVILIONS AND CONNECTING WALL | 1952 |
| VICARAGE HOUSE | 1967 |
Each name links to its official list entry.
Which conservation areas are in Ribble Valley?
Ribble Valley has 22 conservation areas. Longridge has the most homes, about 629, and was designated in 1979.
| Conservation area | Designated | Homes inside |
|---|---|---|
| Longridge | 1979 | 629 |
| Clitheroe | 1973 | 490 |
| Sabden | 2007 | 406 |
| Whalley | 1972 | 231 |
| Ribchester | 1973 | 197 |
| Chatburn | 1974 | 158 |
| Grindleton | 1974 | 154 |
| Waddington | 1974 | 137 |
| Gisburn | 1974 | 108 |
| Sawley | 1971 | 91 |
| Hurst Green | 2007 | 80 |
| Slaidburn | 1974 | 67 |
| Newtown | 2007 | 64 |
| Wiswell | 1972 | 59 |
| Newton | 1974 | 57 |
| Pendleton | 1969 | 51 |
| Bolton by Bowland | 1974 | 48 |
| Downham | 1978 | 41 |
| Worston | 2007 | 32 |
| Chipping | 1969 | 31 |
| St Lawrence's Church | 2007 | 23 |
| Kirk Mill | 2010 | 9 |
Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.
Are there scheduled monuments in Ribble Valley?
Yes, Ribble Valley has 27 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.
- Ashnott lead mine and lime kiln
- Bailey Hall moated site, fishponds and chantry of St John the Baptist.
- Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman Farm
- Bowl barrow 170m north east of Hacking Boat House
- Bowl barrow 250m north of Hacking Boat House
- Bowl barrow east of Brown Hills Beck
- Bowl barrow west of Brown Hills Beck
- Castle Haugh Ringwork, Newsholme
- Clitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castle
- Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm
- Eadsford (or Edisford) Bridge
- Length of Roman road N of Bateson's Farm
- Little Painley bowl barrow
- Moated site 50m NE of Holden Green Farm.
- Northern part of Rimington lead mines, part of a medieval open field system and three limestone clamp kilns 120m south east of Hollins
- Paythorne Bridge
- Portfield hillfort
- Ribchester Roman fort (Bremetennacum)
- Roman signal station on Mellor Moor
- Round cairn on Thornley Hall Fell, 430m east of Meg Hall
- Sawley Cistercian abbey and associated earthworks
- Site of the Old Hall
- The Old Lower Hodder Bridge
- Three high crosses in St Mary's churchyard
- Twiston lime kiln and associated tramway 250m east of Twiston Mill
- Whalley Bridge
- Whalley Cistercian abbey
Which part of Ribble Valley has the most listed buildings?
Clitheroe has the most listed buildings of the 49 areas of Ribble Valley, with 116.
| Area | Listed buildings | Per 1,000 homes | Homes in a conservation area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clitheroe | 116 | 15.1 | 6.4% |
| Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley | 56 | — | 19.2% |
| Slaidburn | 50 | — | 57.8% |
| Bolton-by-Bowland | 44 | — | 21.5% |
| Chipping | 43 | — | 8.1% |
| Bowland Forest Low | 28 | — | 0.0% |
| Whalley | 28 | 15.6 | 11.5% |
| Newton | 28 | — | 49.6% |
| Gisburn | 25 | — | 43.4% |
| Waddington | 23 | 45.6 | 27.2% |
| Ribchester | 23 | 34.4 | 29.4% |
| Bashall Eaves | 22 | — | 0.0% |
| Simonstone | 22 | 44.0 | 0.0% |
| Grindleton | 20 | — | 50.4% |
| Pendleton | 18 | — | 54.3% |
| Great Mitton | 18 | — | 0.0% |
| Dutton | 16 | — | 0.0% |
| Longridge | 15 | 4.1 | 19.4% |
| Horton | 14 | — | 0.0% |
| Rimington | 12 | — | 0.0% |
| Sawley | 12 | — | 58.3% |
| Bowland-with-Leagram | 12 | — | 0.0% |
| Paythorne | 12 | — | 0.0% |
| Mellor | 10 | 9.8 | 0.0% |
| Easington | 10 | — | 0.0% |
| Gisburn Forest | 10 | — | 0.0% |
| Thornley-with-Wheatley | 9 | — | 0.0% |
| West Bradford | 9 | — | 0.0% |
| Billington and Langho | 9 | 4.0 | 1.1% |
| Bowland Forest High | 8 | — | 0.0% |
| Newsholme | 8 | — | 0.0% |
| Wiswell | 7 | — | 46.8% |
| Read | 7 | 11.1 | 0.0% |
| Chatburn | 6 | 11.9 | 31.3% |
| Twiston | 6 | — | 0.0% |
| Osbaldeston | 5 | — | 0.0% |
| Clayton-le-Dale | 4 | 7.5 | 0.0% |
| Balderstone | 4 | — | 0.0% |
| Salesbury | 4 | — | 0.0% |
| Sabden | 4 | 5.6 | 56.9% |
| Middop | 4 | — | 0.0% |
| Mearley | 3 | — | 0.0% |
| Worston | 3 | — | 82.1% |
| Hothersall | 2 | — | 0.0% |
| Dinckley | 1 | — | 0.0% |
| Little Mitton | 1 | — | 0.0% |
| Barrow | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Wilpshire | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Ramsgreave | 0 | — | 0.0% |
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 Ribble Valley?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Ribble Valley.
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Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 01:20 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Ribble Valley dataset covers 2,658 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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