Grade I listed buildings in Maidstone

Maidstone within Kent

There are 42 Grade I listed buildings in Maidstone. The Borough of Maidstone is a local government district in the English county of Kent. The district covers a largely rural area of 152 square miles (394 km²) between the North Downs and the Weald with the town of Maidstone, the county town of Kent, in the north-west. The district has a population of approximately 166,400 in 2016.

In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance; Grade I structures are those considered to be "buildings of exceptional interest". Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. In England, buildings are given listed building status by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, acting on the recommendation of Historic England.

More than half of the Grade I buildings in Maidstone are Norman- or medieval-era churches or church related buildings. The greatest concentration of Grade I listed buildings is in central Maidstone, where the Archbishop's Palace, Church of All Saints, the Tithe Barn and the College Gateway form a related group next to the River Medway. Non-religious buildings include Allington Castle and Leeds Castle and manor houses such as the 13th-century Nettlestead Place and 14th-century Otham Manor. Later domestic buildings include 15th-century Chilston Park and 16th-century Boughton Place, both at Boughton Malherbe. The most recent buildings included in the list are the 18th-century West Farleigh Hall and Linton Park.

Buildings

Name	Location	Type	Completed	Date designated	Grid ref. Geo-coordinates	Notes	Entry number	Image
Allington Castle	Allington	Castle	1299	30 July 1951	TQ7522157907 51°17′36″N 0°30′42″E	A stone-built moated castle developed from a fortified manor house by Stephen de Penchester. It was converted to a mansion in 1492, but was damaged by fire in the late 16th century and was largely a ruin until restored at the beginning of the 20th century. The stonework is laid in an intricate herringbone pattern.	1239149	Allington Castle More images
Church of the Holy Cross	Bearsted	Parish Church	13th century	23 May 1967	TQ8011055509 51°16′13″N 0°34′50″E	A rag-stone church with plain-tiled roofs. The tower is topped by three dogs or bears sejant, a pun on the name of the village. The nave and chancel are flanked by an aisle on the north side. The church contains a memorial bust to 17th-century occultist Robert Fludd.	1086253	Church of the Holy Cross More images
Boughton Place	Boughton Malherbe	Country House	1520s	20 October 1952	TQ8819449629 51°12′53″N 0°41′36″E	A country house which is the remaining part of a larger courtyard house, now largely demolished. Some historic internal features remain, but 16th-century timber panelling was remove in the 1920s and taken the United States. The house was home to Sir Henry Wotton and many members of his family.	1060859	Boughton Place More images
Chilston Park	Boughton Malherbe	Country House	Late 15th or early 16th century	26 April 1968	TQ8948750137 51°13′08″N 0°42′43″E	A country house, originally built around a courtyard, but now forming a single block. The house has been modified many times during its history and externally presents the appearance of an early 18th-century house with sash windows and gabled roofs. The house sits in Grade II listed parkland.	1060856	Chilston Park More images
Boughton Monchelsea Place and Courtyard Buildings	Boughton Monchelsea	Country House	c. 1567–75	25 July 1952	TQ7716349982 51°13′17″N 0°32′08″E	A country house comprising the south and east ranges of a former courtyard house, with the north and west ranges demolished and replaced in the early 19th century with stables. The house interior features 16th- and 17th-century fireplaces, timber panelling and staircases. The north range of the stables is topped with a 17th-century clock tower moved from the south range.	1060787	Boughton Monchelsea Place and Courtyard Buildings More images
Church of St Mary & All Saints	Boxley	Parish Church	13th century	26 April 1968	TQ7749958942 51°18′07″N 0°32′42″E	A rag-stone church with plain-tiled roofs and battlemented tower. The church features gothic windows and was refurbished in the 1870s. The nave has aisles on both sides and the chancel has a vestry on the south side.	1185730	Church of St Mary & All Saints More images
Boxley Abbey Barn	Boxley	Abbey	Late 13th century or early 14th century	20 October 1952	TQ7602358641 51°17′59″N 0°31′25″E	A large medieval stone barn 186 feet (57 m) long with a plain-tiled roof. The barn was originally the hospitium of Boxley Abbey, but was later used as a tithe barn and is the Abbey's only significant surviving structure.	1086229	Boxley Abbey Barn More images
Church of St Martin of Tours	Detling	Parish Church	1100	26 April 1968	TQ7919658159 51°17′40″N 0°34′08″E	An early Norman church built of flint and rag-stone with a plain-tiled roof. The two-stage tower is topped by a timber-shingled broach spire added in the 1860s. The nave and chancel are flanked on the north side by an aisle and chapel. The 14th-century lectern probably comes from Boxley Abbey.	1086225	Church of St Martin of Tours More images
East Farleigh Bridge	East Farleigh	Bridge	14th century	26 February 1987	TQ7348253538 51°15′17″N 0°29′05″E	A medieval rag-stone bridge of four spans crossing the River Medway. The bridge has been described as "probably the finest medieval bridge in the south of England".	1249674	East Farleigh Bridge More images
Church of St Peter & St Paul	East Sutton	Parish Church	Mid 13th century or earlier	26 April 1968	TQ8279349552 51°12′57″N 0°36′57″E	A stone church with plain-tiled roof. The nave is flanked by aisles on each side and the chancel has a chapel on each side. The three stage tower and the aisles are topped with battlemented parapets. The roof of the nave and chancel are supported on crown post trusses.	1060920	Church of St Peter & St Paul More images
Bell Farm House	Harrietsham	Farmhouse	c. 1500	20 October 1952	TQ8713052394 51°14′24″N 0°40′46″E	A timber-framed farmhouse with a tiled roof and jettied upper storey. The roof is supported on crown post trusses and the staircase is original.	1086145	Bell Farm House More images
Church of St John the Baptist	Harrietsham	Parish Church	Late 11th century or 12th century	26 April 1968	TQ8748553006 51°14′43″N 0°41′05″E	A rag-stone church with plain-tiled roof. The nave is flanked by aisles on each side and the chancel has a chapel on each side. The tower and aisles have battlemented parapets, the latter with gargoyles at the corners.	1336289	Church of St John the Baptist More images
Church of St Peter & St Paul	Headcorn	Parish Church	13th century	26 April 1968	TQ8318244204 51°10′04″N 0°37′08″E	A medieval church built externally and internally of Bethersden Marble. The nave is flanked by an aisle on the south side and the chancel has a south chapel.	1049057	Church of St Peter & St Paul More images
Church of All Saints	Hollingbourne	Parish Church	14th century	26 April 1968	TQ8433655085 51°15′54″N 0°38′27″E	A flint and ashlar stone church with plain-tiled roof. The nave is flanked by aisles on each side and the chancel has a chapel on its north side and a vestry on the south side. The tower, north aisle and chapel have battlemented parapets, with the tower's parapet incorporating gargoyles. The vestry contains the Culpeper needlework, a 17th-century embroidery thought to be a funeral pall.	1203836	Church of All Saints More images
Hollingbourne Manor	Hollingbourne	Manor House	Late 16th century	20 October 1952	TQ8436155283 51°16′01″N 0°38′29″E	An L-shaped red-brick house is the completed southern part of an unfinished E-shaped house. The roofs are pitched with ornamental dormer faces and gable ends and decorative chimneys. The house contains 18th-century panelling on the first floor.	1203946	Hollingbourne Manor More images
Church of St Mary	Hunton	Parish Church	Late 11th century or 12th century	23 May 1967	TQ7241949751 51°13′15″N 0°28′03″E	A rag-stone church with plain-tiled roof. The nave is adjoined by an aisle on the south side and the chancel has a chapel on its south side and a vestry to its north. The tower is topped by a pyramidal timber-shingled spire.	1250030	Church of St Mary More images
Church of St Nicholas	Leeds	Parish Church	11th century	26 April 1968	TQ8254153335 51°15′00″N 0°36′51″E	A rag-stone church with plain-tiled roof. The nave is flanked by aisles on the north and south sides and the chancel has chapels on both of these sides. The tower parapet is battlemented with a short spire added in the 1960s in the style of a 15th-century spire. The nave roof has crown post trusses and the chancel is barrel vaulted.	1086125	Church of St Nicholas More images
Leeds Castle	Leeds	Castle	Early to mid 12th century	20 October 1952	TQ8367353274 51°14′57″N 0°37′49″E	Possibly started as a motte and bailey castle and a royal residence between 1278 and 1552, the castle stands on two islands in the middle of a lake formed by the River Len. The castle has been modified many times during its history and the Tudor-style buildings were mostly constructed in the 19th century.	1039919	Leeds Castle More images
Leeds Castle: Ruins of barbicans and dam	Leeds	Gate	Early to mid 13th century	18 December 1985	TQ8354153193 51°14′54″N 0°37′43″E	Ruins of two former barbican towers to the castle with remains of water mill within one. Causeways and bridges now replace the former drawbridges.	1060933	Leeds Castle: Ruins of barbicans and dam
Tithe Barn	Lenham	Barn	Late 14th century	20 October 1952	TQ8988452057 51°14′10″N 0°43′07″E	The remaining one of a pair of tithe barns, the timber-framed and weatherboarded building has a tall hipped roof supported on crown post trusses.	1116543	Tithe Barn More images
Church of St Mary	Lenham	Parish Church	12th century	26 April 1968	TQ8991752127 51°14′12″N 0°43′09″E	A rag-stone church with plain-tiled roof. The nave is flanked on the north side by an aisle. The chancel has a chapel and vestry on its north side. The tower parapet is battlemented with gargoyles below. The roofs of the nave, aisle, vestry and chapel are variously formed with scissor-braced trusses, king post trusses, crown post trusses and collar rafters.	1086103	Church of St Mary More images
Linton Park	Linton	Country House	1730s	25 July 1952	TQ7579749957 51°13′18″N 0°30′58″E	A large stucco-rendered country house, positioned on a prominent site overlooking the valley of the River Beult. The original house was expanded in the 1820s for James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis and features a prominent pedimented portico on the south façade.	1250171	Linton Park More images
The Archbishop's Palace	Maidstone	Archbishops Palace	1349–1366	30 July 1951	TQ7592555443 51°16′15″N 0°31′14″E	Begun by Archbishop of Canterbury John de Ufford and expanded by his successors Archbishops Islip, Courteany and Morton, the riverside palace was a resting place on the journey to London. The house was given by Elizabeth I to Sir John Astley who built much of the current stone and timber-framed structure.	1336232	The Archbishop's Palace More images
College Gateway	Maidstone	Gatehouse	1396–1398	30 July 1951	TQ7602155371 51°16′13″N 0°31′19″E	The gateway to the former College of All Saints, the three-storey structure is built of rag-stone with a hipped roof and vaulted stone arch spanning above its archway. The gateway is one of a group of surviving college buildings.	1336234	College Gateway More images
Tithe Barn	Maidstone	Barn	14th century	30 July 1951	TQ7603255481 51°16′17″N 0°31′20″E	A large stone tithe barn with half-timbered porch and plain-tiled hipped roof. The barn was associated with the nearby Archbishop's palace and College of All Saints.	1336233	Tithe Barn More images
Church of All Saints	Maidstone	Parish Church	1396–1398	30 July 1951	TQ7599855415 51°16′15″N 0°31′18″E	Built as the church for the College of All Saints, the building sits between those of the College and the Archbishop's Palace. Following the Dissolution, the church became the parish church for Maidstone. The battlemented tower formerly had a spire, which was destroyed in 1730.	1225056	Church of All Saints More images
Church of St Michael & All Angels	Marden	Parish Church	c. 1200	23 May 1967	TQ7442344643 51°10′28″N 0°29′38″E	The church is constructed variously of coursed and random sandstone, rag-stone and puddingstone with plain-tiled and lead roofs. The nave is flanked on each side by aisles and the chancel has chapels each side. The stone tower is topped by a later weatherboarded belfry. The roofs of the chancel, nave and the chapels are of crown post trusses.	1054804	Church of St Michael & All Angels More images
Church of St Mary	Nettlestead	Parish Church	13th century	23 May 1967	TQ6850752124 51°14′36″N 0°24′46″E	A small parish church without aisles or chapels, the rag-stone building has plain-tiled roofs to the nave and chancel and a pyramidal timber roof to the tower. The north and south walls of the nave each contain three large traceried windows and are heavily buttressed.	1060645	Church of St Mary More images
Nettlestead Place	Nettlestead	House	c. 1250–60	23 May 1967	TQ6853352044 51°14′34″N 0°24′47″E	A country house built of rag-stone with gabled plain-tiled roofs. The house was used for two centuries as an oast house before being restored and extended for use as a home in the 1920s.	1344436	Nettlestead Place More images
Nettlestead Place: The Gatehouse	Nettlestead	Gatehouse	Early 14th century	25 July 1952	TQ6843552066 51°14′34″N 0°24′42″E	A two-storey gatehouse with rag-stone ground floor and half-timbered first floor which is jettied across the roadway on bressumer beams.	1060648	Upload Photo
Church of St Nicholas	Otham	Parish Church	Late 12th century	23 May 1967	TQ7891754081 51°15′28″N 0°33′46″E	The church is constructed of uncoursed stone with a steeply pitched plain-tiled roof. The tower is positioned in the centre of the south wall at the junction of the nave and chancel and is topped by a timber hipped roof and octagonal spire. Adjacent chapels adjoin the north side of the nave and chancel. The nave roof features crown post trusses.	1250738	Church of St Nicholas More images
Otham Manor	Otham	House	Late 14th century	25 July 1952	TQ7974753504 51°15′08″N 0°34′27″E	A timber-framed medieval hall house with a king post roof structure and jettied bays at each end of the north wing.	1250941	Otham Manor More images
Synyards and path between front door and road	Otham	House	Late 15th century	25 July 1952	TQ7973453120 51°14′56″N 0°34′26″E	A timber-framed medieval hall house. Jettied bays extend from each end of the west façade. Walls on the ground floor have 16th-century timber panelling and a room on the first floor features a wall paintings of mermen, mermaids, lions and dragons.	1263084	Upload Photo
Church of All Saints	Staplehurst	Parish Church	Late 12th century	23 May 1967	TQ7863342981 51°09′30″N 0°33′11″E	A sandstone and rag-stone church with plain-tiled roof. The nave is flanked by an aisle on the south side and the chancel has a chapel to its south. The nave has a barrel roof and the aisle has crown post trusses. Those of the chancel and chapel are wagon roofs.	1060713	Church of All Saints More images
Church of St Mary Magdalene	Stockbury	Parish Church	Late 12th century	26 April 1968	TQ8468561676 51°19′27″N 0°38′57″E	A flint church with stone dressings with a plain-tiled rood. The tower has a battlemented parapet with gargoyles. The nave has aisle on each side and the junction with the chancel is flanked by transepts to the north and south. The nave and south transept have crown post trussed roofs.	1086193	Church of St Mary Magdalene More images
Teston Bridge	Teston/West Farleigh	Bridge	14th or 15th century	26 February 1987	TQ7088153269 51°15′11″N 0°26′50″E	A medieval rag-stone bridge of six spans, three of which cross over the River Medway.	1262983	Teston Bridge More images
Milgate House	Thurnham	House	Mid to late 16th century	26 April 1968	TQ8078454720 51°15′46″N 0°35′23″E	A country house extended at a number of points in its history, the older parts of the house are concealed by an early 18th-century addition built in red brick with a pedimented central bay. Behind the Georgian wing, the older parts of the house surround a central courtyard.	1086203	Upload Photo
Church of St Mary the Virgin	Thurnham	Parish Church	12th century	26 April 1968	TQ8040957642 51°17′21″N 0°35′09″E	A small parish church of continuous nave and chancel without aisles. A chapel is attached to the north side of the nave. The church is constructed mostly of flint with a plain-tiled roof. The short tower has a battlemented parapet and once had a steeple, but this is now absent.	1086165	Church of St Mary the Virgin More images
Church of All Saints	Ulcombe	Collegiate Church	12th century	26 April 1968	TQ8465949767 51°13′02″N 0°38′34″E	A stone church with plain-tiled roofs. The nave has an aisle on the south side. Chapels are located on the north side of the nave and on the north and south sides of the chancel. The tower has a battlemented parapet with gargoyles. The churchyard contains several ancient yew trees, one of which is said to be more than 2000 years old.	1060850	Church of All Saints More images
Church of All Saints	West Farleigh	Parish Church	Late 11th century or 12th century	23 May 1967	TQ7155853501 51°15′18″N 0°27′26″E	A small parish church of rag-stone with areas of pebbledash render to the nave and chancel. There are no aisles or chapels. The roof is of plain rafters and the battlemented tower has gargoyles.	1060613	Church of All Saints More images
West Farleigh Hall	West Farleigh	Country House	1719	27 July 1952	TQ7133252611 51°14′49″N 0°27′12″E	A Georgian country house with a brick-built main façade of nine bays. The façade comprises two tones of red brick with the darker tone used in piers to divide the façade into three sections and in panels between the ground and first floor windows.	1116033	West Farleigh Hall More images
Church of St Peter and St Paul	Yalding	Parish Church	13th century	23 May 1967	TQ6984650069 51°13′29″N 0°25′51″E	A cruciform-plan church built mostly of rag-stone and sandstone. The roofs are of slate, plain tile and lead. The nave is flanked by aisles on both sides, with a north and south transept separating it from the chancel. The stair turret to the corner of the tower is topped by a lead covered onion dome. The chancel roof is of crown post trusses; the remainder are boarded.	1145919	Church of St Peter and St Paul More images

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Kent
• Grade II* listed buildings in Maidstone
• Scheduled monuments in Maidstone

External links

Media related to Grade I listed buildings in the Borough of Maidstone at Wikimedia Commons