Listed buildings in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of Listed Buildings in the United Kingdom
.
The organization of the lists in this series is on the same basis as the statutory registers, which generally rely on counties. For England and Wales, the county names are broadly those of the ceremonial counties of England
and Wales and do not always match the current administrative areas, whereas in most cases they parallel the current subdivisions of Scotland
. In Northern Ireland the province's six traditional counties
are used, and these are unchanged in modern times.
Different classifications of listed buildings are used in different parts of the United Kingdom:
United Kingdom
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The organization of the lists in this series is on the same basis as the statutory registers, which generally rely on counties. For England and Wales, the county names are broadly those of the ceremonial counties of England
Ceremonial counties of England
The ceremonial counties are areas of England to which are appointed a Lord Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as counties and areas for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Act 1997 with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England and Lieutenancies Act 1997...
and Wales and do not always match the current administrative areas, whereas in most cases they parallel the current subdivisions of Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as "councils"...
. In Northern Ireland the province's six traditional counties
Counties of Ireland
The counties of Ireland are sub-national divisions used for the purposes of geographic demarcation and local government. Closely related to the county is the County corporate which covered towns or cities which were deemed to be important enough to be independent from their counties. A county...
are used, and these are unchanged in modern times.
Different classifications of listed buildings are used in different parts of the United Kingdom:
- England and WalesEngland and WalesEngland and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...
: Grade I, Grade II* and Grade II; - ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
: Category A, Category B and Category C(s) - Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
: Grade A, Grade B+, Grade B1 and Grade B2
# of Sites England |
# of Sites Scotland |
# of Sites Wales |
# of Sites Northern Ireland |
# of Sites Total |
|
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Grade I | n/a | n/a | >6,000 | ||
Grade II* | n/a | n/a | ~18,000 | ||
Grade II | n/a | n/a | ~418,000 | ||
Category A | n/a | ~3,800 | n/a | n/a | ~3,800 |
Category B | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
Category C(s) | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
Grade A | n/a | n/a | n/a | ~200 | ~200 |
Grade B+ | n/a | n/a | n/a | ~400 | ~400 |
Grade B1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
Grade B2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
Total | ~372,905 | ~47,400 | ~8,500 | ~442,000 | |
Listed buildings in the United Kingdom
The lists for the countries of the UK are at:- Listed buildings in England
- Listed buildings in Scotland
- Listed buildings in Northern Ireland
- Listed buildings in Wales