Churches: Listed Buildings
Commons · Question 75596 · Tabled 8 Sep 2025 · Church Commissioners · Official record
Answered 23 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many churches are listed places of worship.
Answer
Answered by Marsha De Cordova, 23 Sep 2025
There are approximately 16,200 Church of England churches, over 12,000 of which are listed. Of those listed churches, around 4,300 are listed at the highest level of Grade 1, making the Church of England responsible for about half of the Grade I listed bu...