As of April 2006 there were 410 Grade I listed buildings in
Suffolk, England. In the United Kingdom, the term
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "exceptional architectural or historic special interest"; Grade I structures are those considered to be "buildings of "exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important. Just 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I." The total number of listed buildings in England is 372,905. In England, the authority for listing under the
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the laws on granting of planning permission for building works, notably including those of the listed building system in En ...
rests with
English Heritage
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts and country houses.
The charity states that i ...
, a
non-departmental public body
In the United Kingdom, non-departmental public body (NDPB) is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office, Treasury, the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive to public sector organisations that have a role in the process of ...
sponsored by the
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The
non-metropolitan county
A non-metropolitan county, or colloquially, shire county, is a county-level entity in England that is not a metropolitan county. The counties typically have populations of 300,000 to 1.8 million. The term ''shire county'' is, however, an unoffi ...
of Suffolk consists of seven
districts: these are
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...
, the capital,
East Suffolk,
Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council was based in Needham Market until late 2017, and is currently sharing offices with the Suffolk County Council in Ipswich. The largest town of Mid Suffolk is Stowmarket. ...
,
Babergh and
West Suffolk West Suffolk may refer to the following places in Suffolk, England:
* West Suffolk (county), a county until 1974
* West Suffolk District, a local government district established in 2019
* West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), an electoral dist ...
.
The list has been divided into the following geographical areas, representing each all the Grade I listed buildings in a single district:
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Grade I listed buildings in Ipswich
There are 11 Grade I listed buildings in Ipswich, a non-metropolitan district and the county town of Suffolk, England.
In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "e ...
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Grade I listed buildings in Suffolk Coastal
There are many Grade I listed buildings in the East Suffolk District, a district formed in 2019 from a merge of Suffolk Coastal and Waveney. There are 60 such buildings from Suffolk Coastal, and 51 from Waveney.
In the United Kingdom, the ...
(East Suffolk)
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Grade I listed buildings in Babergh
There are many Grade I listed buildings in Babergh, a non-metropolitan district of in the county of Suffolk in England.
In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of ...
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Grade I listed buildings in Mid Suffolk
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Grade I listed buildings in Waveney (East Suffolk)
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Grade I listed buildings in Forest Heath (West Suffolk)
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Grade I listed buildings in St Edmundsbury (West Suffolk)
References
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Lists of listed buildings in Suffolk