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Churches: Listed Buildings

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyChurch CommissionersTabled Answered 23 September 2025UIN 75596

The question

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many churches are listed places of worship.

Answered by Marsha De Cordova

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 buildings in the country.

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