Listed buildings in Kingsley, Staffordshire

Kingsley is a civil parish in the district of Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England. It contains 46 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".^[1] The parish contains the villages of Kingsley, Kingsley Holt, and Whiston, and is otherwise rural. Most of the listed buildings are farmhouses and farm buildings, and the other listed buildings include private houses and cottages, a church and items in the churchyard, a bridge, former lime kilns, a former workhouse converted into cottages, a milestone, and five mileposts

Buildings

Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes
St Werburgh's Church 53°01′10″N 1°58′54″W / 53.01955°N 1.98153°W / 53.01955; -1.98153 (St Werburgh's Church)		13th century	The tower was raised in the 14th century, the embattled parapet.[2][3]
Hollins Farmhouse 53°01′31″N 2°00′38″W / 53.02519°N 2.01052°W / 53.02519; -2.01052 (Hollins Farmhouse)	—	16th century	The farmhouse was refronted in the 18th century and altered in the 19th century. It has a timber framed core, with exposed timber framing at the rear, brick at the front, and a tile roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The doorway and the windows, which are three-light casements, have segmental heads.[4]
44 High Street 53°01′11″N 1°59′05″W / 53.01986°N 1.98477°W / 53.01986; -1.98477 (44 High Street)	—	17th century	The house, which was altered in the 19th century, is in stone with a lintel, and a double cellar door with an arched concrete lintel.[5]
Booths Farmhouse 53°00′17″N 1°59′32″W / 53.00478°N 1.99223°W / 53.00478; -1.99223 (Booths Farmhouse)	—	17th century	A stone farmhouse with a Tudor arched entrance. In the right gable end are two windows with chamfered mullions and cornices.[6]
Eavesford Farmhouse 53°01′04″N 1°57′05″W / 53.01774°N 1.95129°W / 53.01774; -1.95129 (Eavesford Farmhouse)	—	17th century	The farmhouse is in red sandstone and has a tile roof with verge parapets and pitched copings. There are two storeys and an attic, and an L-shaped plan with a front of three bays. The windows are casements in chamfered reveals.[7]
Barn northeast of Eavesford Farmhouse 53°01′05″N 1°57′03″W / 53.01793°N 1.95070°W / 53.01793; -1.95070 (Barn northeast of Eavesford Farmhouse)	—	17th century	The barn, which was extended in 1840, is in stone and has a tile roof with lintel inscribed with the date, initials and a coat of arms.[8]
Elm Tree Farmhouse 53°01′13″N 1°59′08″W / 53.02040°N 1.98552°W / 53.02040; -1.98552 (Elm Tree Farmhouse)	—	17th century	The farmhouse, which was altered in the 19th and 20th centuries, is in stone, and has a tile roof with verge Tudor arch.[9]
Hazles Farmhouse 53°01′43″N 1°59′52″W / 53.02867°N 1.99777°W / 53.02867; -1.99777 (Hazles Farmhouse)	—	17th century	The farmhouse was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. The remaining original parts are in stone, the rebuilding is in brick, the roof is tiled, and has verge parapets with pitched coping. There are two storeys, a projecting gable to the left, and a flat-roofed extension in the angle. The windows are casements, and there are two owl holes in the apex of the gable.[10]
Locker Farmhouse 53°01′27″N 1°56′28″W / 53.02412°N 1.94106°W / 53.02412; -1.94106 (Locker Farmhouse)	—	17th century	The farmhouse was extended in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is in stone and has a tile roof with verge parapets and pitched copings. There are two storeys and an attic, and a T-shaped plan consisting of a four-bay main range and a rear wing. The windows vary, some have chamfered mullions, and some are 19th-century casements.[11]
Barn southeast of Locker Farm 53°01′26″N 1°56′27″W / 53.02392°N 1.94073°W / 53.02392; -1.94073 (Barn southeast of Locker Farm)	—	17th century	The barn is in stone with an lintels, two with inserted casement windows.[12]
Long Croft Farmhouse 53°00′25″N 1°59′24″W / 53.00705°N 1.99008°W / 53.00705; -1.99008 (Long Croft Farmhouse)	—	17th century	A stone farmhouse, partly rebuilt in brick, with a tile roof that has verge parapets with pitched copings on corbelled kneelers. There is a single storey and an attic, and a T-shaped plan, with a front of three bays, a projecting gabled cross-wing on the left, and a single-storey porch in the angle. The windows have chamfered mullions, and there is a gabled dormer.[13]
Barn 10 metres southeast of The Leys Farmhouse 53°01′20″N 1°57′20″W / 53.02229°N 1.95551°W / 53.02229; -1.95551 (Barn 10 metres southeast of The Leys Farmhouse)	—	17th century	The barn is in stone with a chamfered eaves band, and a tile roof with verge parapets. There are two levels built into a slope, with one storey on the road front. On the west side are two large openings, and on the north side is a blocked loft door.[14]
Barn 30 metres southeast of The Leys Farmhouse 53°01′20″N 1°57′20″W / 53.02215°N 1.95544°W / 53.02215; -1.95544 (Barn 30 metres southeast of The Leys Farmhouse)	—	17th century	The barn is in stone with a moulded eaves band, and a tile roof that has verge parapets with pitched coping. There are two levels, on the southeast side are vents in both levels and a central entrance, and on the northwest side is another opening.[15]
Springfield Farm 53°01′14″N 1°57′23″W / 53.02043°N 1.95629°W / 53.02043; -1.95629 (Springfield Farmhouse)	—	Late 17th century	The farmhouse is in stone with a tile roof, two storeys, and two lintel, and some of the windows have retained their chamfered mullions.[16]
Church Farmhouse 53°01′01″N 1°58′53″W / 53.01704°N 1.98147°W / 53.01704; -1.98147 (Church Farmhouse)	—	1700	The farmhouse was partly rebuilt in the 18th century and altered in the 20th century. The original part is in stone with a string course, the rebuilding is in brick, and the roof is tiled with verge parapets on corbelled kneelers. There are two storeys and three bays. To the left is a gabled porch dated over the entrance, above it is a blind two-light window with chamfered mullions, and the other windows are 20th-century casements.[17]
Barn north of Hollins Farmhouse 53°01′32″N 2°00′38″W / 53.02545°N 2.01051°W / 53.02545; -2.01051 (Barn north of Hollins Farmhouse)	—	Late 17th or early 18th century	A stone barn that has a tile roof with verge Tudor arched lintel and converted into a window.[18]
Barn south of Hollins Farmhouse 53°01′29″N 2°00′39″W / 53.02467°N 2.01082°W / 53.02467; -2.01082 (Barn south of Hollins Farmhouse)	—	Late 17th or early 18th century	The barn is in stone with a lintels.[19]
Oldridge Farmhouse 53°01′47″N 1°56′16″W / 53.02961°N 1.93784°W / 53.02961; -1.93784 (Oldridge Farmhouse)	—	1723	A stone farmhouse on a lintel.[20]
Donor Reeves memorial 53°01′10″N 1°58′54″W / 53.01943°N 1.98157°W / 53.01943; -1.98157 (Donor Reeves memorial)	—	Early 18th century	The memorial is in the churchyard of St Werburgh's Church, and is to the memory of Donor Reeves. It is a chest tomb in stone, and has a heavy rounded and slightly domed top slab. On the west side is an inscription.[21]
Barn southwest of Elm Tree Farmhouse 53°01′13″N 1°59′09″W / 53.02040°N 1.98577°W / 53.02040; -1.98577 (Barn southwest of Elm Tree Farmhouse)	—	Early 18th century	The barn is in stone with a lintel, and slit vents.[22]
Barn north of Banks Farm 53°01′17″N 1°58′31″W / 53.02137°N 1.97540°W / 53.02137; -1.97540 (Barn north of Banks Farm)	—	18th century	The barn is in stone with a stepped lintels, now blocked with inserted casement windows.[23]
Froghall Bridge 53°01′19″N 1°57′53″W / 53.02196°N 1.96481°W / 53.02196; -1.96481 (Froghall Bridge)		18th century	The bridge carries the A52 road over the River Churnet and the Churnet Valley Railway, the road bridge being extended to cross the railway in the 19th century. It is in rusticated stone, and consists of two elliptical arches.[24]
Little Eaves Farmhouse 53°00′38″N 1°56′25″W / 53.01064°N 1.94019°W / 53.01064; -1.94019 (Little Eaves Farmhouse)	—	18th century	A stone farmhouse that has a tile roof with verge parapets. There are two storeys and a T-shaped plan consisting of a four-bay range and a gabled wing. In the centre is a doorway, and the windows vary; some have chamfered mullions, and some are casements.[25]
Barn east of Little Eaves Farmhouse 53°00′38″N 1°56′24″W / 53.01068°N 1.93994°W / 53.01068; -1.93994 (Barn east of Little Eaves Farmhouse)	—	18th century	The barn is in stone and has a tile roof with verge parapets. There is one storey, on the east front are four vents, and on the south gable end are external steps leading up to a doorway.[26]
Milestone southwest of Little Green Head Farm 53°01′07″N 2°01′40″W / 53.01853°N 2.02777°W / 53.01853; -2.02777 (Milestone southwest of Little Green Head Farm)		Mid 18th century	The milestone is on the north side of the A52 road. The stone has a rounded top, and carries a 19th-century cast iron plate with the distances to Leek and Cheadle.[27]
The Leys Farmhouse 53°01′21″N 1°57′21″W / 53.02248°N 1.95584°W / 53.02248; -1.95584 (The Leys Farmhouse)	—	Mid 18th century	The oldest part of the farmhouse is the wing, the main range dating from the early 19th century; both parts have tiled roofs. The main range is in stone faced with brick, it has a dentilled eaves band, three storeys and three bays. The central doorway and the windows, which are casements, have segmental heads. The wing is in stone and is gabled with verge parapets. There are two storeys, a storey band and the windows are mullioned casements.[28]
The Leys "Horseshoe House" 53°01′19″N 1°57′17″W / 53.02188°N 1.95465°W / 53.02188; -1.95465 (The Leys)	—	1772	The farmhouse is in red brick facing stone, with stone dressings and lintel, and the windows are casements with segmental heads and keystones. One gable end contains mullioned casement windows, and the other has small-pane casements and a verge parapet.[29]
New Hall Farmhouse 53°01′15″N 1°59′12″W / 53.02073°N 1.98660°W / 53.02073; -1.98660 (New Hall Farmhouse)	—	Late 18th century	The farmhouse, which was extended in the 19th century, is in stone, with some brick, and has a tile roof with verge parapets, pitched coping, and corbelled kneelers. There are two storeys and a T-shaped plan, with a projecting gabled wing in stone to the right, a recessed range, mainly in brick, and a lower wing to the left. In the gabled wing the windows have chamfered mullions, and in the recessed range they are casements.[30]
Stables north of Shawe Park 53°00′43″N 1°59′23″W / 53.01193°N 1.98975°W / 53.01193; -1.98975 (Stables north of Shawe Park)	—	Late 18th century	The stable block is red brick with a hipped tile roof. There are two levels, consisting of a hay loft over stables, and an L-shaped plan, with a main range and a short projecting wing on the left with a lean-to extension. In the upper level are two tiers of slit vents, and the ground floor contains six round-arched entries with small-pane fanlights, and two windows.[31]
Gate, piers and wall, St Werburgh's Church 53°01′08″N 1°58′55″W / 53.01885°N 1.98191°W / 53.01885; -1.98191 (Gate, piers and wall, St Werburgh's Church)	—	c. 1820	At the entrance to the churchyard are square gate piers with inset pointed panels and pyramidal cappings. Between them is a scrolled wrought iron overthrow, and cast iron gates.[32]
Cottage Farmhouse 53°01′27″N 1°57′45″W / 53.02429°N 1.96251°W / 53.02429; -1.96251 (Cottage Farmhouse)	—	Early 19th century	The farmhouse is in moulded architrave and a cornice, and the windows are sashes with raised moulded surrounds.[33]
Lime kilns, Froghall 53°01′34″N 1°57′40″W / 53.02603°N 1.96100°W / 53.02603; -1.96100 (Lime kilns, Froghall)		Early 19th century	The lime kilns are in sandstone and lined in brick. The retaining wall is about 12 metres (39 ft) high and about 50 metres (160 ft) long, and is divided into six bays. The entrances are round-arched on impost bands, and above each arch is a dentilled band.[34]
Moorland Cottages 53°01′20″N 1°56′34″W / 53.02235°N 1.94267°W / 53.02235; -1.94267 (Moorland Cottages)	—	Early 19th century	Originally a workhouse, later divided into three cottages, the building is in stone with a tile roof. There are two storeys and six bays. At the left end is a converted stable; this contains casement windows, and the other windows are sashes. There are three doorways, the right doorway with a cornice on corbels.[35]
The Glebe 53°01′17″N 1°59′20″W / 53.02149°N 1.98901°W / 53.02149; -1.98901 (The Glebe)	—	Early 19th century	The house, which possibly has an 18th-century core, is in red brick with stone dressings, and has a tile roof with verge parapets on kneelers. There are two storeys and an attic, and a symmetrical front of three bays, the outer bays projecting and gabled with finials. In the outer bays are bow windows, and the other windows have chamfered mullions.[36]
Stable House Farmhouse 53°01′17″N 1°56′35″W / 53.02136°N 1.94317°W / 53.02136; -1.94317 (Stable House Farmhouse)	—	Early to mid 19th century	The farmhouse is built from moulded copper slag blocks with some rendering, and has a tile roof with verge parapets. There are two storeys and two bays. The windows are small-pane casements, and the entrance is at the rear.[37]
Barn 2 metres east of Stable House Farmhouse 53°01′17″N 1°56′35″W / 53.02138°N 1.94299°W / 53.02138; -1.94299 (Barn 2 metres east of Stable House Farmhouse)	—	Early to mid 19th century	The barn is built from moulded copper slag blocks with sandstone dressings, and has a tile roof with verge parapets. There are two levels, and the barn contains four two-light chamfered mullioned windows and a doorway. In the right gable end is a round-arched entrance approached by a flight of steps.[38]
Barn 20 metres east of Stable House Farmhouse 53°01′17″N 1°56′34″W / 53.02133°N 1.94271°W / 53.02133; -1.94271 (Barn 20 metres east of Stable House Farmhouse)	—	Early to mid 19th century	The barn is built from moulded copper slag blocks with sandstone dressings, and has a tile roof with verge parapets. There are two levels, consisting of a hay loft over a stable and cattle shed, and a lean-to on the right. The openings include a loft door, a stable door with a segmental head, and another doorway.[39]
Alcock memorial 53°01′10″N 1°58′55″W / 53.01955°N 1.98183°W / 53.01955; -1.98183 (Alcock memorial)	—	1838	The memorial is in the churchyard of St Werburgh's Church, and is to the memory of Samuel Alcock. It is a chest tomb in stone, and has a deep twin-stepped plinth, pilasters at the angles, incised sides, and a moulded ridged top slab.[40]
Locker memorial 53°01′10″N 1°58′54″W / 53.01933°N 1.98159°W / 53.01933; -1.98159 (Locker memorial)	—	1838	The memorial is in the churchyard of St Werburgh's Church, and is to the memory of Joseph Locker. It is a chest tomb in stone, and has fluted consoles at the angles, side panels with fans at the angles, and an inscribed top slab.[41]
Hempson memorial and enclosure 53°01′10″N 1°58′53″W / 53.01943°N 1.98134°W / 53.01943; -1.98134 (Hempson memorial)	—	1840	The memorial is in the churchyard of St Werburgh's Church, and is to the memory of Hanna Hempson. It is a chest tomb in stone on a two-tiered stepped moulded top slab. The kerb of the enclosure, originally with railings, is still present.[42]
Peak House 53°01′01″N 1°58′45″W / 53.01704°N 1.97914°W / 53.01704; -1.97914 (Peak House)	—	1870s	A rectory, later a private house, it is in red brick with a Tudor arch and moulded pilasters, and flanked by diagonal buttresses. Above it is a window, and a trefoil in the apex. The left bay is also gabled, and contains a bay window with a hipped roof.[43]
Milepost at SK 002 470 53°01′13″N 1°59′55″W / 53.02031°N 1.99869°W / 53.02031; -1.99869 (Milepost at SK 002 470)		Early 20th century (possible)	The milepost is on the south side of the Hanley, Stoke, Newcastle, Froghall, and Ashbourne.[44]
Milepost at SK 016 470 53°01′14″N 1°58′36″W / 53.02051°N 1.97680°W / 53.02051; -1.97680 (Milepost at SK 016 470)		Early 20th century (possible)	The milepost is on the southeast side of the Hanley, Stoke, Newcastle, Froghall, and Ashbourne.[45]
Milepost at SK 029 474 53°01′31″N 1°57′25″W / 53.02527°N 1.95698°W / 53.02527; -1.95698 (Milepost at SK 029 474)		Early 20th century (possible)	The milepost is on the west side of the Hanley, Stoke, Cheadle, Newcastle, Froghall, and Ashbourne.[46]
Milepost at SK 041 474 53°01′27″N 1°56′20″W / 53.02409°N 1.93886°W / 53.02409; -1.93886 (Milepost at SK 041 474)		Early 20th century (possible)	The milepost is on the southeast side of the Hanley, Stoke, Newcastle, and Ashbourne.[47]
Milepost at SK 018 460 53°00′40″N 1°58′27″W / 53.01124°N 1.97427°W / 53.01124; -1.97427 (Milepost at SK 018 460)		Early 20th century (possible)	The milepost is on the southeast side of the A521 road. It is in cast iron and has a triangular plan and a sloping top. On the top is "KINGSLEY HOLT" and on the sides are the distances to Froghall, Ipstones, Onecote, Warslow, Longnor, Buxton, and Cheadle.[48]

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