Listed buildings in Frodsham

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Frodsham is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains 63 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest grade, another one is listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II. The parish consists of the market town of Frodsham and surrounding countryside. The River Weaver and the Weaver Navigation run through the northern part of the parish, and there are two associated listed structures. The Warrington to Chester railway line runs in a north–south direction through the parish. Frodsham railway station, and the Frodsham viaduct crossing the Weaver, are listed. The oldest listed building, and the only one at Grade I is St Laurence's Church, which contains some Norman features. The Grade II* building is the former vicarage, which was extended in the 19th century by John Douglas. Most of the other listed buildings are houses and associated structures, shops, and cottages, some of which date back to the 16th and 17th centuries and are timber-framed. The other listed structure include farmhouses, farm buildings, public houses, hotels, boundary stones, tidestones, a sundial, memorials, and telephone kiosks. The newest listed building is a former anti-aircraft operations room that was built in about 1951.

Grade Criteria[1]
I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

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