It contains 30 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.
The parish contains the village of Denstone and the surrounding countryside.
All Saints Church in the village, designed by G. E. Street, is listed together with associated structures, also designed by Street.
In the parish is Denstone College, and structures associated with it are listed.
The other listed buildings include a triumphal arch and two lodges at one of the former entrances to Alton Towers, a milestone and three mileposts, a bridge, a Methodist chapel, and a village cross and drinking fountain.