II*Church · listed 1962Church of St SymphorianPhoto: Herbythyme · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Dsgreat3 · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Boscastle · Historic England
83 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Boscastle’s built-up area, 1,176 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 38% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
83
1,176 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
38%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Boscastle
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Boscastle from 1930 to 1934
2 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1930
1934Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Boscastle’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
83 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*82 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Boscastle
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
What’s protected
Most of Boscastle’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas59
Churches, chapels & priories11
Inns, shops & warehouses8
Walls, gates & bridges2
Street furniture2
Public & civic buildings1
59 entries (71%) are houses, terraces and villas. 11 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
82 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 82 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
April Cottage StamfordBarn ParkBelmontBoscastle Methodist ChurchButcher's Shop Adjoining Myrtle CottageChy-MenClaremontCorner CottageCottage to North West of Harbour CottageDrinking Trough 35 Metres to South of Penally HouseDrinking Trough to South of Orchard HouseElm CottageFrogapitsGate and Railings to East of ParadiseGlenfinartHarbour CottageHarbour ViewHartland CottageHarwood CottageHeadstone of Agnes Gard and Tombchest of John Gard 3 Metres to South of South Transept of Church of St SymphorianHeadstone of Jenny French 5 Metres to East of Chancel of Church of St SymphorianHeadstone of John Bastard 5 Metres to South East of Chancel of Church of St SymphorianHeigh HoHill Street Wren CottageHilldeneHilldene CottageHomeleigh the CottageHouse 45 Metres to South of Hill CottageHouse Adjoining Fairfield to NorthIngledene MartindaleIsland Studio the Candle ShopK6 Telephone Kiosk (Telephone No 272)Kiddlywink LinhayLavender CottageLewarneLimekilnMarine TerraceMay CottageMinster CottageMoss RoseNapoleon InnNo. 1 Penally Court (Venn Cottage) and No.2 Penally CourtOld Manor House RestaurantOrchard House Targon and Garden Wall and Railings to FrontOutbuilding 5 Metres to North of ParadiseParadisePenally HousePenally TerracePenrowanPillar HousePixie ShopPolqueensRiverside HotelRobin CottageRose CottageRosewarrenRound Tree CottageSharrocks Sharrocks CottageShop Directly to West of Old Manor House RestaurantSmugglersSt HughSt MeachardThe CobwebThe Cottage Including Railings to FrontThe GlenThe NookThe Old MillThe Old ShipTinker's CottageTombchest of Grace Mitchell 3.5 Metres to South West of South Porch, Church of St SymphorianTombchest of Humphrey Iew 9 Metres to South East of Chancel of Church of St SymphorianTombchest of J Benoke 7 Metres to South of South Transept of Church of St SymphorianTombchest of John Wivell 9 Metres to South of Transept of Church of St SymphorianTombchest of Thomas and Letitia Rosevear 6 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St SymphorianTrevian HouseValency HouseValley ViewWellington Hotel2 Headstones of Nicholas Wivell and Mary Rogers 3 Metres to South of South East Corner of South Transept of Church of St Symphorian2 Tombchests of Mary and Robert Power 4 Metres to South of South East Corner of Chancel, Church of St Symphorian4, Fore Street5, Valency Row
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 61% of Boscastle
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Boscastle 197430 ha
30 hain conservation areas, of 49 ha inside the built-up area.
80 of the 83 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Boscastle’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 651962 · 17
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 17 entries were listed in 1962. 65 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
2 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
Homes by age
38% of Boscastle’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
36%
Before 1900
1.4%
1900–18
2.2%
1919–29
3.9%
1930s
3.9%
1945–54
2.2%
1955–64
6%
1965–72
15%
1973–82
12%
1983–92
4.6%
1993–99
6%
2000–08
1.4%
2009–15
4.6%
2016–25
BoscastleEngland & Wales
36% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 15% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (6 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Boscastle
In brief
Boscastle in brief
More of Boscastle’s homes are old than in most places: 38% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 83 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1974.
Of the whole list, 71% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 65 of 83. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Boscastle’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Boscastle?
Historic England lists 83 buildings inside Boscastle’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 82 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Boscastle?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church and Motte and bailey castle at Boscastle.
How many conservation areas are there in Boscastle?
1, covering about 30 hectares of the town. The largest is Boscastle.
When were Boscastle’s buildings listed?
The first in 1962; the most, 65, in 1987.
Are there old photos of Boscastle?
Yes: 2 public-domain photos and postcards from 1930 to 1934, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Boscastle?
38% of homes were built before 1919 and 44% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Boscastle has no History Grade.
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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