IChurch · listed 1967Church of St StephenPhoto: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0A−History Grade
History of St Stephen · Historic England
23 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside St Stephen’s built-up area, 98 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 26% of its homes were built before 1919. St Stephen grades A− for history.
Listed buildings
23
98 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
26%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of St Stephen
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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.
The map
Where St Stephen’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
23 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*21 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 I
The Grade I listed building in St Stephen
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in St Stephen
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Church · listed 1995Chapel Mill
What’s protected
Most of St Stephen’s listed buildings are churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories21
Public & civic buildings1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
21 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings.
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
21 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 21 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Arthur Monument in the Churchyard About 2 Metres South of Nave of Church of St StephenArthur Monument in the Churchyard About 2 Metres South of Tower of Church of St StephenChurch RoomCross in the Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St StephenFormer Church of St Stephen (Methodist Church and attached Sunday School)Gateway at the South Entrance to the Churchyard of Church of St StephenGeach Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres North East of North Aisle of Church of St StephenGroup of 3 Monuments to the Arthur and Pinch Families in the Churchyard About 8 Metres South of Nave of Church of St StephenGroup of 3 Monuments to the Lark and Ball Families in the Churchyard About 10 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St StephenHicks Monument in the Churchyard About 17 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St StephenMellow Monument in the Churchyard About 9 Metres of South Aisle of Church of St StephenPinch Monument in the Churchyard About 10 Metres South of Nave of Church of St StephenPollamounter Monument in the Churchyard About 30 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St StephenPrescott Monument Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St StephenQueens Head InnRogers Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres North of South Aisle of Church of St StephenShaft of a Cross in the Churchyard About 4 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St StephenTrethew and Trethuey Monuments in the Churchyard About 4 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St StephenTruscott Monument in the Churchyard About 16 Metres South West of Tower of Tower of Church of St StephenTruscott Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St StephenYelland Monument in the Churchyard About 14 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St Stephen
How the list grew
More than half of St Stephen’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 20
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1967, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 20 came in 1988, 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.
History Grade
St Stephen grades A− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (30 points, 128 per 10,000 residents)More than 70% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (26%)More than 77% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
26% of St Stephen’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
23%
Before 1900
4.1%
1900–18
1.5%
1919–29
2%
1930s
7.8%
1945–54
4.7%
1955–64
15%
1965–72
2.5%
1973–82
14%
1983–92
16%
1993–99
3%
2000–08
2.9%
2009–15
4%
2016–25
St StephenEngland & Wales
23% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1993–99, which added 16% 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 (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
St Stephen has the 89th most Grade I buildings of 1,376 towns its size
Places of 1,000–4,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
St Stephen1
#431 of 1,376for listed buildings per resident (98 per 10,000). Burford, Painswick and Chipping Campden lead.
88 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around St Stephen
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen | 2,339 | 23 | 1 | A− |
| Foxhole | 1,526 | 0 | 0 | C− |
| Nanpean | 1,077 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Grampound Road | 1,160 | 1 | 0 | C |
| St Dennis | 2,363 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Trewoon | 1,246 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Polgooth | 1,096 | 5 | 0 | C+ |
| Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road | 3,888 | 8 | 0 | B− |
In brief
St Stephen in brief
Old houses are part of St Stephen’s character: 26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 23 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Only 88 of the 1,376 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
Of the whole list, 91% are churches, chapels and priories. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1988: 20 of 23. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about St Stephen’s history
How many listed buildings are there in St Stephen?
Historic England lists 23 buildings inside St Stephen’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 21 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in St Stephen?
One: Church of St Stephen.
Are there scheduled monuments in St Stephen?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Stephen's churchyard, 3m south of the church and Wayside cross and cross base in St Stephen's churchyard, 6m south of the church.
When were St Stephen’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 20, in 1988.
How old are the homes in St Stephen?
26% of homes were built before 1919 and 30% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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