IChurch · listed 1967Church of St MichaelPhoto: Alice Hall · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Blackawton · Historic England
Old homes in Blackawton: 46% built before 1919
For Blackawton, that is 3 times the typical town’s share, 15%. Historic England lists 17 buildings inside Blackawton’s built-up area, 183 for every 10,000 residents.
Listed buildings
17
183 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
46%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Blackawton
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. 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.
The map
Where Blackawton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
17 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*16 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 Blackawton
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
16 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 16 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bennett Chest Tomb About 7 Metrs South, South West of Tower of Church of St MichaelBlackawton War MemorialBoathouse or Icehouse About 260 Metres West North West of OldstoneCHEST TOMB ABOUT 10m SOUTH OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAELChest Tomb About 15 Metres South South West of Chancel of Church of St MichaelChest Tomb About 30 Metres South of Tower of Church of St MichaelChest Tomb About 8 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St MichaelCholwich Chest Tomb Abuot 6 Metres South, South West of Porch of Church of St MichaelChurchgate HouseEast Hartley Farmhouse Including Front Garden Area Wall to NorthGate-Piers at Oldstone LodgeGate-Piers,Gate and Steps South East of Church of St MichaelGate-Piers,Gate and Steps South, South West of Church of St MichaelHermitage and Plaque About 200 Metres South West of OldstoneLychgate,Gates and Wall Immediately South East of Church of St MichaelMelrose Cottage
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Blackawton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
No data available for publication by HE62 ha
62 hain conservation areas, of 62 ha inside the built-up area.
17 of the 17 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 Blackawton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1991
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1991 · 15
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1967, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 15 came in 1991. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
46% of Blackawton’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
44%
Before 1900
1.8%
1900–18
0.8%
1919–29
1.8%
1930s
3.4%
1945–54
6%
1955–64
6.9%
1965–72
9.5%
1973–82
6%
1983–92
1.8%
1993–99
6%
2000–08
3.4%
2009–15
8.7%
2016–25
BlackawtonEngland & Wales
44% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 9.5% 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 (4 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Blackawton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackawton | 929 | 17 | 1 | — |
| Dartmouth | 5,260 | 250 | 7 | A+ |
| Stoke Gabriel | 1,340 | 16 | 1 | A− |
| Chillington | 1,074 | 12 | 0 | B+ |
| Loddiswell | 1,032 | 11 | 0 | A− |
| Totnes | 9,217 | 314 | 6 | A+ |
| Kingsbridge | 5,682 | 115 | 2 | A |
| Brixham | 17,839 | 198 | 0 | A |
In brief
Blackawton in brief
Old houses are part of Blackawton’s character: 46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 17 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area protects part of it. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1991: 15 of 17.
Questions about Blackawton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Blackawton?
Historic England lists 17 buildings inside Blackawton’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 16 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Blackawton?
One: Church of St Michael.
How many conservation areas are there in Blackawton?
1, covering about 62 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Blackawton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 15, in 1991.
How old are the homes in Blackawton?
46% of homes were built before 1919 and 48% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Blackawton 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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