Church · listed 1987Church of St Peter and St Paul
Photo: Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Broadhempston · Historic England
34 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Broadhempston’s built-up area, 459 for every 10,000 residents. 33 of Broadhempston’s listed buildings are Grade II. 39% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
34
459 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
39%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Broadhempston’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.
34 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*33 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 Broadhempston
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
What’s protected
Most of Broadhempston’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas17
Walls, gates & bridges8
Churches, chapels & priories6
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Street furniture1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
17 entries (50%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 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
33 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 33 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Ashwick Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Peter and St PaulAshwick House Including Adjoining BarnAshwood and Ashwood CottageBarn Immediately to North-West of Borough FarmhouseBartersBorough Farmhouse Including Adjoining Cider House to North-EastBroadhempston War MemorialChapel Cottage, Including Adjoining BarnChest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulCorner Cottage, Approximately 30 Metres South-East of the Monk's Retreat Inn and Front Garden WallCourt Gate CottageCricketsElm Park, Including Garden Boundary Walls and Bee Boles to East and North EastFormer Methodist ChapelHunter's LodgeK6 telephone kiosk in The SquareLower Well, Including Garden Boundary Walls and Bee-Boles to SouthManor Croft, Including Garden Wall Immediately to South-West and Gate Pier Immediately to North-EastManor Farmhouse Including Garden Boundary Wall to North-WestMoorviewOld WottonsPack Chest Tomb Approximately 15 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St Peter and St PaulPair of Cottages Immediately to North-West of the Monk's Retreat Inn Including Garden Wall Immediately in FrontRadfordsRow of 4 Cottages Including Rose Cottage and Jasmine Cottage and Howell Cottage Attached to South EastSalem Chapel Including Forecourt Walls, Railings, Gate Piers, Gates and Chest Tomb to Edward ParkSneydhurstStoopeThe Monk's Retreat InnThe RetreatThe VicarageWell HouseWistaria Cottage
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 39% of Broadhempston
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Broadhempston 197712 ha
12 hain conservation areas, of 30 ha inside the built-up area.
30 of the 34 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 Broadhempston’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 27
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The first 4 entries were listed in 1955. 27 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 2 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
39% of Broadhempston’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
39%
Before 1900
1.6%
1900–18
0%
1919–29
2.8%
1930s
4.4%
1945–54
7.2%
1955–64
8.4%
1965–72
10%
1973–82
7.2%
1983–92
5.6%
1993–99
2.8%
2000–08
5.6%
2009–15
5.6%
2016–25
BroadhempstonEngland & Wales
39% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 10% 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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Broadhempston
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadhempston | 740 | 34 | 1 | — |
| Denbury | 1,482 | 15 | 1 | A− |
| Ipplepen | 2,150 | 30 | 1 | A− |
| Totnes | 9,217 | 314 | 6 | A+ |
| Abbotskerswell | 1,182 | 28 | 0 | B+ |
| Ashburton | 3,368 | 199 | 1 | A+ |
| Buckfastleigh | 2,720 | 83 | 0 | A+ |
| Marldon | 2,073 | 13 | 1 | C+ |
In brief
Broadhempston in brief
More of Broadhempston’s homes are old than in most places: 39% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 34 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1977. Of the whole list, 50% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 27 of 34.
Questions about Broadhempston’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Broadhempston?
Historic England lists 34 buildings inside Broadhempston’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 33 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Broadhempston?
One: Church of St Peter and St Paul.
How many conservation areas are there in Broadhempston?
1, covering about 12 hectares of the town. The largest is Broadhempston.
When were Broadhempston’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 27, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Broadhempston?
39% of homes were built before 1919 and 42% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Broadhempston 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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