IChurch · listed 1967Church of St AndrewPhoto: Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Andrew Abbott · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Buckland Monachorum · Historic England
35 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Buckland Monachorum’s built-up area, 680 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Buckland Monachorum, 32 are Grade II. 32% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
35
680 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
32%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Buckland Monachorum
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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 Buckland Monachorum’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
35 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 Grade II*32 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 Buckland Monachorum
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 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Buckland Monachorum
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Walls & gates · listed 1967Crapstone Barton, Including Garden Wall and Gate Piers Immediately to West of House
House · listed 1967Cuxton Farmhouse
What’s protected
The largest group of Buckland Monachorum’s listed buildings is churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories16
Houses, terraces & villas15
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Walls, gates & bridges1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
Public & civic buildings1
15 entries (43%) are houses, terraces and villas. 16 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
32 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 32 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Baptist HostelBarn Approximately 10 Metres to North-West of Cuxton FarmhouseBarn Immediately to North-East of Netherton HouseBlanchard Headstone Approximately 6 Metres to North of Church of St. AndrewBold Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St. AndrewCarter Headstone Approximately 2.5 Metres to North of North Transept of Church of St. AndrewChest Tomb Approximately 1.5 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St AndrewChest Tomb Approximately 1.5 Metres to South Porch of Church of St. AndrewChest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres to North of Church of St. AndrewChurchyard CrossCurno CottageDawey Headstone Approximately 4 Metres South-East of Church of St. AndrewDrake Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres to North-West of Church of St. AndrewDrake Headstone Approximately 8 Metres to North of North Transept of Church of St. AndrewDrake Manor InnDunrich Headstone Approximately 3 Metres East of Church of St. AndrewFarm Buildings Approximately 50 Metres South-South-West of Crapstone BartonK6 Telephone Kiosk to West of Church of St AndrewLarge Headstone Approximately 4.5 Metres to North of North Transept of Church of St. AndrewLeane Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Church of St. AndrewNetherton HouseNos. 16 and 17, THE VILLAGESpry Headstone Approximately 3 Metres North-West of North Transept of Church of St. AndrewThe Gift HouseThe Old School and SchoolhouseTurner Chest Tomb Approximatey 9 Metres to North-West of Church of St. AndrewWhitehall111,12 and 12A1518 and 199 and 10
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 39% of Buckland Monachorum
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Buckland Monachorum 19779 ha
9 hain conservation areas, of 23 ha inside the built-up area.
31 of the 35 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 Buckland Monachorum’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 221967 · 12
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The first 12 entries were listed in 1967, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 22 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
32% of Buckland Monachorum’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
30%
Before 1900
1.2%
1900–18
1.2%
1919–29
6.5%
1930s
1.2%
1945–54
9%
1955–64
9%
1965–72
9%
1973–82
5.3%
1983–92
6.5%
1993–99
9%
2000–08
5.3%
2009–15
6.5%
2016–25
Buckland MonachorumEngland & Wales
30% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1955–64, which added 9% 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 Buckland Monachorum
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckland Monachorum | 515 | 35 | 1 | — |
| Horrabridge | 1,875 | 6 | 1 | B− |
| Yelverton | 1,856 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Bere Alston | 2,259 | 3 | 0 | C+ |
| Tavistock | 12,676 | 163 | 5 | A |
| Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel | 3,506 | 17 | 0 | B+ |
| Princetown | 1,442 | 19 | 0 | A |
| Plymouth | 266,970 | 738 | 20 | A− |
In brief
Buckland Monachorum in brief
Old houses are part of Buckland Monachorum’s character: 32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 35 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1977. The big year was 1987, when 22 of the 35 went on the list.
Questions about Buckland Monachorum’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Buckland Monachorum?
Historic England lists 35 buildings inside Buckland Monachorum’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 32 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Buckland Monachorum?
One: Church of St Andrew.
How many conservation areas are there in Buckland Monachorum?
1, covering about 9 hectares of the town. The largest is Buckland Monachorum.
When were Buckland Monachorum’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 22, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Buckland Monachorum?
32% of homes were built before 1919 and 40% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Buckland Monachorum 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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