IChurch · listed 1967Church of St MichaelPhoto: Theroadislong · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Brian Snelson from Hockley, Essex, England · CC BY 2.0A+History Grade
History of Chagford · Historic England
Old homes in Chagford: 49% built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical town, Chagford has 3 times the share. Historic England lists 50 buildings inside Chagford’s built-up area, 452 for every 10,000 residents. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings. Chagford grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
50
452 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
49%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Chagford
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St MichaelGrade I listed
Bishops HouseGrade II* listed
British Legion HallGrade II* listed
The Three CrownsGrade II* listedPhotos 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 Chagford’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.
50 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*46 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 Chagford
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 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Chagford
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1952Bishops HousePhoto: Simon Cobb · CC0
II*Public · listed 1952British Legion HallPhoto: Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1952The Three Crowns HotelOn the list as The Three CrownsPhoto: don cload · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
The largest group of Chagford’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas24
Churches, chapels & priories12
Street furniture5
Inns, shops & warehouses4
Public & civic buildings3
Walls, gates & bridges2
24 entries (48%) are houses, terraces and villas. 12 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
46 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 46 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Anonymous Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North-West of Aisle of Church of St MichaelBelmont, Including Front Area RailingsBerry Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres North-West of Church of St MichaelBragg Chest Tomb Approximately 9 Metres West of Tower of Church of St MichaelBremlic Headstone Approximately 3 Metre South-East of Aisle of Church of St MichaelCeylon HouseChagford House Including Front TerraceChapel CottageChurch Stile CottageChurchyard Cross Approximately 30 Metres East of Church of St. MichaelClaremont Guest House, Including Front Area RailingsCobwebsCranley HouseDolphin House and Dolphin Crafts Shop, Including Railings to South-WestGate Piers Approximately 160 Metres North-West of Chagford HouseIllegible Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St MichaelIllegible Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of Tower of Church of St MichaelJubilee PumpK6 Telephone Kiosk (Near Post Office)Lawn HouseLydstone Lydstone CottageMillbrook, Including Front Area RailingsMoorlands Hotel Including Forecourt Railings to North-EastNo 5 Including Garden Railings to South-WestNo 7 and Ebenezer Gospel ChapelNos 1 and 2 Bellacouch Cottages Including Garden Wall Adjoinng to South-EastOrchard Cottage, Orchard TerraceSouthmead Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St MichaelStables and Coach Houses Approximately 60 Metres South-West of Chagford HouseThe Globe InnThe Market HouseWhiddons Coffee Shop1, New Street10 and 12, Lower Street10, Mill Street16 and 18, Lower Street31, New Street41, New Street47, New Street49, New Street5, High Street53 and 55, New Street6, New Street7 and 9 New Street and outbuildings7 and 9, Lower Street8, Lower Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 32% of Chagford
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Chagford 197315 ha
15 hain conservation areas, of 46 ha inside the built-up area.
48 of the 50 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 Chagford’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 381952 · 8
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 8 entries were listed in 1952. 38 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Chagford 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 (55 points, 497 per 10,000 residents)More than 87% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (49%)More than 97% 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
49% of Chagford’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
46%
Before 1900
2.1%
1900–18
6.5%
1919–29
3.3%
1930s
5.4%
1945–54
3.3%
1955–64
1.1%
1965–72
11%
1973–82
3.3%
1983–92
2.1%
1993–99
2.1%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
14%
2016–25
ChagfordEngland & Wales
46% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 14% 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 (7 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Chagford has the 86th most Grade I buildings of 2,043 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Chagford1
#173 of 2,043for listed buildings per resident (452 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
85 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Chagford
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chagford | 1,107 | 50 | 1 | A+ |
| Moretonhampstead | 1,334 | 66 | 2 | A+ |
| Okehampton | 9,108 | 22 | 0 | B |
| Bow | 1,122 | 26 | 0 | A |
| North Tawton | 1,785 | 35 | 1 | A |
| Bovey Tracey | 6,241 | 65 | 1 | A− |
| Copplestone | 1,475 | 12 | 1 | A− |
| Coldeast | 1,186 | 2 | 0 | D |
In brief
Chagford in brief
Old houses are part of Chagford’s character: 49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 50 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. For its size, it has more listed heritage than 87% of UK towns. Only 85 of the 2,043 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1973. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 38 of 50. Beyond that, John Endecott (1600) and Thomas Hayter (1702) were born here before 1900.
Questions about Chagford’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Chagford?
Historic England lists 50 buildings inside Chagford’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 46 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Chagford?
One: Church of St Michael.
How many conservation areas are there in Chagford?
1, covering about 15 hectares of the town. The largest is Chagford.
When were Chagford’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 38, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Chagford?
49% of homes were built before 1919 and 59% 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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