IChurch · listed 1965Church of St MatthewPhoto: Dave Bushell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church of St Matthew · Photo: Dave Bushell · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Cheriton Fitzpaine · Historic England
26 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Cheriton Fitzpaine’s built-up area, 490 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Cheriton Fitzpaine, 22 are Grade II. 41% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
26
490 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
41%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Cheriton Fitzpaine
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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 Cheriton Fitzpaine’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.
26 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*22 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 Cheriton Fitzpaine
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 Cheriton Fitzpaine
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed.
II*Walls & gates · listed 1952Poole Barton Including Adjoining Wall to NorthPhoto: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1985The Old AlmshousesPhoto: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1985The Manor House Barn
What’s protected
Most of Cheriton Fitzpaine’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas14
Churches, chapels & priories4
Public & civic buildings2
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Street furniture2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Walls, gates & bridges1
14 entries (54%) are houses, terraces and villas. 4 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
22 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 22 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Apple Tree CottageApril Cottage Bawn Cottage Rose CottageBarnshill Barnshill CottageBeech Tree CottageBowdel Buddle CottageCheriton Primary SchoolChest Tomb About 10 Metres West of Church of St MatthewChest Tomb About 2 Metres West of South Aisle of Church of St MatthewChurch CottageCross CottageHalf Moon InnHayes Cottage Katherine CottageHigher SaundersHoneysuckle CottageLane End CottagesLower SaundersOxford HousePynes House Incuding Coach-House Adjoining to West and Front RailingsRing O'bells Public HouseThe Manor HouseTower Hill CottageWreylands Cottage Including Front Garden Railings to South
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Cheriton Fitzpaine
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 HE27 ha
27 hain conservation areas, of 27 ha inside the built-up area.
26 of the 26 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 Cheriton Fitzpaine’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 21
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 21 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
41% of Cheriton Fitzpaine’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
40%
Before 1900
1.3%
1900–18
1.3%
1919–29
3.9%
1930s
5.3%
1945–54
2.6%
1955–64
6.6%
1965–72
12%
1973–82
5.3%
1983–92
3.9%
1993–99
3.9%
2000–08
2.6%
2009–15
11%
2016–25
Cheriton FitzpaineEngland & Wales
40% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 12% 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 Cheriton Fitzpaine
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheriton Fitzpaine | 531 | 26 | 1 | — |
| Crediton | 7,971 | 186 | 1 | A |
| Silverton | 1,501 | 43 | 1 | A |
| Morchard Bishop | 1,041 | 54 | 1 | A+ |
| Witheridge | 1,306 | 44 | 1 | A |
| Copplestone | 1,475 | 12 | 1 | A− |
| Tiverton | 19,710 | 215 | 4 | A |
| Bradninch | 1,827 | 43 | 1 | A |
In brief
Cheriton Fitzpaine in brief
More of Cheriton Fitzpaine’s homes are old than in most places: 41% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 26 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area protects part of it. Of the whole list, 54% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 21 of 26.
Questions about Cheriton Fitzpaine’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Cheriton Fitzpaine?
Historic England lists 26 buildings inside Cheriton Fitzpaine’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 22 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Cheriton Fitzpaine?
One: Church of St Matthew.
How many conservation areas are there in Cheriton Fitzpaine?
1, covering about 27 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Cheriton Fitzpaine’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 21, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Cheriton Fitzpaine?
41% of homes were built before 1919 and 47% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Cheriton Fitzpaine 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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