IChurch · listed 1961Church of Saint James the ApostlePhoto: Mike Crowe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: David Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Christow · Historic England
25 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Christow’s built-up area, 367 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 22 of Christow’s listed buildings. 36% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
25
367 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
36%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Christow
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 Christow’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.
25 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 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 Christow
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 Christow
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*House · listed 1961Barne End New HousePhoto: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1952Sea HillOn the list as Sea Hill, Christow, Exeter
What’s protected
Most of Christow’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas16
Churches, chapels & priories4
Walls, gates & bridges4
Street furniture1
16 entries (64%) 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
Barne HouseCarpenters Vallens CottageDorf CottageHeadstone About 14 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St James the ApostleIron Lamp Standard in Churchyard South West of the Church of St James the ApostleLane End Leigh CottageLittle ClampittOutbuildings to the North East and Walls of Walled Garden to Wells HousePale FarmhousePitt and Adjoining OutbuildingsRetaining Wall to Churchyard Including Gates and Iron Railings to South WestSeal Point and Cottage Adjoining at North WestSmith HayStrongs CottageTelephone kiosk on Dry Lane, ChristowThe Artichoke and Cottage Adjoining at EastThe Old Vicarage Incuding Garden Walls and Gate PiersThomas Hamlyn Chest Tomb About 6 Metres South West of Church of St James the ApostleWaterwell and Waterwell CottageWells House Including Garden Wall and Well to South East2 Headstones About 5 Metres South of the Church Porch of St James the Apostle3 Cottages on North West Corner of Lane to Court Barton
How the list grew
More than half of Christow’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 19
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1952. 19 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
36% of Christow’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
34%
Before 1900
1.6%
1900–18
4.5%
1919–29
2.9%
1930s
5.8%
1945–54
8.7%
1955–64
8.7%
1965–72
8.7%
1973–82
10%
1983–92
4.5%
1993–99
4.5%
2000–08
2.9%
2009–15
2.9%
2016–25
ChristowEngland & Wales
34% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, 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 (4 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Christow
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christow | 681 | 25 | 1 | — |
| Chudleigh | 4,372 | 49 | 1 | A− |
| Bovey Tracey | 6,241 | 65 | 1 | A− |
| Chudleigh Knighton | 1,168 | 11 | 0 | B+ |
| Moretonhampstead | 1,334 | 66 | 2 | A+ |
| Heathfield | 1,496 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Coldeast | 1,186 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Exminster | 4,388 | 21 | 1 | B− |
In brief
Christow in brief
More of Christow’s homes are old than in most places: 36% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 25 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Of the whole list, 64% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1988: 19 of 25.
Questions about Christow’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Christow?
Historic England lists 25 buildings inside Christow’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 22 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Christow?
One: Church of Saint James the Apostle.
When were Christow’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 19, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Christow?
36% of homes were built before 1919 and 43% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Christow 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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