IChurch · listed 1955Church of St Mary and St MartinPhoto: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Town Hall · Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0A−History Grade
History of Chudleigh · Historic England
49 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Chudleigh’s built-up area, 112 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings and 2 old views of the town. 21% of its homes were built before 1919. Chudleigh grades A− for history: #23 of 47 in Devon.
Listed buildings
49
112 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
21%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Chudleigh in 8 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St Mary and St MartinGrade I listed
The Bishop Lacy Public HouseGrade II* listed
The Old HouseGrade II listed
The ObeliskGrade II listed
Old FairfieldGrade II listed+3See all photosPhotos 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.
Through time
Chudleigh from 1818 to 1870
2 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1818
1870Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Chudleigh’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
49 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 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 Chudleigh
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 Chudleigh
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*Inns & shops · listed 1955The Bishop Lacy Public HousePhoto: Trish Steel · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1955Remains of Bishops Palace at Palace Farmhouse
What’s protected
The largest group of Chudleigh’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas23
Churches, chapels & priories8
Walls, gates & bridges7
Street furniture4
Public & civic buildings4
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
Inns, shops & warehouses1
23 entries (47%) are houses, terraces and villas. 8 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
Alma House and Railings in FrontBridge over Mill Leat About 200 Metres North West of Old Kate BridgeBridgeland BridgeChudleigh War MemorialCoburgCoburg Cottage the CottageGarrett Headstone About 22 Metres South East of the Vestry of the Church of St Mary and St MartinGlencoeHeadstone About 10 Metres South West of the West Doorway of the Church of St Mary and St MartinHeathfield and Former StablesK6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Town HallKingsley HouseMilestone 13m NW of Fern CottageMistletoe Cottage and Cottage Adjoining at SouthNewcombe and Day Chest Tombs About 22 Metres South East of the Vestry of the Church of St Mary and St MartinNumber 11, Including Iron Railings to the FrontNumber 60 Including Iron Railings and Gates in FrontNumbers 23 and 24 Including Iron Railings to FrontOakfieldOld FairfieldOld Kate BridgePair of Tothill Headstones About 8 Metres South East of the South Doorway of the Church of St Mary and St MartinPalace FarmhouseSection of Wall Opposite Numbers 61 and 61ASwanston HouseThe LawnThe ObeliskThe Old Coaching HouseThe Old HouseThe RetreatThe Running PheasantThe Town HallThe WheelTirehTothill Chest Tomb About 10 Metres South East of the South Doorway of the Church of St Mary and St MartinUnited Reformed Church Including Gate Piers and RailingsWalls to the Garden of Culver House Including Gate PiersWestern HouseWilkins Chest Tomb Fixed to Eastermost Bay of South Aisle of Church of St Mary and St MartinWright Headstone About 7 Metres South of the Stair Turret Buttress on the Church of St Mary and St Martin1, New Exeter Street39 and 40, Old Exeter Street42, Fore Street43, Fore Street60, New Exeter Street7, Fore Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 10% of Chudleigh
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Chudleigh 197515 ha
15 hain conservation areas, of 153 ha inside the built-up area.
38 of the 49 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 Chudleigh’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 281955 · 15
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The first 15 entries were listed in 1955, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 28 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 2 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
History Grade
Chudleigh 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, 126 per 10,000 residents)More than 76% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (21%)More than 64% 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.
Towns its size
Chudleigh has the 89th most Grade I buildings of 994 towns its size
Places of 3,000–7,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Chudleigh1
#209 of 994for listed buildings per resident (112 per 10,000). Sandwich, Tenby and Arundel lead.
88 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Chudleigh
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chudleigh | 4,372 | 49 | 1 | A− |
| Chudleigh Knighton | 1,168 | 11 | 0 | B+ |
| Heathfield | 1,496 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Kingsteignton | 11,945 | 45 | 0 | B− |
| Bovey Tracey | 6,241 | 65 | 1 | A− |
| Coldeast | 1,186 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Bishopsteignton | 2,271 | 53 | 1 | A |
| Newton Abbot | 29,650 | 144 | 3 | A− |
In brief
Chudleigh in brief
Measured per resident, Chudleigh has more listed heritage than 76% of UK towns. In all there are 49 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including Church of St Mary and St Martin. Only 88 of the 994 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1975. The big year was 1987, when 28 of the 49 went on the list. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Edward Fortescue Wright (1858) and John Treeby (1809) were born here before 1900; it also has a scheduled monument; and 21% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Chudleigh’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Chudleigh?
Historic England lists 49 buildings inside Chudleigh’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 46 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Chudleigh?
One: Church of St Mary and St Martin.
Are there scheduled monuments in Chudleigh?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Bishop's Palace.
How many conservation areas are there in Chudleigh?
1, covering about 15 hectares of the town. The largest is Chudleigh.
When were Chudleigh’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 28, in 1987.
Are there old photos of Chudleigh?
Yes: 2 public-domain photos and postcards from 1818 to 1870, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Chudleigh?
21% of homes were built before 1919 and 27% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
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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