IMemorials · listed 1965Copplestone CrossPhoto: Lobsterthermidor · Public domain
Photo: Rob Purvis · CC BY-SA 2.0A−History Grade
History of Copplestone · Historic England
12 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Copplestone’s built-up area, 81 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 29% of its homes were built before 1919. Copplestone grades A− for history.
Listed buildings
12
81 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
29%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Copplestone
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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 Copplestone’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.
12 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*10 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 Copplestone
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 Grade II* listed building in Copplestone
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
House · listed 1965Porch Cottage
Grade II
10 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 10 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Copplestone
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 HE34 ha
34 hain conservation areas, of 34 ha inside the built-up area.
12 of the 12 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
5 of Copplestone’s 12 listed buildings were added in 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 5
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The first 3 entries were listed in 1965, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 5 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 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
Copplestone 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 (17 points, 115 per 10,000 residents)More than 61% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (29%)More than 82% 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
29% of Copplestone’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
24%
Before 1900
4.6%
1900–18
0.9%
1919–29
0.9%
1930s
1.9%
1945–54
1.9%
1955–64
3.6%
1965–72
5.5%
1973–82
26%
1983–92
2.7%
1993–99
17%
2000–08
2.7%
2009–15
8.2%
2016–25
CopplestoneEngland & Wales
24% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 26% 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.
Towns its size
Copplestone has the 96th most Grade I buildings of 1,771 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Copplestone1
#841 of 1,771for listed buildings per resident (81 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
95 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Copplestone
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copplestone | 1,475 | 12 | 1 | A− |
| Morchard Bishop | 1,041 | 54 | 1 | A+ |
| Bow | 1,122 | 26 | 0 | A |
| Crediton | 7,971 | 186 | 1 | A |
| North Tawton | 1,785 | 35 | 1 | A |
| Witheridge | 1,306 | 44 | 1 | A |
| Chulmleigh | 1,232 | 79 | 1 | A+ |
| Winkleigh | 1,342 | 49 | 1 | A+ |
In brief
Copplestone in brief
More of Copplestone’s homes are old than in most places: 29% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 12 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Only 95 of the 1,771 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. The rest is about typical: per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Copplestone’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Copplestone?
Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Copplestone’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 10 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Copplestone?
One: Copplestone Cross.
Are there scheduled monuments in Copplestone?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Copplestone Cross.
How many conservation areas are there in Copplestone?
1, covering about 34 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Copplestone’s buildings listed?
The first in 1965; the most, 5, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Copplestone?
29% of homes were built before 1919 and 31% 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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