II*Church · listed 1966Church of St MaryPhoto: Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0B+History Grade
History of Hemyock · Historic England
14 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Hemyock’s built-up area, 84 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 27% of its homes were built before 1919. Hemyock grades B+ for history.
Listed buildings
14
84 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
27%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Hemyock
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. 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 Hemyock’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
14 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*12 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 II*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Hemyock
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Walls & gates · listed 1966Hemyock CastleOn the list as Hemyock Castle Gatehouse and Curtain WallsPhoto: don cload · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II
12 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 12 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Culmbridge CottageFarmer Chest Tomb 9 Metres South of Church of St MaryGates and Gatepiers 20 Metres South of the Church of St MaryHemyock Castle HouseHemyock War MemorialLinhay and Stables at Hemyock Castle Immediately North West of Church of St MaryManley Tomb Chest 1.5 Metres East of Church of St MaryMethodist ChurchPair of Outbuildings 4 Metres East of Hemyock Castle GatehousePair of Tomb Chests Immediately South of Church of St MaryTomb Stone 17 Metres South of Church of St MaryVillage Pump
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Hemyock
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 HE53 ha
53 hain conservation areas, of 53 ha inside the built-up area.
14 of the 14 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 Hemyock’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 9
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The first 3 entries were listed in 1966. 9 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has 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
Hemyock grades B+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (18 points, 108 per 10,000 residents)More than 60% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (27%)More than 77% 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
27% of Hemyock’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
25%
Before 1900
1.6%
1900–18
5.6%
1919–29
2.7%
1930s
5.1%
1945–54
4%
1955–64
7.5%
1965–72
8.5%
1973–82
13%
1983–92
4.5%
1993–99
9.1%
2000–08
5.1%
2009–15
8.3%
2016–25
HemyockEngland & Wales
25% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 13% 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 Hemyock
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemyock | 1,674 | 14 | 0 | B+ |
| Rockwell Green | 2,854 | 10 | 0 | C |
| Dunkeswell | 1,835 | 14 | 0 | B− |
| Uffculme | 2,041 | 20 | 0 | A− |
| Wellington | 13,815 | 111 | 1 | A− |
| Willand | 3,477 | 9 | 1 | C− |
| Sampford Peverell | 1,375 | 17 | 1 | A− |
| Trull | 1,427 | 15 | 1 | B+ |
In brief
Hemyock in brief
More of Hemyock’s homes are old than in most places: 27% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 14 listed buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 9 of 14. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Hemyock’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Hemyock?
Historic England lists 14 buildings inside Hemyock’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 12 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Hemyock?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Hemyock Castle.
How many conservation areas are there in Hemyock?
1, covering about 53 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Hemyock’s buildings listed?
The first in 1966; the most, 9, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Hemyock?
27% of homes were built before 1919 and 35% 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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