IChurch · listed 1966Church of All SaintsPhoto: Rod Moffatt · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: David Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Holcombe Rogus · Historic England
Old homes in Holcombe Rogus: 46% built before 1919
For Holcombe Rogus, that is 3 times the typical town’s share, 15%. Historic England lists 30 buildings inside Holcombe Rogus’s built-up area, 1,111 for every 10,000 residents. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
30
1,111 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
46%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Holcombe Rogus
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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 Holcombe Rogus’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.
30 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I2 Grade II*26 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 2 Grade I listed buildings in Holcombe Rogus
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.
IPublic · listed 1951Holcombe CourtPhoto: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Holcombe Rogus
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*House · listed 1988The Priest HousePhoto: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1966Dovecote and Adjoining Stable Yard Walls Approximately 2 Metres East of Holcombe Court
What’s protected
The largest group of Holcombe Rogus’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas11
Walls, gates & bridges6
Churches, chapels & priories6
Public & civic buildings5
Street furniture2
11 entries (37%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 2 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
26 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 26 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Boundary Wall Adjoining North East of the Dower HouseBoundary Walls Enclosing Graveyard of Church of All SaintsBuehills FarmhouseCellar and Wood Sheds Approximately 1.5 Metres North West of Holcombe CourtDower House Including Front Area RailingsFront Terrace Walls Approximately 20 Metres South East and 3 Metres South West of Holcombe CourtHillsideHolcombe Rogus SchoolHurley Headstone Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of All SaintsHurleysIllegible Headstone Approximately 6 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of All SaintsLinford HousePhoenix House and cottage adjoining to eastPrickman Headstone Approximately 5 Metres North East of the Chancel of Church of All SaintsRusselsStables and Coach House Approximately 1.5 Metres East of Holcombe CourtTalbot Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of All SaintsTalbot Chest Tomb Approximately 4.5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of All SaintsThatches FarmhouseThe Old School HouseThe Vicarage Including Outbuildings to North and West and Boundary WallsTimewells CottageTimewells House Including Cider House Adjoining to North East and Front Garden WallsTown House Including Front Area Railings2, Fore Street7 and 8, South Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Holcombe Rogus
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 HE25 ha
25 hain conservation areas, of 25 ha inside the built-up area.
30 of the 30 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 Holcombe Rogus’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 26
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1951, 1 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 26 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
46% of Holcombe Rogus’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
46%
Before 1900
1.6%
1900–18
2.5%
1919–29
1.6%
1930s
5.7%
1945–54
5.7%
1955–64
5.7%
1965–72
7.4%
1973–82
8.2%
1983–92
4.1%
1993–99
5.7%
2000–08
1.6%
2009–15
4.1%
2016–25
Holcombe RogusEngland & Wales
46% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 8.2% 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 Holcombe Rogus
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holcombe Rogus | 270 | 30 | 2 | — |
| Sampford Peverell | 1,375 | 17 | 1 | A− |
| Uffculme | 2,041 | 20 | 0 | A− |
| Rockwell Green | 2,854 | 10 | 0 | C |
| Willand | 3,477 | 9 | 1 | C− |
| Wellington | 13,815 | 111 | 1 | A− |
| Hemyock | 1,674 | 14 | 0 | B+ |
| Wiveliscombe | 2,316 | 51 | 0 | A |
In brief
Holcombe Rogus in brief
Old houses are part of Holcombe Rogus’s character: 46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 30 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. A conservation area protects part of it. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1988: 26 of 30.
Questions about Holcombe Rogus’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Holcombe Rogus?
Historic England lists 30 buildings inside Holcombe Rogus’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 26 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Holcombe Rogus?
2, including Church of All Saints and Holcombe Court.
How many conservation areas are there in Holcombe Rogus?
1, covering about 25 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Holcombe Rogus’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 26, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Holcombe Rogus?
46% of homes were built before 1919 and 50% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Holcombe Rogus 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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