IChurch · listed 1961Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: Totnesmartin · Public domain
Church of St John the Baptist · Photo: Totnesmartin · Public domainC+History Grade
History of Marldon · Historic England
13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Marldon’s built-up area, 63 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 12 of Marldon’s listed buildings. 11% of its homes were built before 1919. Marldon grades C+ for history.
Listed buildings
13
63 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Marldon’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
13 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 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 I
The Grade I listed building in Marldon
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
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
Church House InnChurch View CottageHigher WesterlandHolmeleigh CottageJasmine Cottage, Wisteria Cottage, The Penthouse and Kiln CottageK6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Church House InnLove Lane House the Old FarmhouseLychgate and Steps North East of Church of St John the BaptistMarldon HouseThe Little HouseThe Old School House and CottagesTorr Cottage
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Marldon
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 HE85 ha
85 hain conservation areas, of 85 ha inside the built-up area.
13 of the 13 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 Marldon’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 8
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The first 3 entries were listed in 1961, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 8 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Marldon grades C+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (15 points, 72 per 10,000 residents)More than 53% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (11%)More than 27% 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
Marldon has the 90th most Grade I buildings of 1,472 towns its size
Places of 1,000–3,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Marldon1
#698 of 1,472for listed buildings per resident (63 per 10,000). Burford, Painswick and Marshfield lead.
89 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Marldon
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marldon | 2,073 | 13 | 1 | C+ |
| Paignton | 67,509 | 207 | 1 | B+ |
| Ipplepen | 2,150 | 30 | 1 | A− |
| Kingskerswell | 3,761 | 27 | 0 | B |
| Torquay | 52,034 | 369 | 5 | A |
| Abbotskerswell | 1,182 | 28 | 0 | B+ |
| Stoke Gabriel | 1,340 | 16 | 1 | A− |
| Totnes | 9,217 | 314 | 6 | A+ |
In brief
Marldon in brief
The official list counts 13 listed buildings in Marldon, 1 of them Grade I. Only 89 of the 1,472 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. The big year was 1985, when 8 of the 13 went on the list. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; Robert Adams (1809) was born here before 1900; and 11% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Marldon’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Marldon?
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Marldon’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 12 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Marldon?
One: Church of St John the Baptist.
How many conservation areas are there in Marldon?
1, covering about 85 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Marldon’s buildings listed?
The first in 1961; the most, 8, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Marldon?
11% of homes were built before 1919 and 20% 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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