IChurch · listed 1967Church of St JamesPhoto: Rodw · Public domain
Church of St James · Photo: Rodw · Public domain–Not graded
History of Slapton · Historic England
39 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Slapton’s built-up area, 1,866 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 28% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
39
1,866 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
28%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Slapton
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 Slapton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
39 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I0 Grade II*37 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 Slapton
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.
IChurch · listed 1967Tower of Collegiate Chantry of St MaryPhoto: Rodw · Public domain
What’s protected
The largest group of Slapton’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas19
Churches, chapels & priories10
Walls, gates & bridges9
Street furniture1
19 entries (49%) are houses, terraces and villas. 10 are churches, chapels and priories, including 2 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
37 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 37 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Brook CottageCarlane CottageCaroline Cottage and Churchways CottageChest Tomb About 10 Metres North North West of North Porch of Church of St JamesChurch Wells Including Garden Area Walls and Gate - Piers to SouthChurchyard Gate Piers, Gates and Overthrow North of Church of St JamesCrossbow CottageEdenhurst and Sunny SideFern Cottage, Dovetail CottageGarden Boundary Walls and Gateway Immediately West and South of the ChantryGarden Retaining Wall Immediately South East of the ChantryGarden Walls Immediately East of Tower of Collegiate Chantry of St MaryHeather Cottage and Kimberley NurseriesHolmdale Including Front Garden Area Wall and Gate PiersK6 Telephone Kiosk at Slapton Village CentreLittlegate, Sunnycroft and StenthillLychgate South of Church of St JamesMaple CottageMingoesOld Walls Including Outbuilding Adjoining SouthOrchard CottageOutbuilding Adjoining South West of Church WellsPair of Tomb Chests About 15 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St JamesPepperell Headstone About 8 Metres North West of North Porch of Church of St JamesPound CottageProspect CottageProspect HouseRill HouseRosevine Including Garden Wall, Gate-Piers and Gate Adjoining WestSloutts Farmhouse Including Front Garden Area Walls, Railings and GatepierThe Chantry Including Coach House, Stables and Cartshed Range to NorthThe Round HouseTomb Chest About 5 Metres North North East of North Port of Church of St JamesTucker Chest Tomb About 2 Metres North East of Chancel of Church of St James*Vale CottagesValley Cottage1 and 2, Sands Road
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Slapton
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 HE24 ha
24 hain conservation areas, of 25 ha inside the built-up area.
39 of the 39 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 Slapton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1991
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1991 · 34
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1951. 34 came in 1991. 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.
Homes by age
28% of Slapton’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
27%
Before 1900
1.4%
1900–18
2%
1919–29
2.7%
1930s
6.1%
1945–54
5.4%
1955–64
11%
1965–72
8.2%
1973–82
6.1%
1983–92
2%
1993–99
4.1%
2000–08
4.8%
2009–15
20%
2016–25
SlaptonEngland & Wales
27% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, which added 20% 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 Slapton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slapton | 209 | 39 | 2 | — |
| Chillington | 1,074 | 12 | 0 | B+ |
| Dartmouth | 5,260 | 250 | 7 | A+ |
| Kingsbridge | 5,682 | 115 | 2 | A |
| Salcombe | 1,583 | 57 | 0 | A |
| Loddiswell | 1,032 | 11 | 0 | A− |
| Stoke Gabriel | 1,340 | 16 | 1 | A− |
| Brixham | 17,839 | 198 | 0 | A |
In brief
Slapton in brief
More of Slapton’s homes are old than in most places: 28% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 39 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. A conservation area protects part of it. The big year was 1991, when 34 of the 39 went on the list. The rest is about typical: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Slapton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Slapton?
Historic England lists 39 buildings inside Slapton’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 37 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Slapton?
2, including Church of St James and Tower of Collegiate Chantry of St Mary.
Are there scheduled monuments in Slapton?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Slapton chantry college.
How many conservation areas are there in Slapton?
1, covering about 24 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Slapton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 34, in 1991.
How old are the homes in Slapton?
28% of homes were built before 1919 and 33% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Slapton 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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