II*Church · listed 1967Church of St PeterPhoto: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Stoke Fleming · Historic England
12 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Stoke Fleming’s built-up area, 156 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 28% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
12
156 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
28%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Stoke Fleming
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 Stoke Fleming’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.
12 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*11 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 Grade II* listed building in Stoke Fleming
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
11 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 11 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bay House Including Front Garden Wall Adjoining South WestChurchyard Gateway and Walls North and West of Church of St. PeterDark Hole Farmhouse (St. Leonard's Cove Caravan Park)Farwell House and East FarwellFormer Stables and Coach House Immediately West of London InnGeorge Parker Bidder Monument About 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St. PeterLondon InnSandersThe Green Dragon Public HouseThe Old House Including Garden Boundary Walls Sdjoining South West and North EastWar Memorial About 20 Metres North of Church of St. Peter
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Stoke Fleming
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 HE48 ha
48 hain conservation areas, of 48 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
More than half of Stoke Fleming’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1991
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1991 · 8
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1967. 8 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 Stoke Fleming’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
26%
Before 1900
1.3%
1900–18
2%
1919–29
2.8%
1930s
6.1%
1945–54
5.4%
1955–64
11%
1965–72
8.1%
1973–82
6.1%
1983–92
2%
1993–99
4.1%
2000–08
4.8%
2009–15
20%
2016–25
Stoke FlemingEngland & Wales
26% 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 Stoke Fleming
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke Fleming | 767 | 12 | 0 | — |
| Dartmouth | 5,260 | 250 | 7 | A+ |
| Stoke Gabriel | 1,340 | 16 | 1 | A− |
| Brixham | 17,839 | 198 | 0 | A |
| Chillington | 1,074 | 12 | 0 | B+ |
| Paignton | 67,509 | 207 | 1 | B+ |
| Totnes | 9,217 | 314 | 6 | A+ |
| Kingsbridge | 5,682 | 115 | 2 | A |
In brief
Stoke Fleming in brief
Old houses are part of Stoke Fleming’s character: 28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 12 listed buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. The big year was 1991, when 8 of the 12 went on the list. The rest is about typical: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Stoke Fleming’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Stoke Fleming?
Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Stoke Fleming’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 11 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Stoke Fleming?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Site of chapel at Manor Farm.
How many conservation areas are there in Stoke Fleming?
1, covering about 48 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Stoke Fleming’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 8, in 1991.
How old are the homes in Stoke Fleming?
28% of homes were built before 1919 and 33% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Stoke Fleming 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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