II*Church · listed 1965Church of St Peter the ApostlePhoto: Robin Lucas · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Zeal Monachorum · Historic England
27 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Zeal Monachorum’s built-up area, 662 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 42% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
27
662 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
42%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Zeal Monachorum
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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 Zeal Monachorum’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.
27 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*25 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 Zeal Monachorum
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Walls & gates · listed 1965Heron Court Incuding Outbuildings Adjoining to West and Cob Garden Walls Adjoining to North
What’s protected
The largest group of Zeal Monachorum’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas11
Churches, chapels & priories7
Walls, gates & bridges6
Street furniture1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Public & civic buildings1
11 entries (41%) are houses, terraces and villas. 7 are churches, chapels and priories.
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
25 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 25 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Churchyard Boundary Walls Approximately 4 Metres East of and Approximately 18 Metres North East of Chancel of St PeterCob Boundary Wall Adjoining to North of North Star HouseCob Boundary Wall Approximately 5 Metres South East of North Star HouseCross Base Approximately 4 Metres South of Porch of Church of St PeterElm CottageGate Posts and Boundary Wall Approximately 15 Metres West of Heron CourtGlebe Cottage Incuding Converted Barn Adjoining to WestGooseberry CottageHeadstone Approximately 8 Metres South of Aisle of Church of St PeterHeather CottageK6 Telephone Kiosk, Village CentreMemorial Stone Approximately 4 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St PeterMemorial Stone Approximately 8 Metres South of Aisle of Church of St PeterMonks CottageMount Pleasant OldlandsObelisk Approximately 3 Metres South West of Sacristan CottagePartridge CottageSachristan CottageSocket Stone for Cross Approximately 18 Metres South of Aisle of Church of St PeterStranger and Sweet Chest Tombs Including Boundary Railings Approximately 20 Metres South of Church of St PeterSummerhouse Approximately 18 Metres North East of Heron CourtTruants CottagesWaie FarmhouseWest Gate and Gate Piers to Churchyard of Church of St PeterYew Tree Cottage
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Zeal Monachorum
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 HE20 ha
20 hain conservation areas, of 20 ha inside the built-up area.
27 of the 27 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 Zeal Monachorum’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1986
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1986 · 24
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1965. 24 came in 1986, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. 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.
2 scheduled monuments
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
42% of Zeal Monachorum’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
39%
Before 1900
3.8%
1900–18
1.1%
1919–29
2.7%
1930s
2.7%
1945–54
6.6%
1955–64
5.5%
1965–72
8.2%
1973–82
9.3%
1983–92
6.6%
1993–99
5.5%
2000–08
2.7%
2009–15
6.6%
2016–25
Zeal MonachorumEngland & Wales
39% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 9.3% 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 Zeal Monachorum
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeal Monachorum | 408 | 27 | 0 | — |
| Bow | 1,122 | 26 | 0 | A |
| Copplestone | 1,475 | 12 | 1 | A− |
| North Tawton | 1,785 | 35 | 1 | A |
| Morchard Bishop | 1,041 | 54 | 1 | A+ |
| Winkleigh | 1,342 | 49 | 1 | A+ |
| Chulmleigh | 1,232 | 79 | 1 | A+ |
| Crediton | 7,971 | 186 | 1 | A |
In brief
Zeal Monachorum in brief
More of Zeal Monachorum’s homes are old than in most places: 42% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 27 listed buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1986: 24 of 27. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Zeal Monachorum’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Zeal Monachorum?
Historic England lists 27 buildings inside Zeal Monachorum’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 25 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Zeal Monachorum?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Churchyard cross 4m south of Zeal Monachorum church porch and Churchyard cross socket stone 10m south west of Zeal Monachorum church porch.
How many conservation areas are there in Zeal Monachorum?
1, covering about 20 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Zeal Monachorum’s buildings listed?
The first in 1965; the most, 24, in 1986.
How old are the homes in Zeal Monachorum?
42% of homes were built before 1919 and 46% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Zeal Monachorum 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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