IChurch · listed 1956Parish Church of St NicholasPhoto: Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Parish Church of St Nicholas · Photo: Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Abbotsbury · Historic England
Old homes in Abbotsbury: 46% built before 1919
The typical town has 15%: Abbotsbury has 3 times the share. Historic England lists 78 buildings inside Abbotsbury’s built-up area, 3,645 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
78
3,645 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
5
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
46%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Abbotsbury in 6 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The Abbey Dairy HouseGrade I listed
Tithe BarnGrade I listed
Abbott's WalkGrade II* listed
The Manor HouseGrade II* listed
The Pynion EndGrade II* listed+1See all photosPhotos 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 Abbotsbury’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument400 m from North Wall of Abbey Church of St Peter
5 of 5Grade I buildings stand within 400 m of North Wall of Abbey Church of St Peter, a five-minute walk. So do 63 of the 78 listed buildings.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
78 listed buildings by grade
5 Grade I4 Grade II*69 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 5 Grade I listed buildings in Abbotsbury
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings; 5 of these stand within 400 m of North Wall of Abbey Church of St Peter. 3 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
IChurch · listed 1956The Abbey Dairy HousePhoto: John Stephen · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1956Tithe BarnPhoto: Ydigresse · CC BY-SA 3.0
Walls & gates · listed 1956North Wall of Abbey Church of St Peter
Church · listed 1956The Malthouse 5 Metres East of the Abbey House and Attached Walling
Grade II*
The 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Abbotsbury
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 3 are photographed.
II*House · listed 1956Abbott's WalkPhoto: Stevekeiretsu · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1956The Manor HousePhoto: Jo Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1956The Pynion EndPhoto: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1956Outer Gatehouse with Walling for 5 Metres to West
Historic streets
West Street has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
West Street22 listed
Market Street9 listed
Rodden Row8 listed
Back Street4 listed
Red Lane3 listed
Of the 78 entries, 47 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Abbotsbury’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas61
Churches, chapels & priories6
Walls, gates & bridges5
Public & civic buildings3
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
Street furniture1
61 entries (78%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 are churches, chapels and priories, including 3 of the 5 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
69 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 69 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
(Town Farmhouse) and Attached Rear StablesAbbey HouseAbbotsbury Post Office and StoresAbbotsbury SmithyAbbotsbury War MemorialBasket FactoryFleet CottageGateway 25 Metres South-South-East of Outer GatehouseGranary 40 Metres South of the Abbey HouseIlchester Arms HotelK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 1, Back StreetNo 11 and Attached FarmbuildingNos 16 and 18 and Attached Rubble-Stone Walls at Each EndRemains of Churchyard Cross Immediately South of Parish Church South AisleShepherd Glass and No 14Spring CottageStangways HallThe Flower Bowl Tea RoomsThe Old Post OfficeThe Old VicarageUpalongWater Outlet with Arch Surround1 and 2, Red Lane1, 3 and 5, Church Street1, Back Street1, West Street10 and 12, Rodden Row10, Market Street10, West Street12, Market Street13, 15 and 17, Market Street13, West Street14, Market Street15 and 17, Rodden Row15, Back Street16 and 18, Rodden Row16, West Street19 and 22, West Street19, Rodden Row2, Rodden Row2, West Street20 and 22, Rodden Row20, Market Street21, Rodden Row22, 24, 26, 28, Market Street23 and 24, West Street25, 26, 27 and 28, West Street29, West Street3 and 4, Red Lane3, West Street30 and 31, West Street32, 33 and 34, West Street35 and 35A, West Street36 and 37, West Street4, West Street43, West Street44, 45 and 46, West Street48, West Street49, West Street5 and 7, West Street5, Back Street5, Market Street5, Red Lane50, West Street6 and 8, Market Street6 and 8, Rodden Row7 and 9, Back Street7, Market Street9, West Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 89% of Abbotsbury
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Abbotsbury20 ha
20 hain conservation areas, of 23 ha inside the built-up area.
78 of the 78 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 Abbotsbury’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1956
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1956 · 581985 · 18
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 58 entries were listed in 1956, 5 of the 5 Grade I buildings among them. Only 1 has 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
46% of Abbotsbury’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
45%
Before 1900
0.9%
1900–18
0.9%
1919–29
1.8%
1930s
1.8%
1945–54
5.5%
1955–64
5.5%
1965–72
6.4%
1973–82
17%
1983–92
7.3%
1993–99
4.5%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
2.7%
2016–25
AbbotsburyEngland & Wales
45% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 17% 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 (2 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Abbotsbury
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsbury | 214 | 78 | 5 | — |
| Chickerell | 3,973 | 9 | 0 | C− |
| Weymouth | 55,540 | 571 | 3 | A |
| Dorchester | 21,358 | 278 | 5 | A |
| Charminster | 1,732 | 17 | 1 | B+ |
| Maiden Newton | 1,128 | 20 | 1 | A |
| Bradpole | 1,257 | 9 | 0 | C+ |
| Bridport | 12,294 | 474 | 3 | A+ |
In brief
Abbotsbury in brief
More of Abbotsbury’s homes are old than in most places: 46% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 78 listed buildings, 5 of them Grade I. North Wall of Abbey Church of St Peter sits at the heart of it all, with 5 of the town’s Grade I buildings within 400 m. West Street alone has 22 listed buildings.
A conservation area protects part of it. Of the whole list, 78% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1956: 58 of 78. The rest is about typical: Edwin Benbow (1895) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Abbotsbury’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Abbotsbury?
Historic England lists 78 buildings inside Abbotsbury’s built-up area: 5 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 69 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Abbotsbury?
5, including North Wall of Abbey Church of St Peter, Parish Church of St Nicholas, The Abbey Dairy House, The Malthouse 5 Metres East of the Abbey House and Attached Walling and Tithe Barn.
Which street in Abbotsbury has the most listed buildings?
West Street (22), Market Street (9) and Rodden Row (8) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Abbotsbury?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including St Peter's Abbey.
How many conservation areas are there in Abbotsbury?
1, covering about 20 hectares of the town. The largest is Abbotsbury.
When were Abbotsbury’s buildings listed?
The first in 1956; the most, 58, in 1956.
How old are the homes in Abbotsbury?
46% of homes were built before 1919 and 49% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Abbotsbury 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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