IChurch · listed 1956Parish Church of St MartinPhoto: Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Cheselbourne · Historic England
12 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Cheselbourne’s built-up area, 393 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 31% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
12
393 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
31%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Cheselbourne
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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 Cheselbourne’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
12 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*10 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 Cheselbourne
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*
The Grade II* listed building in Cheselbourne
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
House · listed 1956Old Rectory
Grade II
10 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.
How the list grew
More than half of Cheselbourne’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1956
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1956 · 8
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The first 8 entries were listed in 1956, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 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
31% of Cheselbourne’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
28%
Before 1900
2.8%
1900–18
3.4%
1919–29
0.7%
1930s
3.4%
1945–54
4.8%
1955–64
12%
1965–72
3.4%
1973–82
14%
1983–92
5.5%
1993–99
12%
2000–08
2.8%
2009–15
5.5%
2016–25
CheselbourneEngland & Wales
28% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 14% 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 Cheselbourne
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheselbourne | 305 | 12 | 1 | — |
| Milborne St Andrew | 1,090 | 18 | 0 | B |
| Puddletown | 1,193 | 43 | 1 | A |
| Charlton Down | 1,487 | 2 | 0 | C |
| Bere Regis | 1,320 | 42 | 1 | A |
| Charminster | 1,732 | 17 | 1 | B+ |
| Crossways | 2,494 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Dorchester | 21,358 | 278 | 5 | A |
In brief
Cheselbourne in brief
More of Cheselbourne’s homes are old than in most places: 31% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 12 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. The big year was 1956, when 8 of the 12 went on the list. Beyond that, it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Cheselbourne’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Cheselbourne?
Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Cheselbourne’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 10 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Cheselbourne?
One: Parish Church of St Martin.
Are there scheduled monuments in Cheselbourne?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Medieval standing cross 6m north east of St Martin's Church.
When were Cheselbourne’s buildings listed?
The first in 1956; the most, 8, in 1956.
How old are the homes in Cheselbourne?
31% of homes were built before 1919 and 35% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Cheselbourne 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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