IChurch · listed 1960Church of St GregoryPhoto: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.0AHistory Grade
History of Marnhull · Historic England
36 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Marnhull’s built-up area, 246 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Marnhull, 32 are Grade II. 28% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. Marnhull grades A for history.
Listed buildings
36
246 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
28%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Marnhull
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St GregoryGrade I listed
Chantry FarmGrade II* listed
Senior's Farmhouse and Attached BarnGrade II* listedPhotos 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 Marnhull’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
36 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*32 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 Marnhull
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 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Marnhull
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed.
II*Church · listed 1960Chantry FarmPhoto: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1960Senior's Farmhouse and Attached BarnPhoto: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1960Stable/Dwelling Range Approximately 10 Metres South-West of Chantry Farm
What’s protected
Most of Marnhull’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas20
Churches, chapels & priories7
Memorials, crosses & tombs4
Walls, gates & bridges2
Public & civic buildings2
Inns, shops & warehouses1
20 entries (56%) are houses, terraces and villas. 7 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 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
32 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 32 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn Approximately 40 Metres North-East of Chantry FarmBay Tree CottageBoundary Wall of the Old Rectory Including GatesChurch FarmhouseClock CottageClock HouseCongregational ChapelCross Tree FarmhouseCrown HotelGranary, Approximately 25M West-South-West of the Old RectoryIreson CottageKentisford HouseMoonfleetOaken CrossOrchard HousePond FarmhousePope's CottagePost Office (Dial House) and Cote HouseRanelagh Cottage and Cottage Attached RightRosedale CottageShaston ViewSt EdmundsStable Building Approximately 20M West South West of the Old RectoryStreet FarmhouseTable Tomb 1M North of Chancel of St Gregory's ChurchTable Tomb 1M West of South PorchTennys CourtThe Old RectoryThe RetreatTwo Stable Buildings with Interconnecting Wall Approximately 20M West of the Old RectoryWar Memorial in Marnhull ChurchyardYew Tree Farmhouse
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 15% of Marnhull
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Marnhull 197115 ha
15 hain conservation areas, of 102 ha inside the built-up area.
27 of the 36 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 Marnhull’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1960
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1960 · 201984 · 16
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 20 entries were listed in 1960, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Marnhull grades A for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (41 points, 280 per 10,000 residents)More than 80% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (28%)More than 81% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
28% of Marnhull’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
0.9%
1900–18
3%
1919–29
3%
1930s
9.7%
1945–54
3%
1955–64
23%
1965–72
7.8%
1973–82
4.8%
1983–92
5.8%
1993–99
3%
2000–08
0.9%
2009–15
7.8%
2016–25
MarnhullEngland & Wales
27% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 23% 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 (7 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Marnhull has the 95th most Grade I buildings of 1,779 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Marnhull1
#316 of 1,779for listed buildings per resident (246 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
94 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Marnhull
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marnhull | 1,466 | 36 | 1 | A |
| Stalbridge | 2,367 | 51 | 0 | A |
| Sturminster Newton | 3,565 | 98 | 1 | A |
| Henstridge | 1,579 | 16 | 0 | B+ |
| Templecombe | 1,657 | 15 | 0 | B+ |
| Gillingham | 11,009 | 41 | 1 | B− |
| Child Okeford | 1,159 | 18 | 0 | A− |
| Motcombe | 1,366 | 19 | 0 | A− |
In brief
Marnhull in brief
Old houses are part of Marnhull’s character: 28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 36 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 80% of UK towns. Only 94 of the 1,779 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1971. Of the whole list, 56% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1960: 20 of 36. Beyond that, Adam Ayles (1850) and Giles Hussey (1710) were born here before 1900.
Questions about Marnhull’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Marnhull?
Historic England lists 36 buildings inside Marnhull’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 32 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Marnhull?
One: Church of St Gregory.
How many conservation areas are there in Marnhull?
1, covering about 15 hectares of the town. The largest is Marnhull.
When were Marnhull’s buildings listed?
The first in 1960; the most, 20, in 1960.
How old are the homes in Marnhull?
28% of homes were built before 1919 and 34% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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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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