II*Church · listed 1956Parish Church of St OsmundPhoto: Graham Horn · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: mwanasimba from La Réunion · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Osmington · Historic England
18 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Osmington’s built-up area, 865 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Osmington, 16 are Grade II. 21% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
18
865 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
21%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Osmington
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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 Osmington’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
18 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*16 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 Osmington
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
House · listed 1985Charity Farmhouse and Attached Forge
Grade II
16 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 16 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Buttress CottageEast FarmhouseGodsall Monument One Metre South of South Aisle of Church of St OsmundJasmine CottageMemorial Bus ShelterOsmington HouseRemains of Manor HouseStone Lane CottageThe BeehiveThe Old VicarageThe PhoenixThe Post Office and Shrubbery CottageTreetops Cottage and Wintersweet CottageUnidentified Head Stone 10 Metres West of Tower of Church of St OsmundWessex CottageWhite House
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 50% of Osmington
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Osmington14 ha
14 hain conservation areas, of 28 ha inside the built-up area.
17 of the 18 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 Osmington’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1956
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1956 · 111986 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 11 entries were listed in 1956. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Osmington
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osmington | 208 | 18 | 0 | — |
| Weymouth | 55,540 | 571 | 3 | A |
| Crossways | 2,494 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Dorchester | 21,358 | 278 | 5 | A |
| Chickerell | 3,973 | 9 | 0 | C− |
| Fortuneswell | 4,554 | 78 | 1 | A+ |
| Charminster | 1,732 | 17 | 1 | B+ |
| Grove | 1,032 | 23 | 0 | A |
In brief
Osmington in brief
Osmington has 18 listed buildings. A conservation area protects part of it. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1956: 11 of 18. Beyond that, 21% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Osmington’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Osmington?
Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Osmington’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 16 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Osmington?
1, covering about 14 hectares of the town. The largest is Osmington.
When were Osmington’s buildings listed?
The first in 1956; the most, 11, in 1956.
How old are the homes in Osmington?
21% of homes were built before 1919 and 29% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Osmington 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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