IChurch · listed 1959Parish Church of Saint NicholasPhoto: Wulfrunian1 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Parish Church of Saint Nicholas · Photo: Wulfrunian1 · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Studland · Historic England
18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Studland’s built-up area, 692 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 41% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
18
692 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
41%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Studland’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
18 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*17 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 Studland
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
17 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 17 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bankes Family Monument C3M East of Thomas Hobson Monument in the Churchyard of Church of St NicholasBeach CottageCoach House at Manor Farm, 6 Metres East of Manor Farm HouseFrancis Thornton Monument, In the Churchyard C20M North-West of the West Wall of the Church of Saint NicholasHill CloseMain Barn at Manor Farm, C40M East of Manor Farm HouseManor Farm House and Manor Cottage (Including Front Boundary Wall)The GreenThe GreenThe Manor HouseThomas Hobson Monument, In the Churchyard, Circa 8 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of Saint NicholasUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 1M South of the Thomas Hobson MonumentVine CottagesWalden Aston Monument, In the Churchyard C10M West of West Wall of the Church of Saint Nicholas11, School Lane2 and 3, Watery Lane4 and 5, Watery Lane
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 66% of Studland
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Studland 199128 ha
28 hain conservation areas, of 43 ha inside the built-up area.
18 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 Studland’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 14
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The first 3 entries were listed in 1959, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 14 came in 1984, 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
41% of Studland’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
36%
Before 1900
4%
1900–18
3.3%
1919–29
7.3%
1930s
9.9%
1945–54
7.3%
1955–64
5.3%
1965–72
9.3%
1973–82
7.9%
1983–92
3.3%
1993–99
3.3%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
3.3%
2016–25
StudlandEngland & Wales
36% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1945–54, which added 9.9% 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 (6 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Studland
In brief
Studland in brief
More of Studland’s homes are old than in most places: 41% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1991. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1984: 14 of 18. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Studland’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Studland?
Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Studland’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 17 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Studland?
One: Parish Church of Saint Nicholas.
Are there scheduled monuments in Studland?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Bowl barrow west of Studland Bay House and Romano-British farmstead and earlier structures at Woodhouse Hill, 230m south east of Harmony Lodge.
How many conservation areas are there in Studland?
1, covering about 28 hectares of the town. The largest is Studland.
When were Studland’s buildings listed?
The first in 1959; the most, 14, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Studland?
41% of homes were built before 1919 and 52% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Studland 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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