IChurch · listed 1986Parish Church of St PeterPhoto: Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of West Knighton · Historic England
15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside West Knighton’s built-up area, 209 for every 10,000 residents. 14 of West Knighton’s listed buildings are Grade II. 21% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
15
209 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
21%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of West Knighton
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
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 West Knighton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
15 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*14 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 West Knighton
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
14 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 14 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn and Attached Yard Walls Immediately West of Church of St PeterChurch CottageGranary Immediately East of West Knighton FarmhouseHigher Lewell FarmhouseMeer Monument 5 Metres North of Nave of Church of St PeterOld School House and Old SchoolRose CottageSmithy, Middle Angel and Steps CottagesSunnyside and Wayside CottagesThe CottageThe New InnThree Cottages Attached at Right Angles to Higher FarmhouseWest Knighton FarmhouseYoah Cottage
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 22% of West Knighton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
West Knighton5 ha
5 hain conservation areas, of 22 ha inside the built-up area.
15 of the 15 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 West Knighton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1956
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1956 · 11
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The first 11 entries were listed in 1956. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around West Knighton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Knighton | 719 | 15 | 1 | — |
| Crossways | 2,494 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Dorchester | 21,358 | 278 | 5 | A |
| Puddletown | 1,193 | 43 | 1 | A |
| Charminster | 1,732 | 17 | 1 | B+ |
| Charlton Down | 1,487 | 2 | 0 | C |
| Weymouth | 55,540 | 571 | 3 | A |
| Wool | 5,044 | 39 | 0 | B− |
In brief
West Knighton in brief
The official list counts 15 listed buildings in West Knighton, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area protects part of it. The big year was 1956, when 11 of the 15 went on the list. Beyond that, 21% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about West Knighton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in West Knighton?
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside West Knighton’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 14 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in West Knighton?
One: Parish Church of St Peter.
How many conservation areas are there in West Knighton?
1, covering about 5 hectares of the town. The largest is West Knighton.
When were West Knighton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1956; the most, 11, in 1956.
How old are the homes in West Knighton?
21% of homes were built before 1919 and 25% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
West Knighton 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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