IWalls & gates · listed 1984Church of St Peter, And 2 Pairs of Gate Piers with GatePhoto: Graham Horn · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Clearwell · Historic England
19 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Clearwell’s built-up area, 476 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 28% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
19
476 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
28%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Clearwell
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St Peter, And 2 Pairs of Gate Piers with GateGrade I listed
Clearwell CastleGrade 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 Clearwell’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
19 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 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 Clearwell
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 Clearwell
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Public · listed 1984Clearwell CastlePhoto: AHFilms Adam Huckle Films · CC BY-SA 3.0
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
Baynhams, And Iron Work GateCarthouse at Platwell Farm, Facing Gate Opposite Platwell HouseCastle Farm Barn and Attached Cow ShedClearwell Castle - 3 Pairs of Gateposts on Green in Front of Main GateClearwell Castle Gatehouse and Flanking StablesClearwell Castle Main Gateway and Flanking Lodges to North East Corner of Estate with Wall Between and Iron Gates, And Perimeter Wall to EastCross House (Opposite Cross)Cross at Junction of Church Street and High StreetGate and Gate Piers at DunravenK6 Telephone KioskMortuary ChapelPlatwell HouseStank FarmhouseThe East Pair of a Range of Cottages at Lower Cross South South East of Stank FarmThe ShopTudor Cottage Tudor FarmWyndham Arms
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 50% of Clearwell
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Clearwell 198113 ha
13 hain conservation areas, of 25 ha inside the built-up area.
15 of the 19 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
9 of Clearwell’s 19 listed buildings were added in 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 91953 · 7
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 7 entries were listed in 1953. 9 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.
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.
1 registered park or garden
Clearwell CastleGrade II
Homes by age
28% of Clearwell’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
1.7%
1900–18
2.8%
1919–29
4.5%
1930s
5.6%
1945–54
5.6%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
16%
1973–82
13%
1983–92
1.7%
1993–99
2.8%
2000–08
4.5%
2009–15
1.7%
2016–25
ClearwellEngland & Wales
27% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 16% 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 (3 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Clearwell
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwell | 399 | 19 | 1 | — |
| Coleford | 5,023 | 22 | 0 | B− |
| Broadwell and Coalway | 3,304 | 1 | 0 | D |
| Bream | 3,117 | 2 | 0 | C |
| Berry Hill | 2,211 | 3 | 0 | C |
| Yorkley and Whitecroft | 2,678 | 0 | 0 | C− |
| Monmouth | 10,330 | 377 | 4 | A |
| Lydney | 9,655 | 52 | 1 | B |
In brief
Clearwell in brief
More of Clearwell’s homes are old than in most places: 28% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 19 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1981. The rest is about typical: Francis George Miles (1896) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Clearwell’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Clearwell?
Historic England lists 19 buildings inside Clearwell’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 17 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Clearwell?
One: Church of St Peter, And 2 Pairs of Gate Piers with Gate.
Are there scheduled monuments in Clearwell?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Village cross at Clearwell.
How many conservation areas are there in Clearwell?
1, covering about 13 hectares of the town. The largest is Clearwell.
When were Clearwell’s buildings listed?
The first in 1953; the most, 9, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Clearwell?
28% of homes were built before 1919 and 35% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Clearwell 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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