IChurch · listed 1954St Mary's ChurchOn the list as Church of St MaryPhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Fabian Musto · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Dymock · Historic England
27 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Dymock’s built-up area, 459 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Dymock, 25 are Grade II. 43% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
27
459 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
43%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Dymock
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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 Dymock’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.
27 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*25 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 Dymock
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 Dymock
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
What’s protected
Most of Dymock’s listed buildings are churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories14
Houses, terraces & villas8
Walls, gates & bridges2
Public & civic buildings1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
8 entries (30%) are houses, terraces and villas. 14 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
25 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 25 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Ann Cam's SchoolBishop and Grundey Monuments, In the Churchyard, About 8 Metres South South East of East Corner of Former Central Tower, Church of St MaryButcher's Shop Great Wadley the Old GeorgeCam Monument, In the Churchyard, About 1 Metre East of East Wall of Chancel, Church of St MaryCam Monument, In the Churchyard, About 7 Metres North West of North-West Corner of Tower, Church of St MaryCooper Monument, In the Churchyard, About 4 Metres East of South East Corner of South Transept, Church of St MaryDymock War MemorialElliott Monument in the Churchyard, About 21 Metres South of West End of Tower, Church of St MaryFawke and Dance Monuments, In the Churchyard, About 19 Metres South of West End of Nave, Church of St MaryGroup of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard, Between 3 and 8 Metres South of East Side of South Porch, Church of St MaryGroup of 4 Monuments in the Churchyard, Between About 3 and 8 Metres South of South Wall of South Transept Church of St MaryHawkins Monument, In the Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of West End of Nave, Church of St MaryHemmings Monument, In the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St MaryHigh HouseHooper Monument, In the Churchyard, About 27 Metres North of North West Corner of Tower, Church of St MaryIvy HouseNash Monument in the Churchyard, About 15 Metres South of South East Corner of South Transept, Church of St MaryOutbuilding Approximately 3 Metres West of the White HouseSkipp and Unidentified Monument, In the Churchyard, About 5 Metres South West of Porch, Church of St MaryStoneberrow HouseStoneberrow PlaceThe Old CottageThe White HouseTwo Monuments, In the Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of South West Corner of Tower, Church of St MaryWood's Cottage
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 41% of Dymock
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Dymock 198910 ha
10 hain conservation areas, of 26 ha inside the built-up area.
26 of the 27 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 Dymock’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 22
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1954, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 22 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
43% of Dymock’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
40%
Before 1900
1.1%
1900–18
0%
1919–29
6.8%
1930s
5.7%
1945–54
3.2%
1955–64
12%
1965–72
5.7%
1973–82
3.2%
1983–92
4.3%
1993–99
5.7%
2000–08
6.8%
2009–15
5.7%
2016–25
DymockEngland & Wales
40% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 12% 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 (9 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Born here
3 notable people born in Dymock before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
William Pitt
Harold Blackburn
Margaret Brackenbury Crook
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WP
William Pitt1813–1873 · English Latter Day Saint bandleader (1813-1873)
HB
Harold Blackburn1879–1959 · British aviation pioneer (1879-1959)
MC
Margaret Brackenbury Crook1886–1972 · British Unitarian minister, women’s suffrage and peace activist (1886…
Everyone born in Dymock → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Dymock
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dymock | 588 | 27 | 1 | — |
| Newent | 5,360 | 106 | 1 | A− |
| Ledbury | 8,344 | 206 | 3 | A |
| Corse | 1,217 | 36 | 0 | A |
| Huntley | 1,152 | 10 | 0 | B |
| Ross-on-Wye | 10,993 | 147 | 1 | A |
| Moor End | 1,168 | 3 | 0 | B− |
| Colwall Stone | 1,857 | 29 | 0 | A |
In brief
Dymock in brief
More of Dymock’s homes are old than in most places: 43% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 27 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1989.
Most entries on the list, 52%, are churches, chapels and priories. William Pitt (1813), Harold Blackburn (1879) and Margaret Brackenbury Crook (1886) were all born here before 1900. The big year was 1987, when 22 of the 27 went on the list.
Questions about Dymock’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Dymock?
Historic England lists 27 buildings inside Dymock’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 25 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Dymock?
One: Church of St Mary.
How many conservation areas are there in Dymock?
1, covering about 10 hectares of the town. The largest is Dymock.
When were Dymock’s buildings listed?
The first in 1954; the most, 22, in 1987.
Who was born in Dymock?
Among people born before 1900: William Pitt (1813), Harold Blackburn (1879) and Margaret Brackenbury Crook (1886).
How old are the homes in Dymock?
43% of homes were built before 1919 and 49% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Dymock 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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