IChurch · listed 1954Church of St MaryPhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Market House · Photo: Julian P Guffogg · CC BY-SA 2.0A−History Grade
History of Newent · Historic England
106 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Newent’s built-up area, 198 for every 10,000 residents. 104 of Newent’s listed buildings are Grade II. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings. 12% of its homes were built before 1919. Newent grades A− for history: #15 of 48 in Gloucestershire.
Listed buildings
106
198 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
12%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Newent in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St MaryGrade I listed
George HotelGrade II listed
Bradfords CottageGrade II listed
Albion HouseGrade II listed
Post OfficeGrade II listed+1See all photosPhotos 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 Newent’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.
106 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*104 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 Newent
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 Newent
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
House · listed 1985International Stores
Historic streets
Broad Street has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
Broad Street13 listed
Church Street12 listed
Culver Street5 listed
Of the 106 entries, 31 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Newent’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas62
Churches, chapels & priories34
Public & civic buildings4
Walls, gates & bridges3
Inns, shops & warehouses3
62 entries (58%) are houses, terraces and villas. 34 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
104 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 104 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Albion HouseAstman Monument in the Churchyard, About 5 Metres South East of South Chancel Porch, Church of St MaryBarn About 7 Metres North of Number 33Barn at SouthernsBarn, And Shelter Shed, Southend Farm, About 20 Metres North of SouthernsBarn, Mantley HouseBower Monument, In the Churchyard, About 8 Metres North of Priest's Door, Chancel, Church of St MaryBradfords CottageBrasington Monument, In the Churchyard, Against North Wall of Vestry Wing, About 5 Metres from West End, Church of St MaryBuilding Between Corner of Broad Street and Number 6Bury Bar HouseCemetery Lodge, and associated boundary wall and railingsChapels, CemeteryCleeve MillCowhouse and Stable, Mantley HouseCummins Monument, In the Churchyard, About 2 1/2 Metres East North East of the North West Corner of Vestry Wing, Church of St MaryDevoniaDeykes Monument, In the Churchyard, About 1 1/2 Metres North of the Vestry Door, Church of St MaryFarm Building (Former Blowing House) About 48 Metres West of Oakdale HouseFarm Building (Former Charcoal Store) of Furnace Farm, About 50 Metres North West of Oakdale HouseGates and Gatepiers, CemeteryGeorge HotelGood News CentreHartland Monument in the Churchyard,About 9 1/2 Metres South of the Tower, Church of St MaryHartland Monument, In the Churchyard About 7 1/2 Metres South of Tower, Church of St MaryHarwood HouseHill Monument, In the Churchyard About 1 Metre North of North East Corner of Vestry Wing, Church of St MaryHouse Adjoining Good News Centre to SouthJenkins Monument in the Churchyard, About 21 Metres East South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St MaryJones Monument in the Churchyard, About 5 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St MaryK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Market HouseLinwood Cottage and Noent HouseLoveridge Monument, In the Churchyard, About 10 Metres North East of the North East Corner of Chancel, Church of St MaryLoveridge Monument, In the Churchyard, About 8 Metres East North East of North East Corner of Chancel, Church of St MaryLoveridge Monument, In the Churchyard, About 9 Metres North East of North East Corner of Chancel, Church of St MaryMantley HouseMarket HouseMatthews Monument, In the Churchyard by North West Corner of Vestry Block, Church of St MaryMorse Monument, In the Churchyard, About 4 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St MaryNelme Monument, In the Churchyard About 1 Metre West of Nave, Church of St MaryNumber 8 and One Bay of Number 6Oakdale HouseOakwoodOffices, Between Number 1 Broad Street and No 2 Church StreetOld CourtPost OfficeQueen Anne's CottageRed Lion HotelRoston Monument, In the Churchyard, About 6 1/2 Metres South of South East Corner of the Tower, Church of St MaryRoston Monument, In the Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of South East Corner of the Tower, Church of St MaryShepard Monument, In the Churchyard, About 12 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St MaryShirley HouseSouthernsSymonds Monument, In the Churchyard About 23 Metres from South Chancel Porch, Along Path, Church of St MaryTayler Monument, In the Churchyard, About 13 1/2 Metres South of the Tower, Church of St MaryTayler Monument, In the Churchyard, About 18 Metres Along Path to South from South Chancel Porch, Church of St MaryTaylor Monument in the Churchyard, About 11 Metres South of the Tower, Church of St MaryThe Black DogThe CottageThe MalthouseThe Poplars and the Mulberry TreeThe Porch HouseThe Tan HouseUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres North East of North East Corner of Chancel, Church of St MaryUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of Tower, Church of St MaryUnidentified Monument, In the Churchyard About 21 Metres from South Chancel Porch, Along Path, Church of St MaryUnidentified Monument, In the Churchyard About 3 Metres North of North East Corner of Chancel, Church of St MaryUnidentified Monument, In the Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of the Tower, Church of St MaryUnidentified Monument, In the Churchyard, About 9 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St MaryUnited Reformed ChurchWarn Monument, In the Churchyard, About 8 Metres Along Path to South from South Chancel Porch, Church of St MaryWarne Monument, In the Churchyard About 4 Metres West of South West Corner of Nave, Church of St MaryWood Monument, In the Churchyard, About 12 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St Mary1, Culver Street14, Broad Street16, Broad Street17 and 19, Church Street18 and 20, Broad Street2 Shops Adjoining Rear of Numbers 1 and 3 Church Street, And Opposite Apsed End of Market Hall2 and 4, Church Street20, Church Street25 and 27, Church Street27, Broad Street28, Church Street29, Broad Street3 and 5, Broad Street30 and 32, Church Street31 and 33, Broad Street32, Culver Street33, Church Street35, Broad Street39 and 41, Church Street39, Broad Street4 and 6, Broad Street43, Church Street45 and 47, Church Street5, Church Street5, Culver Street50 and 52, Culver Street62-70, Culver Street7, Broad Street7, Church Street8, Broad Street9-17, Broad Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 8.9% of Newent
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Newent 197915 ha
15 hain conservation areas, of 174 ha inside the built-up area.
89 of the 106 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 Newent’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 561954 · 42
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 42 entries were listed in 1954, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 56 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Newent grades A− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (109 points, 203 per 10,000 residents)More than 87% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (12%)More than 32% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Towns its size
Newent has the 85th most Grade I buildings of 916 towns its size
Places of 3,000–9,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Newent1
#88 of 916for listed buildings per resident (198 per 10,000). Sandwich, Tenby and Brecon lead.
84 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Newent
In brief
Newent in brief
Per resident, Newent has more listed heritage than 87% of UK towns. All told, the list holds 106 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including Church of St Mary. Only 84 of the 916 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. On Broad Street alone there are 13 listed buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1979. Of the whole list, 58% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 56 of 106. The rest is about typical: John Lightfoot (1735) and Charles Parker (1809) were born here before 1900; and 12% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Newent’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Newent?
Historic England lists 106 buildings inside Newent’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 104 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Newent?
One: Church of St Mary.
Which street in Newent has the most listed buildings?
Broad Street (13), Church Street (12) and Culver Street (5) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
How many conservation areas are there in Newent?
1, covering about 15 hectares of the town. The largest is Newent.
When were Newent’s buildings listed?
The first in 1954; the most, 56, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Newent?
12% of homes were built before 1919 and 13% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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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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