IChurch · listed 1958Church of St PeterPhoto: Tigerboy1966 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church of St Peter · Photo: Tigerboy1966 · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Rendcomb · Historic England
20 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Rendcomb’s built-up area, 719 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 39% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
20
719 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
39%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Rendcomb
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 Rendcomb’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
20 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*18 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 Rendcomb
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 Rendcomb
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Public · listed 1980Rendcomb ParkOn the list as Rendcomb CollegePhoto: Saffron Blaze · CC BY-SA 3.0
What’s protected
The largest group of Rendcomb’s listed buildings is churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories6
Public & civic buildings5
Walls, gates & bridges4
Houses, terraces & villas4
Inns, shops & warehouses1
4 entries (20%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 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
18 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 18 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Balustrading and Walls to Terraces Rendcomb CollegeBarn Circa 10 Metres East of Rendcomb ManorBridge over River Churn Within the Grounds of Rendcomb CollegeBridge over Road to Rendcomb CollegeCross Shaft Base in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter Circa 12 Metres South of the South PorchFrancis Woolley Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter Circa 2 Metres East of the South PorchMill HouseNumber 3 and the Adjoining SmithyPost Office FarmPotter and Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter Up to 4 Metres South West of the CrossRendcomb ManorStables, Rendcomb CollegeSundial Base in the Stable Courtyard, Rendcomb CollegeThe Old RectoryThe Old School HouseUnidentified Monument in the Church Yard of the Church of St Peter Circa 5 and 1/2 Metres South of the South AisleWilliam Fletcher Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter Circa 4 Metres East of the Churchyard CrossWrought Iron Gates and Railings at the North Entrance to Rendcomb College
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 17% of Rendcomb
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Rendcomb 199019 ha
19 hain conservation areas, of 110 ha inside the built-up area.
16 of the 20 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 Rendcomb’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 15
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1952. 15 came in 1988, 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.
Homes by age
39% of Rendcomb’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
38%
Before 1900
0.8%
1900–18
3.3%
1919–29
3.3%
1930s
5%
1945–54
8.3%
1955–64
7.4%
1965–72
5.8%
1973–82
7.4%
1983–92
7.4%
1993–99
3.3%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
9.9%
2016–25
RendcombEngland & Wales
38% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2016–25, 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 (4 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Rendcomb
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rendcomb | 278 | 20 | 1 | — |
| Stratton | 2,558 | 19 | 0 | C+ |
| Cirencester | 17,715 | 326 | 3 | A |
| Northleach | 1,997 | 86 | 1 | A+ |
| South Cerney | 3,998 | 56 | 1 | B+ |
| Shurdington | 1,888 | 11 | 0 | C+ |
| Chalford | 6,665 | 113 | 0 | A |
| Brockworth | 12,007 | 14 | 1 | C− |
In brief
Rendcomb in brief
More of Rendcomb’s homes are old than in most places: 39% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 20 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1990. The big year was 1988, when 15 of the 20 went on the list. Beyond that, it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Rendcomb’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Rendcomb?
Historic England lists 20 buildings inside Rendcomb’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 18 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Rendcomb?
One: Church of St Peter.
Are there scheduled monuments in Rendcomb?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyard.
How many conservation areas are there in Rendcomb?
1, covering about 19 hectares of the town. The largest is Rendcomb.
When were Rendcomb’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 15, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Rendcomb?
39% of homes were built before 1919 and 46% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Rendcomb 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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