IChurch · listed 1985Church of St James the GreatPhoto: Unknown photographer · Public domain
Church of St James the Great · Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain–Not graded
History of Westerleigh · Historic England
26 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Westerleigh’s built-up area, 464 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Westerleigh, 25 are Grade II. 16% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
26
464 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
16%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Westerleigh’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.
26 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 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 Westerleigh
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.
What’s protected
Most of Westerleigh’s listed buildings are churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories16
Houses, terraces & villas7
Public & civic buildings1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
7 entries (27%) are houses, terraces and villas. 16 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
Batten Monument in the Churchyard About 10 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St James the GreatBelsire Monument in the Churchyard About 7 Metres South of Aisle of Church of St James the GreatBrice's FarmhouseBrook Farmhouse and Attached StableBrown Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James the GreatCook Monument in the Churchyard About 1 Metre North of Nave of Church of St James the GreatGroup of 3 Monuments to the Gibbs Family in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James the GreatHathway Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James the GreatHathway Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James the GreatHomestead GarageOak CottageOak HouseParker Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres North of Nave of Church of St James the GreatSturge Monument in the Churchyard About 7 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St James the GreatThe Old StoresThe Post OfficeUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 1 Metre North of Porch of Church of St James the GreatUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 11 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St James the GreatUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 16 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St James the GreatUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres North of Nave of Church of St James the GreatUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 7 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James the GreatWesterleigh War MemorialWoodbine CottageWoolway Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres North of Nave of Church of St James the GreatYe Olde Inn
How the list grew
More than half of Westerleigh’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 22
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1952. 22 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Westerleigh
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westerleigh | 560 | 26 | 1 | — |
| Yate | 28,352 | 43 | 1 | C |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 14,969 | 41 | 0 | B− |
| Pucklechurch | 2,702 | 37 | 1 | B |
| Chipping Sodbury | 8,026 | 126 | 1 | B+ |
| Wick | 1,579 | 19 | 0 | A− |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 160,280 | 202 | 1 | B− |
| Stoke Gifford | 13,477 | 17 | 0 | C− |
In brief
Westerleigh in brief
Westerleigh has 26 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Of the whole list, 62% are churches, chapels and priories. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 22 of 26. Beyond that, 16% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Westerleigh’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Westerleigh?
Historic England lists 26 buildings inside Westerleigh’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 25 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Westerleigh?
One: Church of St James the Great.
When were Westerleigh’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 22, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Westerleigh?
16% of homes were built before 1919 and 28% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Westerleigh 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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