IChurch · listed 1961Church of St AndrewOn the list as Parish Church of St AndrewPhoto: dbown100 · CC BY 3.0
Parish Church of St Andrew · Photo: dbown100 · CC BY 3.0A−History Grade
History of Banwell · Historic England
33 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Banwell’s built-up area, 152 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. 21% of its homes were built before 1919. Banwell grades A− for history.
Listed buildings
33
152 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
6
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
21%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Banwell
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Banwell Abbey the CloistersGrade II* listed
Banwell Castle, terraces and courtyard wallsGrade 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 Banwell’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.
33 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I6 Grade II*26 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 Banwell
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 6 Grade II* listed buildings in Banwell
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed.
II*Church · listed 1961Banwell Abbey the CloistersPhoto: PAUL FARMER · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Walls & gates · listed 1961Banwell CastleOn the list as Banwell Castle, terraces and courtyard wallsPhoto: Unknown photographer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1984Coachhouse At Banwell CastleOn the list as Coach house at Banwell Castle
Walls & gates · listed 1961Gatehouse, stables and flanking walls at Banwell Castle
Public · listed 1984Terrace and dairy at Banwell Castle
Walls & gates · listed 1984West garden walls with towers at Banwell Castle
What’s protected
The largest group of Banwell’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas13
Churches, chapels & priories7
Walls, gates & bridges6
Public & civic buildings3
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Street furniture1
13 entries (39%) are houses, terraces and villas. 7 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
26 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 26 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Abbey Lodge and GatepiersBennet Pedestal Tomb 11 Metres South of South Porch Door of Parish Church of St AndrewBilbie House Church HouseBurge Pedestal Tomb 13 Metres South of Priest's Door of the Parish Church of St AndrewwFormer Ship InnGreenfield HouseKitchen garden wall and tower 170 metres south east of Banwell CastleLong AcresMill HouseOld Bell InnParish PumpPoplars Including Garden WallShepard Chest Tomb 10 Metres South of Chancel of Parish Church of St AndrewTemperance HallThe Grange and Eastfield House with Garden Wall and Garden Porch1, East Street16 High Street2-4, Castle Hill27, West Street29, Castle Hill3, The Square30, West Street32, West Street39, West Street4, The Square7, Church Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 22% of Banwell
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Banwell 197619 ha
19 hain conservation areas, of 87 ha inside the built-up area.
31 of the 33 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 Banwell’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 281961 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 5 entries were listed in 1961, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 28 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.
History Grade
Banwell 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 (43 points, 197 per 10,000 residents)More than 78% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (21%)More than 63% 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
Banwell has the 90th most Grade I buildings of 1,426 towns its size
Places of 1,000–3,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Banwell1
#314 of 1,426for listed buildings per resident (152 per 10,000). Burford, Painswick and Chipping Campden lead.
89 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Banwell
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banwell | 2,178 | 33 | 1 | A− |
| Locking | 3,819 | 3 | 0 | D |
| Winscombe and Sandford | 4,605 | 20 | 1 | B− |
| West Wick | 2,425 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Hutton | 1,686 | 14 | 0 | C+ |
| Shipham | 1,104 | 8 | 0 | B |
| Weston-super-Mare | 84,600 | 83 | 0 | B |
| Churchill | 1,989 | 31 | 1 | A− |
In brief
Banwell in brief
Measured per resident, Banwell has more listed heritage than 78% of UK towns. In all there are 33 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Only 89 of the 1,426 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1976. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1984: 28 of 33. Beyond that, John Alan Lyde Caunter (1889) and William Job Maillard (1863) were born here before 1900; it also has a scheduled monument; and 21% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Banwell’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Banwell?
Historic England lists 33 buildings inside Banwell’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 6 Grade II* and 26 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Banwell?
One: Parish Church of St Andrew.
Are there scheduled monuments in Banwell?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Romano-British villa, Banwell.
How many conservation areas are there in Banwell?
1, covering about 19 hectares of the town. The largest is Banwell.
When were Banwell’s buildings listed?
The first in 1961; the most, 28, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Banwell?
21% of homes were built before 1919 and 24% 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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