II*Church · listed 1959Church of St DavidPhoto: Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church of St David · Photo: Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Barton St David · Historic England
12 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Barton St David’s built-up area, 421 for every 10,000 residents. 10 of Barton St David’s listed buildings are Grade II. 27% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
12
421 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
27%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Barton St David
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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 Barton St David’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
12 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I2 Grade II*10 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 II*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Barton St David
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
House · listed 1959The Manor House
Grade II
10 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 10 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barton St David War MemorialBowling Green Farmhouse and East Boundary Wall AttachedBush monument, in churchyard 4 metres east of chancel, Church of St DavidChurch FarmChurchyard cross, in churchyard 3 metres north of transept, Church of St DavidCottage, 50 Metres South of Rose Cottage, With Front Boundary WallHome FarmhouseLower Church FarmhousePair of Cottages at East of the Row, And Front Boundary WallRose Cottage and Front Boundary Wall
How the list grew
More than half of Barton St David’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1959
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1959 · 7
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 7 entries were listed in 1959. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
27% of Barton St David’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
25%
Before 1900
1.6%
1900–18
1.6%
1919–29
1.6%
1930s
1.6%
1945–54
4.9%
1955–64
7.4%
1965–72
7.4%
1973–82
19%
1983–92
4.1%
1993–99
9%
2000–08
2.5%
2009–15
14%
2016–25
Barton St DavidEngland & Wales
25% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 19% 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 (5 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Barton St David
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton St David | 285 | 12 | 0 | — |
| Keinton Mandeville | 1,216 | 20 | 0 | A− |
| Somerton | 5,106 | 123 | 1 | A |
| Street | 12,707 | 30 | 1 | B− |
| Glastonbury | 8,304 | 153 | 7 | A |
| Walton | 1,149 | 5 | 0 | C+ |
| Ilchester | 2,062 | 48 | 0 | B+ |
| Castle Cary | 3,451 | 100 | 0 | A |
In brief
Barton St David in brief
More of Barton St David’s homes are old than in most places: 27% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 12 listed buildings. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1959: 7 of 12.
Questions about Barton St David’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Barton St David?
Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Barton St David’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 10 Grade II.
When were Barton St David’s buildings listed?
The first in 1959; the most, 7, in 1959.
How old are the homes in Barton St David?
27% of homes were built before 1919 and 30% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Barton St David 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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