IChurch · listed 1955Church of St MaryPhoto: Martin Bodman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.0B+History Grade
History of Bishops Lydeard · Historic England
32 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Bishops Lydeard’s built-up area, 156 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. 14% of its homes were built before 1919. Bishops Lydeard grades B+ for history.
Listed buildings
32
156 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
14%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Bishops Lydeard
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St MaryGrade I listed
Cross in Churchyard, Church of St MaryGrade II* listed
Lydeard House, Attached Stables and Walls Abutting Entrance to the LatterGrade 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 Bishops Lydeard’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.
32 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 Grade II*29 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 Bishops Lydeard
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 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Bishops Lydeard
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Church · listed 1955Cross in Churchyard, Church of St MaryPhoto: Maigheach-gheal · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Walls & gates · listed 1955Lydeard HouseOn the list as Lydeard House, Attached Stables and Walls Abutting Entrance to the LatterPhoto: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
The largest group of Bishops Lydeard’s listed buildings is churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories10
Walls, gates & bridges8
Houses, terraces & villas7
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
Street furniture1
Public & civic buildings1
7 entries (22%) are houses, terraces and villas. 10 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
29 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 29 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Almshouses and Raised Footway and Retaining WallAltar Tomb, 2 Metres South-West of Tower, Church of St MaryBishop's Lydeard War MemorialChest Tomb, 1 Metre South of the Chancel, Church of St MaryChest Tomb, 2 Metres South-West of Porch, Church of St MaryColes Family Chest Tomb, 5 Metres South-West of Tower, Church of St MaryColes Family Chest Tomb, 6 Metres South-West of Tower, Church of St MaryFarringdon FarmhouseFive's Tower in Carpark, Lethbridge Arms InnFootbridge and Railings over Stream 20 Metres East of Lydeard HouseGalhampton Winter Chest Tomb, 4 Metres West of Porch, Church of St MaryGatepiers and Wall Fronting Road, West ViewGateway and Gate at North West Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St MaryJohn Winter Chest Tomb, 5 Metres South-West of Tower, Chuch of St MaryMarket Cross (Remains of) in Churchyard, Church of St MaryNicholas Grobham Tomb, 3 Metres South-West of Porch, Church of St MarySummerhouse, 5 Metres North, Ware HouseSummerhouse, 8 Metres North-West of Warre HouseTahtamThe Gardeners ArmsThe GreensThe Old Forge and Adjoining Wall to South-EastThe Old Mill and Millhouse Together with WaterwheelTwo Chest Tombs, 1-2 Metres East of the Porch, Church of St MaryWall Enclosing Raised Garden to North and East of Lydeard HouseWall and Gatepiers Fronting Road, Lydeard HouseWarre House, Converted Entranceway and Wall Fronting RoadWest View25, Church Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 18% of Bishops Lydeard
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Bishops Lydeard 197513 ha
13 hain conservation areas, of 72 ha inside the built-up area.
30 of the 32 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 Bishops Lydeard’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 231955 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 6 entries were listed in 1955, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 23 came in 1984, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has 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
Bishops Lydeard grades B+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (38 points, 185 per 10,000 residents)More than 76% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (14%)More than 40% 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
Bishops Lydeard has the 89th most Grade I buildings of 1,477 towns its size
Places of 1,000–3,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Bishops Lydeard1
#332 of 1,477for listed buildings per resident (156 per 10,000). Burford, Painswick and Marshfield lead.
88 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Bishops Lydeard
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops Lydeard | 2,050 | 32 | 1 | B+ |
| Cotford St Luke | 2,411 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 3,770 | 9 | 0 | C− |
| Milverton | 1,112 | 72 | 1 | A+ |
| Taunton | 61,667 | 375 | 6 | A− |
| Trull | 1,427 | 15 | 1 | B+ |
| Wiveliscombe | 2,316 | 51 | 0 | A |
| Wellington | 13,815 | 111 | 1 | A− |
In brief
Bishops Lydeard in brief
Measured per resident, Bishops Lydeard has more listed heritage than 76% of UK towns. In all there are 32 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Only 88 of the 1,477 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1975. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1984: 23 of 32. The rest is about typical: it also has a scheduled monument; and 14% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Bishops Lydeard’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Bishops Lydeard?
Historic England lists 32 buildings inside Bishops Lydeard’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 29 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Bishops Lydeard?
One: Church of St Mary.
Are there scheduled monuments in Bishops Lydeard?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Two crosses in St Mary's churchyard.
How many conservation areas are there in Bishops Lydeard?
1, covering about 13 hectares of the town. The largest is Bishops Lydeard.
When were Bishops Lydeard’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 23, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Bishops Lydeard?
14% of homes were built before 1919 and 20% 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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