IChurch · listed 1969Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: ChurchCrawler · CC BY-SA 2.0
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History of Carhampton · Historic England
27 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Carhampton’s built-up area, 340 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 23% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
27
340 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
23%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Carhampton
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 Carhampton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
27 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 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 Carhampton
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
The largest group of Carhampton’s listed buildings is churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories12
Houses, terraces & villas11
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Public & civic buildings1
Walls, gates & bridges1
11 entries (41%) are houses, terraces and villas. 12 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
Court CottageFootlands CottageForge CottageGroup of 2 Escott Family Headstones and One Unidentified Headstone, In Churchyard, About 10 Metres South-East of Chancel, Church of St John the BaptistHenry Chester Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 5 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St John the BaptistHorse Engine House About 50 Metres North North West of Townsend FarmhouseK6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite Butchers Arms, A39Kildare Oak CottageMyrtle CottagePair of Poole Family Chest Tombs Within Raised Surround, In Churchyard About 8 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St John the BaptistPound CottagesRange of Farmbuildings Abutting Townsend Cottages, Backing Onto Road, Continued North-West for About 90 MetresRemains of Churchyard Cross, About 15 Metres South South-West of Porch, Church of St John the BaptistRichard Escott Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 10 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St John the BaptistStoney Bridge the NookTavensThe Butchers ArmsTownsend CottagesTownsend FarmhouseUnidentified Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 11 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St John the BaptistUnidentified Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 12 Metres South of Porch, Church of St John the BaptistUnidentified Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 22 Metres South of Porch, Church of St John the BaptistUnidentified Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 8 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St John the BaptistWilliam Orchard Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 15 Metres West of Porch, Church of St John the BaptistWilliam Withycombe Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 15 Metres South of Porch, Church of St John the BaptistWinsor House (formerly know as Carhampton Farmhouse)
How the list grew
More than half of Carhampton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 161969 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 6 entries were listed in 1969, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 16 came in 1985, 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.
Homes by age
23% of Carhampton’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
24%
Before 1900
0%
1900–18
9.5%
1919–29
6.3%
1930s
13%
1945–54
11%
1955–64
9.5%
1965–72
9.5%
1973–82
6.3%
1983–92
3.3%
1993–99
3.3%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
4.8%
2016–25
CarhamptonEngland & Wales
24% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1945–54, which added 13% 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 (7 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Carhampton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carhampton | 794 | 27 | 1 | — |
| Minehead | 11,752 | 151 | 0 | A |
| Watchet | 3,643 | 25 | 1 | B+ |
| Williton | 2,433 | 66 | 0 | A− |
| Porlock | 1,178 | 13 | 1 | A− |
| Wiveliscombe | 2,316 | 51 | 0 | A |
| Nether Stowey | 1,483 | 30 | 0 | A− |
In brief
Carhampton in brief
More of Carhampton’s homes are old than in most places: 23% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 27 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 16 of 27. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Carhampton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Carhampton?
Historic England lists 27 buildings inside Carhampton’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 26 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Carhampton?
One: Church of St John the Baptist.
Are there scheduled monuments in Carhampton?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery.
When were Carhampton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1969; the most, 16, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Carhampton?
23% of homes were built before 1919 and 39% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Carhampton 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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