IChurch · listed 1960St Andrew's ChurchOn the list as Church of St AndrewPhoto: Rodw · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church of St Andrew · Photo: Rodw · CC BY-SA 3.0A+History Grade
History of Chew Magna · Historic England
43 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Chew Magna’s built-up area, 344 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 38% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings. Chew Magna grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
43
344 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
38%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Chew Magna
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Chew CourtGrade II* listed
Old School RoomGrade II* listed
The BeechesGrade II* listed+1See all photosPhotos 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 Chew Magna’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.
43 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I4 Grade II*38 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 Chew Magna
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 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Chew Magna
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 3 are photographed.
II*Public · listed 1960Chew CourtPhoto: Rodw · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*Public · listed 1960Old School RoomPhoto: BazzaDaRambler · CC BY 2.0
II*House · listed 1960The BeechesPhoto: Rodw · CC BY-SA 3.0
Public · listed 1960Manor HouseOn the list as The Manor House (The Sacred Heart Convent High School)
What’s protected
The largest group of Chew Magna’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas17
Churches, chapels & priories13
Walls, gates & bridges8
Public & civic buildings5
17 entries (40%) are houses, terraces and villas. 13 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
38 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 38 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Acacia House the FirsArchways Fisher LodgeBaptist ChapelBarle HouseChurch HouseChurchyard Cross in the Churchyard About 38 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St AndrewCrickback Bridge at ST573629Dumpers FarmhouseEdgell Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres North West of North Porch of Church of St AndrewElm FarmhouseFowler Monument in the Churchyard About 23 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St AndrewGardener's CottageGate Piers and Wall About 5 Metres East of Church HouseGroup of 3 Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard About 25 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St AndrewHarford HouseHighfield HouseHolly HouseIgbettiLodge About 80 Metres South West of the RookeryPortugal HouseRaised Pavement and Steps Extending About 200 Metres from Junction with the Chalks to Tun BridgeRaised Pavement, Steps and Railings Extending from the Old School Room About 100 Metres to WestRookstoneStable About 30 Metres West of Harford HouseStable and Attached Wall About 30 Metres North East of the Manor HouseStable, Attached Wall and Gate Piers About 30 Metres South East of the Manor HouseThe Rookey and Attached WallsThe SycamoresTun Bridge over River ChewTunbridge HouseUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 14 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St AndrewUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 34 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St AndrewUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St AndrewUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St AndrewUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St AndrewUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St AndrewWalls, Railings, Gates and Piers Attached to Front of the Beeches and Enclosing ForecourtWell Head About 45 Metres South West of Chew Court
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 69% of Chew Magna
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Chew Magna 197854 ha
54 hain conservation areas, of 78 ha inside the built-up area.
43 of the 43 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 Chew Magna’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1986
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1986 · 281960 · 14
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 14 entries were listed in 1960, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 28 came in 1986, 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.
2 scheduled monuments
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
Chew Magna 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 (53 points, 424 per 10,000 residents)More than 86% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (38%)More than 93% 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.
Homes by age
38% of Chew Magna’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
38%
Before 1900
0.9%
1900–18
3.8%
1919–29
5.7%
1930s
7.6%
1945–54
4.7%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
2.8%
1973–82
4.7%
1983–92
4.7%
1993–99
2.8%
2000–08
7.6%
2009–15
3.8%
2016–25
Chew MagnaEngland & Wales
38% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, 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 (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Chew Magna has the 88th most Grade I buildings of 1,916 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Chew Magna1
#235 of 1,916for listed buildings per resident (344 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
87 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Chew Magna
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chew Magna | 1,249 | 43 | 1 | A+ |
| Bishop Sutton | 1,424 | 2 | 0 | C |
| Whitchurch | 1,992 | 7 | 0 | C |
| Clutton | 1,630 | 7 | 0 | B− |
| Temple Cloud | 1,518 | 9 | 0 | C+ |
| Long Ashton | 5,184 | 59 | 0 | B+ |
| Blagdon | 1,056 | 12 | 0 | A− |
| High Littleton | 1,655 | 8 | 0 | B |
In brief
Chew Magna in brief
Old houses are part of Chew Magna’s character: 38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 43 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 86% of UK towns. Only 87 of the 1,916 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1978. The big year was 1986, when 28 of the 43 went on the list. Beyond that, it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Chew Magna’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Chew Magna?
Historic England lists 43 buildings inside Chew Magna’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 38 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Chew Magna?
One: Church of St Andrew.
Are there scheduled monuments in Chew Magna?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard and Tun Bridge.
How many conservation areas are there in Chew Magna?
1, covering about 54 hectares of the town. The largest is Chew Magna.
When were Chew Magna’s buildings listed?
The first in 1960; the most, 28, in 1986.
How old are the homes in Chew Magna?
38% of homes were built before 1919 and 47% 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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