IChurch · listed 1960Church of St Michael the ArchangelOn the list as Church of St Michael and All AngelsPhoto: Rick Crowley · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Rodw · Public domain–Not graded
History of Compton Martin · Historic England
9 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Compton Martin’s built-up area, 162 for every 10,000 residents. 8 of Compton Martin’s listed buildings are Grade II. 36% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
9
162 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
36%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Compton Martin
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 Compton Martin’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
9 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*8 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 Compton Martin
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
8 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 8 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Combe FarmhouseCoombe LodgeEarls FarmhouseHighfield HouseKing Walter Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South East of South Chapel of Church of St MichaelParsons Hill and Old Rectory and Attached Stable BlockSymes Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St MichaelUnidentified Monument and Crosse Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres North of Porch of St Michaels Church
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 33% of Compton Martin
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Compton Martin 199311 ha
11 hain conservation areas, of 33 ha inside the built-up area.
8 of the 9 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.
Homes by age
36% of Compton Martin’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
37%
Before 1900
0%
1900–18
6.8%
1919–29
4.5%
1930s
4.5%
1945–54
8.6%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
4.5%
1973–82
4.5%
1983–92
6.8%
1993–99
4.5%
2000–08
2.3%
2009–15
2.3%
2016–25
Compton MartinEngland & Wales
37% 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.
Born here
3 notable people born in Compton Martin before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Wulfric of Haselbury
George Baker
William Henry Wilkins
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Wulfric of Haselbury1080–1154 · Anchorite and saint
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George Baker1849–1879 · English cricketer, born 1849
William Henry Wilkins1860–1905 · English writer, best known as a royal biographer and campaigner for i…
Everyone born in Compton Martin → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Compton Martin
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton Martin | 554 | 9 | 1 | — |
| Blagdon | 1,056 | 12 | 0 | A− |
| Bishop Sutton | 1,424 | 2 | 0 | C |
| Chew Magna | 1,249 | 43 | 1 | A+ |
| Temple Cloud | 1,518 | 9 | 0 | C+ |
| Clutton | 1,630 | 7 | 0 | B− |
| Draycott | 1,069 | 5 | 0 | B |
| Cheddar | 5,841 | 35 | 1 | B+ |
In brief
Compton Martin in brief
Old houses are part of Compton Martin’s character: 36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 9 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1993. Wulfric of Haselbury (1080), George Baker (1849) and William Henry Wilkins (1860) were all born here before 1900. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1960 and 1986.
Questions about Compton Martin’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Compton Martin?
Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Compton Martin’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 8 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Compton Martin?
One: Church of St Michael and All Angels.
How many conservation areas are there in Compton Martin?
1, covering about 11 hectares of the town. The largest is Compton Martin.
Who was born in Compton Martin?
Among people born before 1900: Wulfric of Haselbury (1080), George Baker (1849) and William Henry Wilkins (1860).
How old are the homes in Compton Martin?
36% of homes were built before 1919 and 47% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Compton Martin 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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