IChurch · listed 1961Church of St AndrewPhoto: AlanFord · Public domain
The Refectory the Vicarage · Photo: Rodw · Public domainBHistory Grade
History of Congresbury · Historic England
18 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Congresbury’s built-up area, 64 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings. 14% of its homes were built before 1919. Congresbury grades B for history: #28 of 49 in Somerset.
Listed buildings
18
64 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
14%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Congresbury in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St AndrewGrade I listed
Village CrossGrade II* listed
The Congresbury ArmsGrade II listed
Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyardScheduled monument
Clarence CourtGrade 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 Congresbury’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.
18 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I1 Grade II*15 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 2 Grade I listed buildings in Congresbury
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.
IHouse · listed 1961The VicarageOn the list as The Refectory the VicaragePhoto: Rodw · Public domain
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Congresbury
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Memorials · listed 1961Congresbury village crossOn the list as Village CrossPhoto: FollowMeChaps · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II
15 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 15 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Burrow Monument in Churchyard 6 Metres South of Porch, Church of St AndrewClarence CourtJohn Wall Railed Tomb Enclosure in Churchyard 10 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St AndrewKnight Monument in Churchyard 1 Metre South of Chancel, Church of St AndrewPark FarmhousePineapple Farmhouse with Garden WallsRhodyate HouseRhodyate LodgeSilver Street HouseSilvercraig the Old RectoryThe BirchesThe Congresbury ArmsThe Court HouseWalls and Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard 1 Metre East of Church of St AndrewYeoman's Orchard
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 8% of Congresbury
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Congresbury 199011 ha
11 hain conservation areas, of 135 ha inside the built-up area.
11 of the 18 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
9 of Congresbury’s 18 listed buildings were added in 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 91961 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 6 entries were listed in 1961, 2 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 9 came in 1987, 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
Congresbury 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 (27 points, 97 per 10,000 residents)More than 65% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (14%)More than 42% 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
Congresbury has the 42nd most Grade I buildings of 1,267 towns its size
Places of 2,000–4,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Congresbury2
#538 of 1,267for listed buildings per resident (64 per 10,000). Painswick, Sandwich and Chipping Campden lead.
41 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Congresbury
In brief
Congresbury in brief
Congresbury has 18 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I, including Church of St Andrew. Only 41 of the 1,267 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1990. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; it also has 2 scheduled monuments; and 14% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Congresbury’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Congresbury?
Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Congresbury’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 15 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Congresbury?
2, including Church of St Andrew and The Refectory the Vicarage.
Are there scheduled monuments in Congresbury?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard and Congresbury village cross.
How many conservation areas are there in Congresbury?
1, covering about 11 hectares of the town. The largest is Congresbury.
When were Congresbury’s buildings listed?
The first in 1961; the most, 9, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Congresbury?
14% of homes were built before 1919 and 19% 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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