IChurch · listed 1961Church of St Mary the VirginPhoto: Martin Bodman · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Old Manor · Photo: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Croscombe · Historic England
50 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Croscombe’s built-up area, 865 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 39% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
50
865 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
39%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Croscombe
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St Mary the VirginGrade I listed
The Manor HouseGrade II* listed
Village Cross Adjacent to the Bull TerrierGrade 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 Croscombe’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.
50 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I3 Grade II*45 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 Croscombe
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 Old ManorPhoto: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Croscombe
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed.
II*House · listed 1961The Manor HousePhoto: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Memorials · listed 1961Village Cross Adjacent to the Bull TerrierPhoto: Sharon Loxton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1961The Old Chapel
What’s protected
Most of Croscombe’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas34
Churches, chapels & priories7
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Public & civic buildings2
Walls, gates & bridges2
Street furniture1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
34 entries (68%) are houses, terraces and villas. 7 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 2 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
45 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 45 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Alma Cottage SunnysideAshley HouseBarn Adjacent to North of Church CottageChantry HouseChurch CottageChurch Room Adjacent to North Side to Tower, Church of St Mary the VirginCliff View HouseCorner CottageCroscombe roadbridge over the River SheppeyEnstoneFig Tree CottageGreyhound Farmhouse and Attached Outbuilding WingGulleysHolly CottageHouse Adjacent to West of Mill HouseIvy HouseK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Manor HouseLaurel HouseLaurel Villa and Two Attached Houses to EastLong Street HouseLower MillsMill Cottage Millstream CottageMill House Mill ViewMullionsParadise HouseParsonage FarmhouseParsonage HousePost OfficePound Cottage and Attached PoundRock Cottage and Boundary WallRock House Rock TerraceRock TerraceRosegarthSaddlers and Attached Cottage to WestSunnyholmeThe Bull TerrierThe Old BakeryThe Old Grammar SchoolThe RectoryUnknown Monument, In Churchyard About 20 M South of South Porch, Church of St Mary the VirginWalling, Gatepiers and Gates to South-West Side of Churchyard, Church of St Mary the VirginWaterfall Cottage and Attached Outbuilding to WestWesterly and Riverside1, Rock Street2, Rock Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 41% of Croscombe
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Croscombe 197711 ha
11 hain conservation areas, of 26 ha inside the built-up area.
50 of the 50 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 Croscombe’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 411961 · 8
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 8 entries were listed in 1961, 2 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 41 came in 1985, 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.
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
39% of Croscombe’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%
1900–18
1.2%
1919–29
4.3%
1930s
6.2%
1945–54
7%
1955–64
9.3%
1965–72
5.1%
1973–82
4.3%
1983–92
4.3%
1993–99
6.2%
2000–08
7%
2009–15
7%
2016–25
CroscombeEngland & Wales
38% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 9.3% 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 (16 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Croscombe
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croscombe | 578 | 50 | 2 | — |
| Shepton Mallet | 9,645 | 211 | 1 | A |
| Pilton | 1,104 | 41 | 2 | A+ |
| Wells | 12,097 | 332 | 23 | A |
| Evercreech | 2,165 | 34 | 1 | A |
| Chilcompton | 1,857 | 18 | 0 | B+ |
| Glastonbury | 8,304 | 153 | 7 | A |
| Coleford | 2,235 | 10 | 0 | B− |
In brief
Croscombe in brief
Old houses are part of Croscombe’s character: 39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 50 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1977.
Most entries on the list, 68%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1985, when 41 of the 50 went on the list. The rest is about typical: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Croscombe’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Croscombe?
Historic England lists 50 buildings inside Croscombe’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 45 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Croscombe?
2, including Church of St Mary the Virgin and The Old Manor.
Are there scheduled monuments in Croscombe?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Medieval standing cross 80m south of St Mary's Church.
How many conservation areas are there in Croscombe?
1, covering about 11 hectares of the town. The largest is Croscombe.
When were Croscombe’s buildings listed?
The first in 1961; the most, 41, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Croscombe?
39% of homes were built before 1919 and 44% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Croscombe 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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