IChurch · listed 1969Church of the Holy GhostPhoto: Martin Bodman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Crowcombe · Historic England
Crowcombe: 51% of homes built before 1919
For Crowcombe, that is 4 times the typical town’s share, 15%. Historic England lists 22 buildings inside Crowcombe’s built-up area, 1,134 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
22
1,134 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
51%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Crowcombe in 5 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of the Holy GhostGrade I listed
Crowcombe Court and Attached Stables to WestGrade I listed
Church House and Pound Adjoining to North WestGrade II* listed
Churchyard Cross, 2 Metres South of Porch, Church of the Holy GhostGrade II* listed
Village Cross, 30 Metres East of the Carew ArmsGrade II* listedPhotos 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 Crowcombe’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
22 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I3 Grade II*17 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 Crowcombe
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.
IPublic · listed 1969Crowcombe CourtOn the list as Crowcombe Court and Attached Stables to WestPhoto: Nigel Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Crowcombe
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Church · listed 1969Church House and Pound Adjoining to North WestPhoto: Chris Andrews · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1984Churchyard cross immediately south of Holy Ghost ChurchOn the list as Churchyard Cross, 2 Metres South of Porch, Church of the Holy GhostPhoto: Miss Steel · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Memorials · listed 1969Crowcombe village crossOn the list as Village Cross, 30 Metres East of the Carew ArmsPhoto: Martin Bodman · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
The largest group of Crowcombe’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas10
Churches, chapels & priories6
Public & civic buildings2
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Walls, gates & bridges1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
10 entries (45%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 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
17 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 17 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Borough CottageCarew CottagesChapell Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard, 8 Metres South of Porch, Church of the Holy GhostCrowcombe HouseDairy CottageForge Cottage the Old ForgeGatepiers and Gates Fronting Road at Crowcombe HouseIce House, Approximately 150 Metres North of Crowcombe CourtRemains of Spire, In Churchyard 15 Metres East of Chancel, Church of the Holy GhostRose CottagesStables, 10 Metres South East of Crowcombe HouseSunny BankThe Carew Arms and Attached OutbuildingThe CottageThe Glebe House the Old RectoryTimewell Timewell CottageWar Memorial, 10 Metres South East of Church House
How the list grew
More than half of Crowcombe’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 161969 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 6 entries were listed in 1969, 2 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 16 came in 1984, 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.
1 registered park or garden
Crowcombe CourtGrade II
Homes by age
51% of Crowcombe’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
48%
Before 1900
1.1%
1900–18
4.2%
1919–29
1.1%
1930s
4.2%
1945–54
3.2%
1955–64
7.4%
1965–72
3.2%
1973–82
8.4%
1983–92
6.3%
1993–99
5.3%
2000–08
4.2%
2009–15
3.2%
2016–25
CrowcombeEngland & Wales
48% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 8.4% 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 (3 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Crowcombe
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowcombe | 194 | 22 | 2 | — |
| Nether Stowey | 1,483 | 30 | 0 | A− |
| Williton | 2,433 | 66 | 0 | A− |
| Bishops Lydeard | 2,050 | 32 | 1 | B+ |
| Watchet | 3,643 | 25 | 1 | B+ |
| Cotford St Luke | 2,411 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Wiveliscombe | 2,316 | 51 | 0 | A |
| Milverton | 1,112 | 72 | 1 | A+ |
In brief
Crowcombe in brief
More of Crowcombe’s homes are old than in most places: 51% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 22 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1984: 16 of 22. Beyond that, it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Crowcombe’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Crowcombe?
Historic England lists 22 buildings inside Crowcombe’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 17 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Crowcombe?
2, including Church of the Holy Ghost and Crowcombe Court and Attached Stables to West.
Are there scheduled monuments in Crowcombe?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Churchyard cross immediately south of Holy Ghost Church and Crowcombe village cross 170m north west of Holy Ghost Church.
When were Crowcombe’s buildings listed?
The first in 1969; the most, 16, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Crowcombe?
51% of homes were built before 1919 and 56% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Crowcombe 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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