IChurch · listed 1986Church of the Holy TrinityPhoto: Celiakozlowski · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: John Baker · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Long Sutton · Historic England
37 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Long Sutton’s built-up area, 740 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Long Sutton, 33 are Grade II. 42% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
37
740 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
42%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Long Sutton
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 Long Sutton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
37 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*33 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 Long Sutton
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 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Long Sutton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*Public · listed 1959Court HousePhoto: Stuart Logan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1959The Friend's Meeting HouseOn the list as Long Sutton Quaker Meeting House
House · listed 1959The Manor House
What’s protected
Most of Long Sutton’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas23
Public & civic buildings4
Churches, chapels & priories3
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
Walls, gates & bridges2
Street furniture1
23 entries (62%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 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
33 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 33 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Base Fragment of Churchyard Cross, North of Church of the Holy TrinityBrook FarmhouseCottage with Outbuildings 50 Metres North East of Vale HouseCrouds FarmhouseCrown CottageForge CottageFormer Stable and Coach House 10 Metres North of the Manor HouseGlovington HouseGranary 20 Metres East of the Manor HouseGreystonesHill HouseHouse Next West from Shapcott (Not Included in This List)House and Shop 2 Metres North of Stuckeys HouseLittle ThatchLong Sutton FarmhouseLong Sutton HouseLong Sutton Primary SchoolLong Sutton War MemorialMilestone in Front Boundary Wall, No.21 (House Not Included in List)North and East Boundary Walls, And Gateway to Friends' Meeting HousePeace Lane CottagePigeon House and attached outbuilding 4 metres west of Court HousePlot CornerStuckeys HouseSutton Farmhouse, And Outbuildings AttachedThe Devonshire Arms HotelThe Pump House 18 Metres South East of Plot CornerThe School House, With Front Boundary RailingsThe Stores and Integral HouseUpton CottageUpton CrossVale HouseWoodstock
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 15% of Long Sutton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Long Sutton 19768 ha
8 hain conservation areas, of 51 ha inside the built-up area.
20 of the 37 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 Long Sutton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1986
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1986 · 201959 · 16
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The first 16 entries were listed in 1959. 20 came in 1986, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
42% of Long Sutton’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
43%
Before 1900
1.9%
1900–18
1.9%
1919–29
3.7%
1930s
5.6%
1945–54
3.7%
1955–64
9.8%
1965–72
9.8%
1973–82
9.8%
1983–92
3.7%
1993–99
5.6%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
1.9%
2016–25
Long SuttonEngland & Wales
43% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 9.8% 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 (12 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Long Sutton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Sutton | 500 | 37 | 1 | — |
| Somerton | 5,106 | 123 | 1 | A |
| Langport | 3,578 | 78 | 3 | A− |
| Martock | 4,079 | 162 | 2 | A |
| Ilchester | 2,062 | 48 | 0 | B+ |
| Curry Rivel | 2,009 | 32 | 1 | A− |
| Stoke sub Hamdon | 1,360 | 37 | 1 | A+ |
| South Petherton | 3,096 | 64 | 1 | A |
In brief
Long Sutton in brief
Old houses are part of Long Sutton’s character: 42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 37 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1976.
Of the whole list, 62% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1986: 20 of 37. The rest is about typical: George Palmer (1818) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Long Sutton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Long Sutton?
Historic England lists 37 buildings inside Long Sutton’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 33 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Long Sutton?
One: Church of the Holy Trinity.
How many conservation areas are there in Long Sutton?
1, covering about 8 hectares of the town. The largest is Long Sutton.
When were Long Sutton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1959; the most, 20, in 1986.
How old are the homes in Long Sutton?
42% of homes were built before 1919 and 47% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Long Sutton 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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