IChurch · listed 1966Church of St MaryPhoto: The Mallick Family · CC BY-SA 2.0
Manor Farmhouse with Attached Range of Outbuildings · Photo: NotFromUtrecht · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Meare · Historic England
9 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Meare’s built-up area, 91 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Meare, 6 are Grade II. 31% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
9
91 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
31%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Meare
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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 Meare’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.
9 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I1 Grade II*6 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 Meare
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 1966Manor FarmhouseOn the list as Manor Farmhouse with Attached Range of OutbuildingsPhoto: NotFromUtrecht · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Meare
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Church · listed 1966Village Cross adjacent to entrance of and in churchyardOn the list as Village Cross Adjacent to Entrance of and in Churchyard, Church of St Mary
Grade II
6 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.
Homes by age
31% of Meare’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
30%
Before 1900
1.4%
1900–18
2.9%
1919–29
1.4%
1930s
2.9%
1945–54
9.8%
1955–64
2.9%
1965–72
9.8%
1973–82
11%
1983–92
5.7%
1993–99
8.4%
2000–08
8.4%
2009–15
5.7%
2016–25
MeareEngland & Wales
30% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 11% 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 Meare
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meare | 990 | 9 | 2 | — |
| Walton | 1,149 | 5 | 0 | C+ |
| Glastonbury | 8,304 | 153 | 7 | A |
| Street | 12,707 | 30 | 1 | B− |
| Wedmore | 1,424 | 70 | 1 | A+ |
| Draycott | 1,069 | 5 | 0 | B |
| Woolavington | 2,324 | 10 | 1 | C |
| Wells | 12,097 | 332 | 23 | A |
In brief
Meare in brief
Old houses are part of Meare’s character: 31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 9 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1966 and 2016.
Questions about Meare’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Meare?
Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Meare’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 6 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Meare?
2, including Church of St Mary and Manor Farmhouse with Attached Range of Outbuildings.
How old are the homes in Meare?
31% of homes were built before 1919 and 36% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Meare 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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