IWalls & gates · listed 1961Abbey FarmhouseOn the list as Abbey Farmhouse and Farm Gate and Stile to North West CornerPhoto: John M · CC BY-SA 2.0
Montacute House · Photo: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
History of Montacute · Historic England
85 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Montacute’s built-up area, 983 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 31% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
85
983 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
31%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Montacute
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Abbey Farmhouse and Farm Gate and Stile to North West CornerGrade I listed
Church of St CatherineGrade II* listed
The Lodge, about 165 metres south-south-west of Montacute HouseGrade 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 Montacute’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.
85 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I2 Grade II*81 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 Montacute
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 1961Montacute HousePhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Grade II*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Montacute
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Church · listed 1961Church of St CatherinePhoto: Jim Champion · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1961The Lodge, about 165 metres south-south-west of Montacute HousePhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Historic streets
The Borough has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
The Borough8 listed
Middle Street6 listed
South Street4 listed
Bishopston3 listed
Of the 85 entries, 22 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
The largest group of Montacute’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas42
Churches, chapels & priories26
Walls, gates & bridges9
Public & civic buildings3
Street furniture2
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
42 entries (49%) are houses, terraces and villas. 26 are churches, chapels and priories.
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
81 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 81 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Abbey GateBaker Monument in Churchyard, About 28 Metres South of Nave, Church of St CatherineBaytree FarmhouseCarents CottageCoffin Lid in Churchyard, Against North Face of Tower, Church of St CatherineDidd Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St CatherineDrinking FountainEast patio, with steps and columns, to Montacute HouseGreystone CottageGroup of Outbuildings About 12 Metres North of Abbey FarmhouseHodder Monument in Churchyard, About 21 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St CatherineJasmine CottageK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Post OfficeMedieval Stone Feature in Churchyard, About 17 Metres South of Nave, Church of St CatherineMonks HouseMontacute Baptist Church, And Front Boundary Wall and RailingsMontacute Church of England Voluntary Control Primary School, And Front Boundary RailingsMontacute CottageMyrtle FarmhouseNo 2, And Front Boundary RailingsNo 21 and Linking Wall to SouthNo 50, With Front Boundary Railings and North Wing WallNorth and west boundary walls, and north-west gateway, to Church of St. CatherinePark HousePhelips Arms HotelPost Office and Telephone Call Box AdjoiningPrivy About 15 Metres West of No 21 the BoroughQuadrangle, about 6 metres south of Montacute House, and walls enclosing car park to southRange of Farm Buildings, About 40 Metres South of Abbey Farmhouse, And Pond About 5 Metres to EastRange of Farmbuildings, About 5 Metres North West of Myrtle FarmhouseRemains of Cross in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of Tower, Church of St CatherineRichmond Chubb Monument in Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of Vestry, Church of St CatherineSouth-west gateway to Montacute HouseStable block, about 70 metres south-west of Montacute HouseStone Coffin in Churchyard, Against South Side of Tower, Church of St CatherineSummerhouse, about 120 metres south of Montacute House, and the row of 5 freestanding columns to eastThe ChantryThe Kings Arms InnThe Milk HouseThe Old BakeryThe Old Vicarage and Adjacent Gateway and Boundary WallThe Two Houses Immediately West of, And Attached to No 27 the BoroughThe north terrace, retaining wall and central steps, to Montacute HouseThe orangery and linking wing walling to the north-west corner of Montacute HouseTrask Monument in Churchyard, About 16 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St CatherineTrent Monument in Churchyard, About 21 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St CatherineUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of Nave, Church of St CatherineUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 12 Metres South South East of Tower, Church of St CatherineUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 19 Metres South South East of Tower, Church of St CatherineUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 28 Metres South of Nave, Church of St CatherineUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 29 Metres South of Tower, Church of St CatherineUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 30 Metres South South East of Tower, Church of St CatherineUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 31 Metres South of Tower, Church of St CatherineUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 4 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St CatherineUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St CatherineUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St CatherineUnidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres South of Nave, Church of St CatherineWilton Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St CatherineWoodbine Cottage, With Front Boundary Railings1, South Street10, Middle Street10A, Middle Street11A, Middle Street12, Middle Street13, Middle Street19 and 20, The Borough22, The Borough23 and 24, The Borough25 (Acorn Cottage) and 26, The Borough27, The Borough29 and 30, Bishopston3 and 4, The Borough3, Townsend35, The Gallery and 36, Bishopston3A, South Street46, 47 and 48, Bishopston5 and 6, South Street6 and 8, Middle Street6, The Borough7 and 8, The Borough7, 8 and 9, South Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 68% of Montacute
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Montacute 197018 ha
18 hain conservation areas, of 26 ha inside the built-up area.
84 of the 85 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 Montacute’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1961
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1961 · 431987 · 41
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 43 entries were listed in 1961, 2 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 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.
1 registered park or garden
Montacute HouseGrade I
Homes by age
31% of Montacute’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
24%
Before 1900
7.3%
1900–18
15%
1919–29
5.4%
1930s
13%
1945–54
9%
1955–64
7.3%
1965–72
5.4%
1973–82
3.7%
1983–92
3.7%
1993–99
1.7%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
5.4%
2016–25
MontacuteEngland & Wales
24% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1919–29, which added 15% 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 (7 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Montacute
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montacute | 865 | 85 | 2 | — |
| Stoke sub Hamdon | 1,360 | 37 | 1 | A+ |
| Martock | 4,079 | 162 | 2 | A |
| Yeovil | 50,170 | 131 | 3 | B− |
| South Petherton | 3,096 | 64 | 1 | A |
| Ilchester | 2,062 | 48 | 0 | B+ |
| Merriott | 2,068 | 58 | 0 | A |
| Barwick and Stoford | 1,095 | 15 | 0 | B |
In brief
Montacute in brief
More of Montacute’s homes are old than in most places: 31% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 85 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1970. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1961: 43 of 85. Beyond that, it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Montacute’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Montacute?
Historic England lists 85 buildings inside Montacute’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 81 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Montacute?
2, including Abbey Farmhouse and Farm Gate and Stile to North West Corner and Montacute House.
Which street in Montacute has the most listed buildings?
The Borough (8), Middle Street (6) and South Street (4) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Montacute?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Site of a Cluniac priory immediately east of Abbey Farm.
How many conservation areas are there in Montacute?
1, covering about 18 hectares of the town. The largest is Montacute.
When were Montacute’s buildings listed?
The first in 1961; the most, 43, in 1961.
How old are the homes in Montacute?
31% of homes were built before 1919 and 51% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Montacute 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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