II*Church · listed 1963Church of St Mary the VirginPhoto: Martin Southwood · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0A−History Grade
History of Nether Stowey · Historic England
30 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Nether Stowey’s built-up area, 202 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 23% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. Nether Stowey grades A− for history.
Listed buildings
30
202 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
23%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Nether Stowey
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II* listed
Coleridge's CottageGrade II* listed
Gazebo and Attached Walling Bounding Grounds of Stowey CourtGrade 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 Nether Stowey’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
30 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I3 Grade II*27 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 II*
The 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Nether Stowey
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*House · listed 1963Coleridge CottageOn the list as Coleridge's CottagePhoto: Andrew Riley · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1963Gazebo and Attached Walling Bounding Grounds of Stowey CourtPhoto: Chris Andrews · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Nether Stowey’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas21
Public & civic buildings4
Walls, gates & bridges3
Churches, chapels & priories2
21 entries (70%) are houses, terraces and villas. 2 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
27 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 27 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Brook HouseCastle Hill HouseClock TowerForecourt Walls and Garden Room to Stowey CourtNo 7 and Attached Office to LeftOakford House and Attached Wall to LeftPoole HouseRose and CrownScottsSocket of Churchyard Cross, In Churchyard 10 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Mary the VirginStakes CottageStowey Cottages Stowey HouseStowey CourtThe Clock House Including Flats 1-6The Old HouseToll House and Gate Piers to LeftXanadu10, St Mary's Street18, Castle Street20, 22 and 24, Castle Street23, Lime Street28, Castle Street30, Castle Street34, Castle Street35, Mill Lane53 Castle Street9, St Mary's Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 17% of Nether Stowey
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Nether Stowey 199110 ha
10 hain conservation areas, of 60 ha inside the built-up area.
27 of the 30 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
14 of Nether Stowey’s 30 listed buildings were added in 1963
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1963 · 141985 · 14
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 14 entries were listed in 1963. 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.
History Grade
Nether Stowey grades A− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (35 points, 236 per 10,000 residents)More than 77% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (23%)More than 70% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
23% of Nether Stowey’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
0%
1900–18
2%
1919–29
2%
1930s
5.2%
1945–54
10%
1955–64
9.3%
1965–72
16%
1973–82
8.3%
1983–92
2%
1993–99
9.3%
2000–08
2%
2009–15
10%
2016–25
Nether StoweyEngland & Wales
24% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 16% 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 Nether Stowey
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nether Stowey | 1,483 | 30 | 0 | A− |
| Cannington | 2,315 | 29 | 3 | A− |
| Wembdon | 1,772 | 7 | 0 | C+ |
| Bishops Lydeard | 2,050 | 32 | 1 | B+ |
| Williton | 2,433 | 66 | 0 | A− |
| Bridgwater | 47,846 | 206 | 17 | B+ |
| North Petherton | 3,180 | 22 | 1 | B |
| Watchet | 3,643 | 25 | 1 | B+ |
In brief
Nether Stowey in brief
Old houses are part of Nether Stowey’s character: 23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 30 listed buildings. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 77% of UK towns.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1991. Most entries on the list, 70%, are houses, terraces and villas. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Nether Stowey’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Nether Stowey?
Historic England lists 30 buildings inside Nether Stowey’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 27 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Nether Stowey?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard.
How many conservation areas are there in Nether Stowey?
1, covering about 10 hectares of the town. The largest is Nether Stowey.
When were Nether Stowey’s buildings listed?
The first in 1963; the most, 14, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Nether Stowey?
23% of homes were built before 1919 and 27% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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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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