IChurch · listed 1961Church of St Mary the Virgin, Norton-sub-HamdonOn the list as Church of St Mary the VirginPhoto: David Bown · CC BY 3.0
Church of St Mary the Virgin · Photo: David Bown · CC BY 3.0–Not graded
History of Norton sub Hamdon · Historic England
53 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Norton sub Hamdon’s built-up area, 726 for every 10,000 residents. 49 of Norton sub Hamdon’s listed buildings are Grade II. 25% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
53
726 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
25%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Norton sub Hamdon
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 Norton sub Hamdon’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.
53 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*49 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 Norton sub Hamdon
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 Norton sub Hamdon
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*Church · listed 1961Norton-sub-Hamdon DovecoteOn the list as Dovecote in Churchyard, About 15 Metres South West of Church, Church of St Mary the VirginPhoto: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1961Homefield
House · listed 1961Summerhouse About 15 Metres North West of the Manor House
What’s protected
The largest group of Norton sub Hamdon’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas25
Churches, chapels & priories11
Walls, gates & bridges8
Public & civic buildings4
Street furniture3
Inns, shops & warehouses2
25 entries (47%) are houses, terraces and villas. 11 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
49 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 49 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn About 12 Metres West of Knapp FarmhouseBlackspir CottagesBoundary Railings and Gateway in Churchyard, About 23 Metres South West of Church of St Mary the VirginBoundary Wall and Gateway About 15 Metres South of the Coach HouseBrook CottageBrook House, And Front Boundary WallsBrookside CottageChurch RowCottage Between Vine Cottage and NundleCourt Farmhouse, And Front Boundary RailingsCourtfieldCox Monument in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary the VirginCox Monument in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary the VirginDavidgesFormer Stable Block About 18 Metres South of Court FarmhouseHolland Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Vane CottageKnapp Farmhouse and Front Boundary RailingsLord Nelson InnManor FarmhouseMerle CottageMill FarmhouseMrs Hallett's Cottage and NundleMull Monument in Churchyard, About 1 Metre South West of Porch, Church of St Mary the VirginNo 5, And Cast Iron Pump AttachedNorth Boundary Wall and Gateways to the Manor HouseNorton Sub Hamdon Primary SchoolPair Houses on North West Corner, Junction of Great Street and New RoadPatch Monument in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South East of Porch, Church of St Mary the VirginPear Tree CottagePill BridgePost Office and Adjoining CottageQuantock Monument in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South West of Porch, Church of St Mary the VirginRose CottageShepherds Cottage and Front Boundary Wall with GatewayThatchings, And Front Boundary Walls and RailingsThe Coach HouseThe Manor House (Five Occupations)The Old Rectory and Rectory CottageThe Reading RoomTudor CottageTwo Monuments in Churchyard, About One Metre North of North Aisle, Church of St Mary the VirginVane CottageVine CottageWalls Enclosing Nursery Garden, Immediately West of the Coach House, And Gateway and Walls to Hamstone House (Not Listed)West and South Boundary Wall, With Gateway to Courtfield1 and 2, Higher Street3, Broadmead Lane7, 9 and 11, Broadmead Lane
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 35% of Norton sub Hamdon
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Norton sub Hamdon 197813 ha
13 hain conservation areas, of 39 ha inside the built-up area.
49 of the 53 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 Norton sub Hamdon’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 281961 · 24
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 24 entries were listed in 1961, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 28 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
25% of Norton sub Hamdon’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
25%
Before 1900
0%
1900–18
16%
1919–29
3.2%
1930s
4.9%
1945–54
1.7%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
9.8%
1973–82
6.6%
1983–92
4.9%
1993–99
3.2%
2000–08
1.7%
2009–15
9.8%
2016–25
Norton sub HamdonEngland & Wales
25% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1919–29, 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 (12 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Norton sub Hamdon
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton sub Hamdon | 730 | 53 | 1 | — |
| Stoke sub Hamdon | 1,360 | 37 | 1 | A+ |
| Martock | 4,079 | 162 | 2 | A |
| South Petherton | 3,096 | 64 | 1 | A |
| Merriott | 2,068 | 58 | 0 | A |
| Crewkerne | 7,067 | 165 | 1 | A |
| Misterton | 1,037 | 14 | 0 | B |
| Yeovil | 50,170 | 131 | 3 | B− |
In brief
Norton sub Hamdon in brief
More of Norton sub Hamdon’s homes are old than in most places: 25% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 53 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1978. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 28 of 53. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Samuel Lawrence (1879) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Norton sub Hamdon’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Norton sub Hamdon?
Historic England lists 53 buildings inside Norton sub Hamdon’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 49 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Norton sub Hamdon?
One: Church of St Mary the Virgin.
How many conservation areas are there in Norton sub Hamdon?
1, covering about 13 hectares of the town. The largest is Norton sub Hamdon.
When were Norton sub Hamdon’s buildings listed?
The first in 1961; the most, 28, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Norton sub Hamdon?
25% of homes were built before 1919 and 44% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Norton sub Hamdon 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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