IChurch · listed 1963Church of St MichaelPhoto: Dbown100 · CC BY 3.0
Church of St Michael · Photo: Dbown100 · CC BY 3.0–Not graded
History of Othery · Historic England
14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Othery’s built-up area, 204 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 13 of Othery’s listed buildings. 28% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
14
204 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
28%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Othery’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
14 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*13 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 Othery
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
13 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 13 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Church FarmhouseCongregational ChapelDrake HouseKingston FarmhouseLittle England FarmhouseManor HouseOthery Mill at Ngr St 3842 3149Pair of Unidentified Chest Tombs in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St MichaelSchool RoomThe CedarsThe Old BakeryThe ThatchWalnut Tree Cottage
How the list grew
More than half of Othery’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 11
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1963, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 11 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
28% of Othery’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
2.8%
1900–18
1.3%
1919–29
1.3%
1930s
5.6%
1945–54
5.6%
1955–64
9.7%
1965–72
6.9%
1973–82
13%
1983–92
6.9%
1993–99
8.5%
2000–08
5.6%
2009–15
9.7%
2016–25
OtheryEngland & Wales
24% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 13% 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 (5 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Othery
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Othery | 686 | 14 | 1 | — |
| Westonzoyland | 1,463 | 13 | 1 | B− |
| Langport | 3,578 | 78 | 3 | A− |
| Curry Rivel | 2,009 | 32 | 1 | A− |
| North Curry | 1,057 | 44 | 1 | A+ |
| North Petherton | 3,180 | 22 | 1 | B |
| Walton | 1,149 | 5 | 0 | C+ |
| Bridgwater | 47,846 | 206 | 17 | B+ |
In brief
Othery in brief
Old houses are part of Othery’s character: 28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 11 of 14.
Questions about Othery’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Othery?
Historic England lists 14 buildings inside Othery’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 13 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Othery?
One: Church of St Michael.
When were Othery’s buildings listed?
The first in 1963; the most, 11, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Othery?
28% of homes were built before 1919 and 30% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Othery 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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