IChurch · listed 1961Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.0A+History Grade
History of Pilton · Historic England
41 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Pilton’s built-up area, 371 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 39% of its homes were built before 1919. Pilton grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
41
371 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
39%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Pilton
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Church of St John the BaptistGrade I listed
Former Tithe Barn in Farmyard at Cumhill FarmGrade I 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 Pilton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
41 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I2 Grade II*37 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 Pilton
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 1961Tithe BarnOn the list as Former Tithe Barn in Farmyard at Cumhill FarmPhoto: Nigel Freeman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Pilton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
House · listed 1961Grey Gables
Walls & gates · listed 1961The Manor House and Attached Wall to Rear
What’s protected
Most of Pilton’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas22
Walls, gates & bridges8
Churches, chapels & priories7
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Public & civic buildings1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
22 entries (54%) are houses, terraces and villas. 7 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 2 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
37 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 37 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Arch VillaBatch CottagesBeale's HouseBoundary Marker in the Churchyard, Church of St John the BaptistClematis Cottage Corner CottageCrown InnDovecote in Yard to Rear of the Manor HouseDunston Cottage Toll CottageEast Town FarmhouseEbenezer Chapel and Forecourt WallForecourt Wall, Gate Piers, Gates and Railings to the Gable HouseHazeldeneLaurel Cottage Stone CottageLittle Malta Malta House Middle MaltaMilepost South West of Pilton School HouseMonks MillMulberry CottageOrchard HousePair of Gate Piers and Boundary Walling at Driveway Entrance to the Manor HousePhippin Family Monument in the Churchyard, 6 Meters South of the Nave, Church of St John the BaptistPilton HousePilton StoresPilton War MemorialRecumbent Figures of a Merchant and His Lady in the Churchyard, 3 Metres South of Nave, Church of St John the BaptistRiverdaleSection of Railings with Gate on Roadside at Right Angles to Frontage of Grey GablesSt Mary's CottageStable and Coach House Adjacent to Left Return of Pilton HouseStairway and Associated Railings and Gate at South Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St John the BaptistTablet to Rogers Family, 10 Metres North of Chancel, In the Churchyard, Church of St John the BaptistThe Dell Whiteleaf CottageThe Gable HouseUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 10 Metres North of North Aisle, Church of St John the BaptistWellandsWesleyan Methodist ChapelYew Tree CottageYew Tree Farmhouse, Wall and Gates
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 43% of Pilton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Pilton 197727 ha
27 hain conservation areas, of 64 ha inside the built-up area.
37 of the 41 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 Pilton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 311961 · 8
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 8 entries were listed in 1961, 2 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 31 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has 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
Pilton 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 (49 points, 444 per 10,000 residents)More than 85% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (39%)More than 93% 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
39% of Pilton’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
38%
Before 1900
0%
1900–18
1%
1919–29
4.1%
1930s
6.2%
1945–54
7.2%
1955–64
9.2%
1965–72
5.1%
1973–82
4.1%
1983–92
4.1%
1993–99
6.2%
2000–08
7.2%
2009–15
7.2%
2016–25
PiltonEngland & Wales
38% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 9.2% 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 (30 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Pilton has the 27th most Grade I buildings of 2,045 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Pilton2
#248 of 2,045for listed buildings per resident (371 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
26 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Pilton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilton | 1,104 | 41 | 2 | A+ |
| Shepton Mallet | 9,645 | 211 | 1 | A |
| Evercreech | 2,165 | 34 | 1 | A |
| Wells | 12,097 | 332 | 23 | A |
| Glastonbury | 8,304 | 153 | 7 | A |
| Castle Cary | 3,451 | 100 | 0 | A |
| Bruton | 2,816 | 132 | 3 | A+ |
| Keinton Mandeville | 1,216 | 20 | 0 | A− |
In brief
Pilton in brief
More of Pilton’s homes are old than in most places: 39% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 41 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 85% of UK towns. Only 26 of the 2,045 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1977. Of the whole list, 54% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 31 of 41. Beyond that, it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Pilton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Pilton?
Historic England lists 41 buildings inside Pilton’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 37 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Pilton?
2, including Church of St John the Baptist and Former Tithe Barn in Farmyard at Cumhill Farm.
Are there scheduled monuments in Pilton?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Tithe barn.
How many conservation areas are there in Pilton?
1, covering about 27 hectares of the town. The largest is Pilton.
When were Pilton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1961; the most, 31, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Pilton?
39% of homes were built before 1919 and 44% 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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