IChurch · listed 1955Church of St GeorgePhoto: Geof Sheppard · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church of St George · Photo: Geof Sheppard · CC BY-SA 4.0B−History Grade
History of Ruishton · Historic England
12 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Ruishton’s built-up area, 81 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Ruishton, 9 are Grade II. 13% of its homes were built before 1919. Ruishton grades B− for history.
Listed buildings
12
81 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
13%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Ruishton’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.
12 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 Grade II*9 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 Ruishton
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 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Ruishton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
House · listed 1986Musgrave Farmhouse
Grade II
9 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 9 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
AcklandsDinhams FarmhouseGates Gatepiers and Walls Abutting About 5 Metres on Either Side at Entrance to the VicaragePotmansProcktor Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard About 6 Metres South West of Porch Church of St GeorgeProcktor Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard About 8 Metres South West of Porch Church of St GeorgeRiversdaleThe VicarageWoodlands House and Stable Block Adjoining
How the list grew
More than half of Ruishton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1986
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1986 · 7
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The first 4 entries were listed in 1955, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 7 came in 1986, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Ruishton grades B− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (16 points, 108 per 10,000 residents)More than 59% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (13%)More than 37% 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.
Towns its size
Ruishton has the 96th most Grade I buildings of 1,771 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Ruishton1
#842 of 1,771for listed buildings per resident (81 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
95 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Ruishton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruishton | 1,476 | 12 | 1 | B− |
| Creech St Michael | 2,327 | 16 | 1 | B− |
| Monkton Heathfield | 4,584 | 2 | 0 | D− |
| Taunton | 61,667 | 375 | 6 | A− |
| North Curry | 1,057 | 44 | 1 | A+ |
| Trull | 1,427 | 15 | 1 | B+ |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 3,770 | 9 | 0 | C− |
| North Petherton | 3,180 | 22 | 1 | B |
In brief
Ruishton in brief
The official list counts 12 listed buildings in Ruishton, 1 of them Grade I. Only 95 of the 1,771 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. The big year was 1986, when 7 of the 12 went on the list. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and 13% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Ruishton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Ruishton?
Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Ruishton’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 9 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Ruishton?
One: Church of St George.
When were Ruishton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 7, in 1986.
How old are the homes in Ruishton?
13% of homes were built before 1919 and 19% 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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