II*Church · listed 1958Church of St MichaelPhoto: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Seavington St Michael · Historic England
15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Seavington St Michael’s built-up area, 1,190 for every 10,000 residents. 14 of Seavington St Michael’s listed buildings are Grade II. 33% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
15
1,190 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
33%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Seavington St Michael
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. 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 Seavington St Michael’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
15 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*14 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 Grade II* listed building in Seavington St Michael
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
14 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 14 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
BuckrellsCourt FarmhouseGroup of Six Monuments in Churchyard, To North and East of North Porch, Church of St MichaelOutbuilding About 5 Metres East of the the BeechesOutbuildings and Vehicle Gateway About 5 Metres South of Seavington HouseRoad BridgeRow of Cottages Between the Volunteer Arms Public House (Not Listed) and Swan ThatchSeavington House, And Front Boundary Walling and RailingSwan ThatchThe BeechesThe Old RectoryThe Pheasant Hotel and RestaurantUpton House, And Front Boundary WallVillage Pound on West Boundary of Churchyard, Church of St Michael
How the list grew
More than half of Seavington St Michael’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 81958 · 7
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 7 entries were listed in 1958. 8 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
33% of Seavington St Michael’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
29%
Before 1900
3.2%
1900–18
3.2%
1919–29
4.8%
1930s
3.2%
1945–54
3.2%
1955–64
7.9%
1965–72
11%
1973–82
11%
1983–92
6.3%
1993–99
6.3%
2000–08
3.2%
2009–15
7.9%
2016–25
Seavington St MichaelEngland & Wales
29% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 11% 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 (3 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Seavington St Michael
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seavington St Michael | 126 | 15 | 0 | — |
| South Petherton | 3,096 | 64 | 1 | A |
| Merriott | 2,068 | 58 | 0 | A |
| Ilminster | 5,961 | 144 | 1 | A |
| Crewkerne | 7,067 | 165 | 1 | A |
| Stoke sub Hamdon | 1,360 | 37 | 1 | A+ |
| Martock | 4,079 | 162 | 2 | A |
| Misterton | 1,037 | 14 | 0 | B |
In brief
Seavington St Michael in brief
Old houses are part of Seavington St Michael’s character: 33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 15 listed buildings. The big year was 1988, when 8 of the 15 went on the list. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Arthur Linton (1868) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Seavington St Michael’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Seavington St Michael?
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Seavington St Michael’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 14 Grade II.
When were Seavington St Michael’s buildings listed?
The first in 1958; the most, 8, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Seavington St Michael?
33% of homes were built before 1919 and 41% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Seavington St Michael 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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