IChurch · listed 1961Church of All SaintsPhoto: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of West Camel · Historic England
13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside West Camel’s built-up area, 290 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in West Camel, 10 are Grade II. 29% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
13
290 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
29%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of West Camel
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 West Camel’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.
13 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 Grade II*10 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 West Camel
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 West Camel
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*House · listed 1961The RectoryPhoto: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1961Naish's Farm House, With Front Boundary Wall and Gate Piers
Grade II
10 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 10 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Church Path Cottage and DovecoteDovecote, 40 Metres South West of the RectoryDownlandsImplement Sheds to West of West Camel FarmLamb Family Altar Tomb, 4 Metres South of the South East Corner of the Chancel, Church of All SaintsLundy CottageSealy Family Chest Tomb, 4 Metres South East of the South East Corner of the Chancel, Church of All SaintsStaly Family Chest Tomb, 2 Metres East of the South East Corner of the Chancel, Church of All SaintsThe Manor HouseTithe Barn, 8 Metres West of the Rectory
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 28% of West Camel
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
West Camel 19907 ha
7 hain conservation areas, of 24 ha inside the built-up area.
12 of the 13 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
6 of West Camel’s 13 listed buildings were added in 1961
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1961 · 61984 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 6 entries were listed in 1961, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
29% of West Camel’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
31%
Before 1900
0%
1900–18
5.7%
1919–29
5.7%
1930s
5.7%
1945–54
5.7%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
9.8%
1973–82
7.8%
1983–92
9.8%
1993–99
5.7%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
0%
2016–25
West CamelEngland & Wales
31% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, 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 (4 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around West Camel
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Camel | 449 | 13 | 1 | — |
| Ilchester | 2,062 | 48 | 0 | B+ |
| Keinton Mandeville | 1,216 | 20 | 0 | A− |
| Yeovil | 50,170 | 131 | 3 | B− |
| Sherborne | 10,359 | 377 | 12 | A+ |
| Castle Cary | 3,451 | 100 | 0 | A |
| Somerton | 5,106 | 123 | 1 | A |
| Milborne Port | 3,207 | 69 | 1 | A |
In brief
West Camel in brief
More of West Camel’s homes are old than in most places: 29% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1990.
Questions about West Camel’s history
How many listed buildings are there in West Camel?
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside West Camel’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 10 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in West Camel?
One: Church of All Saints.
How many conservation areas are there in West Camel?
1, covering about 7 hectares of the town. The largest is West Camel.
When were West Camel’s buildings listed?
The first in 1961; the most, 6, in 1984.
How old are the homes in West Camel?
29% of homes were built before 1919 and 40% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
West Camel 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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