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History of Potterne · Historic England
56 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Potterne’s built-up area, 363 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Potterne, 53 are Grade II. 27% of its homes were built before 1919. Potterne grades A for history.
Listed buildings
56
363 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
27%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Potterne
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 Potterne’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.
56 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I1 Grade II*53 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 Potterne
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 1962Porch HousePhoto: Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Potterne
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
House · listed 1962The Red House at Eastwell House
What’s protected
Most of Potterne’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas36
Churches, chapels & priories12
Walls, gates & bridges3
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Street furniture1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Public & civic buildings1
36 entries (64%) are houses, terraces and villas. 12 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
53 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 53 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Biggs Monument in Churchyard by South West Angle of Church of St MaryBox CottageChurch HouseChurchyard Wall with Monuments at South East Angle of ChurchyardCoach House at Eastwell HouseCoach House at No 3Cosy CottageCourthill FarmhouseCourthill HouseDole Stone in Churchyard About 5 Metres North West of North Porch of Church of St MaryEastwell HouseFord and Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 13 Metres North North West of North West Angle of Church of St MaryGables Cottage the GablesGate Piers and Gates at North West Entry to ChurchyardGlass Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North of Dole Stone, North West of North Porch of Church of St MaryGlass and Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 2 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St MaryMary Glass Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres North of North East Angle of Church of St MaryMilestone About 100 Metres South West of Junction with Silver StreetNafford HouseOutbuilding to South West of Eastwell HousePackway HousePilgrims CottagePotterne War MemorialRead Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres North of Lye Monument, North of North Porvh of Church of St MarySandfield HouseStable to Rear of Courthill HouseStable to Rear of No 35 (The Crofts)Stables at Manor HouseSummerhouse to West of Eastwell HouseThe Bell InnThe CroftsThe George and DragonThe Manor HouseThe Old King's ArmsThe Post OfficeThe VicarageTwo Hampton Monuments in Churchyard About 15 Metres South of South Porch of St MaryTwo Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of South East Angle of Church of St MaryTwo Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 6 Metres North East of North East Angle of Church of St MaryVine CottageWellhead in Garden of No 6 (Porch House)Whistley Pump and Single Span Bridge to Immediately to the SouthWhite and Lye Monuments in Churchyard East of Path, About 5 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St MaryWoodbridge HouseYew Tree Cottage10, Duck Street23-25, High Street34, Court Hill4 and 5, High Street4, The Butts4, Whistley Road7 and 8, High Street9, High Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 16% of Potterne
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Potterne 198110 ha
10 hain conservation areas, of 66 ha inside the built-up area.
42 of the 56 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 Potterne’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 451962 · 9
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 9 entries were listed in 1962, 2 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 45 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 2 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Potterne 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 (61 points, 395 per 10,000 residents)More than 87% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (27%)More than 78% 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
27% of Potterne’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
26%
Before 1900
1.4%
1900–18
8.6%
1919–29
2.9%
1930s
2.9%
1945–54
13%
1955–64
24%
1965–72
7.1%
1973–82
1.4%
1983–92
5.7%
1993–99
4.3%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
2.9%
2016–25
PotterneEngland & Wales
26% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 24% 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 (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Potterne has the 36th most Grade I buildings of 1,731 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Potterne2
#152 of 1,731for listed buildings per resident (363 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
35 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Potterne
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potterne | 1,543 | 56 | 2 | A |
| Devizes | 19,491 | 336 | 5 | A− |
| Market Lavington | 1,810 | 63 | 2 | A |
| Littleton Panell | 1,334 | 37 | 1 | A |
| Bromham | 1,066 | 35 | 1 | A |
| Bowerhill | 3,976 | 3 | 0 | D |
| Melksham | 18,277 | 158 | 0 | B+ |
| Berryfield | 1,094 | 3 | 0 | D |
In brief
Potterne in brief
More of Potterne’s homes are old than in most places: 27% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 56 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 87% of UK towns. Only 35 of the 1,731 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1981. Most entries on the list, 64%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1987, when 45 of the 56 went on the list.
Questions about Potterne’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Potterne?
Historic England lists 56 buildings inside Potterne’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 53 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Potterne?
2, including Church of St Mary and Porch House.
How many conservation areas are there in Potterne?
1, covering about 10 hectares of the town. The largest is Potterne.
When were Potterne’s buildings listed?
The first in 1962; the most, 45, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Potterne?
27% of homes were built before 1919 and 38% 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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