II*Church · listed 1962Church of St MatthewPhoto: Robin Hall · CC BY-SA 2.0
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History of Rowde · Historic England
24 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Rowde’s built-up area, 278 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Rowde, 23 are Grade II. 29% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
24
278 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
29%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Rowde
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 Rowde’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.
24 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*23 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 Rowde
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
What’s protected
The largest group of Rowde’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas11
Churches, chapels & priories9
Walls, gates & bridges1
Public & civic buildings1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
11 entries (46%) are houses, terraces and villas. 9 are churches, chapels and priories.
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
23 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 23 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Alexander Monument in Churchyard About 11 Metres South of East End of South Ailse of Church of St MatthewBarn to West of Myrtle FarmhouseBlaxhall HouseCrook Monument in Churchayrd About 3 Metres East of North Aisle of Church of St MatthewHiscock Monument in Churchyard About 19 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St MatthewLaing Monument in Churchyard About 35 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St MatthewLangenhoeLinfurlongManor HouseMilestone at St 9779 6285 North West of Bridge by Rowde Petrol Filling StationMyrtle FarmhouseNewton HouseProspect HouseRowde HallRowde HouseRowde War Memorial CrossStevens Monument in Churchyard About 12 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St MatthewTaylor Monument at North East Angle of Churchyard of Church of St MatthewThe George and Dragon InnThe Jacobean HouseThe VillaUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St MatthewWillis Monument in Churchyard, In Angle of Tower and North Aisle of Church of St Matthew
How the list grew
More than half of Rowde’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 18
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1962. 18 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
29% of Rowde’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
28%
Before 1900
1.3%
1900–18
4.1%
1919–29
3.1%
1930s
2.3%
1945–54
9.4%
1955–64
21%
1965–72
12%
1973–82
5.1%
1983–92
2.3%
1993–99
8.9%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
2%
2016–25
RowdeEngland & Wales
28% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 21% 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 (6 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Rowde
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowde | 864 | 24 | 0 | — |
| Bromham | 1,066 | 35 | 1 | A |
| Devizes | 19,491 | 336 | 5 | A− |
| Potterne | 1,543 | 56 | 2 | A |
| Bowerhill | 3,976 | 3 | 0 | D |
| Melksham | 18,277 | 158 | 0 | B+ |
| Berryfield | 1,094 | 3 | 0 | D |
| Derry Hill and Studley | 1,027 | 21 | 0 | A− |
In brief
Rowde in brief
More of Rowde’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 24 listed buildings. The big year was 1987, when 18 of the 24 went on the list.
Questions about Rowde’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Rowde?
Historic England lists 24 buildings inside Rowde’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 23 Grade II.
When were Rowde’s buildings listed?
The first in 1962; the most, 18, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Rowde?
29% of homes were built before 1919 and 37% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Rowde 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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