How many listed buildings are in North Devon? 2,678 listed buildings

Is a home in North Devon likely to be in a conservation area?

A bit more likely than in most places: about 15.9% of homes in North Devon are in a conservation area, compared with 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.

In a conservation area you usually need planning permission for work that would be allowed elsewhere, such as cladding, side extensions, some roof changes and demolishing most buildings, and you must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting back or felling most trees. Some areas have extra Article 4 rules, for example on replacing windows or doors. Check with the council before you buy.

What does it mean if a home is listed?

A listed home needs listed building consent for any work that affects its character, inside or out, and doing that work without consent is a criminal offence. Grade I buildings are of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of listed buildings), Grade II* are particularly important (about 5.8%), and most, about 92%, are Grade II. One list entry can cover a whole terrace.

This page shows how common listed buildings are in North Devon. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in North Devon?

North Devon has 50 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in North Devon?

North Devon has 44 conservation areas. Ilfracombe has the most homes, about 1,861, and was designated in 1973.

Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.

Are there scheduled monuments in North Devon?

Yes, North Devon has 147 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change. These are 50 of them.

• 'Five Barrows', group of eight barrows
• 'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894
• A bowl barrow and ring ditch 700m WNW of Challacombe Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor
• A standing stone 110m south of Whitestone Farm
• Barnstaple Castle
• Barrow W of Brockenburrow Lane
• Barrows SE of Martinhoe
• Beacon Castle, South Down
• Berry Castle
• Bowl barrow 100m south east of Knightacott Cross
• Bowl barrow 110m south east of Smallacombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 140m west of Indicott
• Bowl barrow 175m south west of Elworthy Cross
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Leedown Cottage
• Bowl barrow 225m south east of Elworthy Cross
• Bowl barrow 230m north east of School House
• Bowl barrow 280m north east of Beacon Moor Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 300m north west of Witheridge Moor Cross (west)
• Bowl barrow 320m east of New Moor Cross
• Bowl barrow 330m east of Beacon Moor Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 35m north east of Mouseberry Cross on Meshaw Moor
• Bowl barrow 420m east of Smythen Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down
• Bowl barrow 440m north west of Ettiford
• Bowl barrow 470m south east of Smythen Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down
• Bowl barrow 510m north east of Outer Narracott Farm
• Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage, forming part of a bowl barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor
• Bowl barrow 590m north west of Challacombe Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor
• Bowl barrow 610m south east of Elworthy Cross
• Bowl barrow 620m north west of Highlands
• Bowl barrow at Codden Beacon
• Bowl barrow on Dart Raffe Moor lying 285m south west of Broadridge Farm
• Bowl barrow on Dart Raffe Moor lying 550m south west of Broadridge Farm
• Bowl barrow on Dart Raffe Moor lying 725m south west of Broadridge Farm
• Brightley Barton camp
• Brightley Barton moated site
• Burridge Hill fort
• Camp S of Birch Ham Wood
• Camp in East Kidland Wood
• Camp in Smay's Wood
• Camp on Mockham Down
• Castle 175m north of Stone Barton
• Castle Hill Cross
• Cewydd's Stone, Six Acre Farm
• Chapman Barrows round barrows
• Chapman Longstone
• Churchyard cross 20m south of Chittlehampton church
• Churchyard cross 20m south of Romansleigh church
• Churchyard cross 6.5m west of Twitchen church
• Churchyard cross 6m south of Satterleigh church
• Deserted medieval village 630m north-west of Clannacombe Plantation

Which part of North Devon has the most listed buildings?

Barnstaple has the most listed buildings of the 62 areas of North Devon, with 377.

A dash means the area is too small for a fair rate, or its council has not published conservation area boundaries.

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