How many listed buildings are in South Somerset? 4,689 listed buildings

Is a home in South Somerset likely to be in a conservation area?

A bit more likely than in most places: about 12.9% of homes in South Somerset are in a conservation area, compared with 10.5% across Somerset and 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 South Somerset. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset?

South Somerset has 95 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade. These are 50 of them, in alphabetical order.

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in South Somerset?

South Somerset has 86 conservation areas. Crewkerne has the most homes, about 1,049, and was designated in 1973.

Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area. Showing the 50 with the most homes.

Are there scheduled monuments in South Somerset?

Yes, South Somerset has 66 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change. These are 50 of them.

• A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond
• Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School
• Ballands Castle
• Barn W of Muchelney Abbey
• Bineham City deserted village
• Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages
• Bowl barrow known as `Wimble Toot'
• Bowl barrow on Charn Hill
• Chessels Roman villa
• Combe Beacon barrow
• Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon
• Cross in St Aldhelm and St Eadburga churchyard
• Cross in St Catherine's churchyard
• Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist 15m south east of the church door
• Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary
• Deserted medieval village of Nether Adber
• Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm
• Duck decoy on Middle Moor
• Early Medieval and Medieval urban remains, Milborne Port
• Hamdon Hill camp
• Haselbury Bridge
• Hillfort 475m south of Howley Farm
• Hillfort 550yds (501m) SE of Four Gates
• Ilchester Roman town
• Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury
• Later Iron Age enclosure, Ilchester Mead
• Low Ham Roman villa
• Lower Woolston medieval settlement
• Maperton medieval settlement
• Marston Magna moated site and associated earthworks
• Medieval bridge 100m south west of Wyke House
• Medieval secular college at Parsonage Farm
• Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge
• Medieval settlement 300m east of Knight House Farm
• Medieval settlement remains 100m and 250m north of Downhead Manor Farm
• Melbury Roman villa
• Merryfield Moated Site and fishponds, 890m north-west of Wadham Almshouses
• Moated site 800m NNW of Pipplepen Farmhouse
• Moated site at Hinton Farm
• Moated site, two fishponds and associated earthworks at Knight House Farm
• Montacute Castle: a motte and bailey castle on St Michael's Hill.
• Motte and bailey castle in Cockroad Wood
• Muchelney Abbey
• Northover House, late Roman cemetery
• Pen Pits quern quarries SE of Hart Hill
• Pill Bridge
• Pottery kiln S of Whitney Bottom
• Promontory fort on Barrow Hill
• Prospect tower 230m south of King's School
• Roman house W of vicarage

Which part of South Somerset has the most listed buildings?

Martock has the most listed buildings of the 120 areas of South Somerset, with 201.

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

What else do people ask about South Somerset?

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