Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset

West Somerset is a local government district in the English county of Somerset. In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance; Grade I structures are those considered to be "buildings of exceptional interest".^[1] Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. In England, the authority for listing under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990^[2] rests with Historic England, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport; local authorities have a responsibility to regulate and enforce the planning regulations.

The district of West Somerset covers a largely rural area, with a population, according to the 2001 census, of 35,075^[3] in an area of 740 square kilometres (290 sq mi).^[4] The largest centres of population are the coastal towns of Minehead and Watchet. The council's administrative headquarters are in the village of Williton.

There are 33 Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset. The oldest is either Culbone Church, one of the smallest churches in England,^[5] and pre-Norman in origin,^[6] or Tarr Steps, which may originate in the Bronze Age, although other sources date them from around 1400.^[7] Dunster has the greatest concentration of Grade I listed buildings, including Dunster Castle, which was built in 1617 on a site which had supported a castle for the previous 600 years;^[8] the Yarn Market, which was built in 1609;^[9] Gallox Bridge, which dates from the 15th century^[10] and the Priory Church of St George which is predominately from the 15th century but includes part of the earlier church on the same site.^[11] Other sites include manor houses such as the medieval buildings at Nettlecombe Court^[12] and Orchard Wyndham.^[13] Somerset has many religious structures, most of which are from the Norman or medieval eras. Some of the churches are part of the Somerset towers, a collection mostly spireless Gothic church towers.

Buildings

Name	Location	Type	Completed [note 1]	Grid ref.[note 2] Geo-coordinates	Entry number [note 3]	Image	Ref.
All Saints Church	Dodington	Parish Church	15th century	ST1719840561 51°09′30″N 3°11′08″W / 51.158287°N 3.185423°W	1057420	More images	[14]
Bratton Court	Minehead Without	Manor House	14th century	SS9460346291 51°12′22″N 3°30′36″W / 51.206072°N 3.5101°W	1174996		[15]
Church of All Saints	Monksilver	Parish Church	12th century	ST0727937429 51°07′43″N 3°19′35″W / 51.128608°N 3.326416°W	1296069		[16]
Church of All Saints	Selworthy	Parish Church	14th century	SS9198446807 51°12′37″N 3°32′52″W / 51.210221°N 3.547731°W	1296005	More images	[17]
Church of All Saints	Wootton Courtenay	Parish Church	13th century	SS9383143437 51°10′49″N 3°31′13″W / 51.180275°N 3.520302°W	1345750		[18]
Church of St Andrew	Old Cleeve	Parish Chrurch	12th century	ST0409741914 51°10′06″N 3°22′23″W / 51.168401°N 3.373071°W	1295868	More images	[19]
Church of St Andrew	Stogursey	Parish Church	1107	ST2047442876 51°10′46″N 3°08′21″W / 51.179564°N 3.1391°W	1057404		[20]
Church of St Decuman	Watchet	Parish Church	13th century	ST0649842709 51°10′33″N 3°20′20″W / 51.175945°N 3.338947°W	1057662		[21]
Church of St Dubricius	Porlock	Parish Church	13th century	SS8863946664 51°12′30″N 3°35′44″W / 51.208292°N 3.595554°W	1173524	More images	[22]
Church of St George	Bicknoller	Parish Church	15th century	ST1107539428 51°08′50″N 3°16′22″W / 51.147181°N 3.272677°W	1057465	More images	[23]
Church of St John the Baptist	Carhampton	Parish Church	1863	ST0093042658 51°10′28″N 3°25′07″W / 51.174548°N 3.418559°W	1345731	More images	[24]
Church of St Mary	Luccombe	Parish Church	c. 1300	SS9109044521 51°11′22″N 3°33′35″W / 51.189503°N 3.55983°W	1057328		[25]
Church of St Mary	Stogumber	Parish Church	13th century	ST0981237291 51°07′40″N 3°17′25″W / 51.127772°N 3.290193°W	1057500	More images	[26]
Church of St Mary Magdalene	Winsford	Parish Church	13th century	SS9046134986 51°06′13″N 3°33′57″W / 51.103676°N 3.565923°W	1174169		[27]
Church of St Mary the Virgin	Nettlecombe	Parish Church	13th century	ST0568337749 51°07′52″N 3°20′57″W / 51.131224°N 3.349301°W	1173837	More images	[28]
Church of St Nicholas	Brushford	Parish Church	15th century	SS9194925738 51°01′15″N 3°32′31″W / 51.020829°N 3.541913°W	1263949		[29]
Church of St Nicholas	Withycombe	Parish Church	13th century	ST0153041301 51°09′45″N 3°24′35″W / 51.162454°N 3.409607°W	1057311		[30]
Church of St Peter	Huish Champflower	Parish Church	15th century	ST0491029200 51°03′15″N 3°21′29″W / 51.054244°N 3.358091°W	1248030		[31]
Church of St Petrock	Timberscombe	Parish Church	15th century	SS9559742055 51°10′05″N 3°29′41″W / 51.168178°N 3.494644°W	1057303	More images	[32]
Church of the Holy Ghost	Crowcombe	Parish Church	14th century	ST1407336710 51°07′24″N 3°13′45″W / 51.123205°N 3.229179°W	1174327	More images	[33]
Cleeve Abbey	Washford	Remains of Cistercian abbey	1198	ST0474440703 51°09′27″N 3°21′49″W / 51.157623°N 3.363499°W	1057579	More images	[34]
Combe Sydenham	Stogumber	Manor House	Late 15th century	ST0761236743 51°07′21″N 3°19′17″W / 51.122495°N 3.321482°W	1057497		[35]
Court House	East Quantoxhead	Manor House	1614	ST1364243687 51°11′09″N 3°14′13″W / 51.185863°N 3.237012°W	1057409		[36]
Crowcombe Court and attached stables to west	Crowcombe	Country House	1793	ST1399536916 51°07′30″N 3°13′49″W / 51.125045°N 3.230342°W	1345656		[37]
Culbone Church	Culbone	Parish Church	Pre-Norman	SS8421648226 51°13′17″N 3°39′34″W / 51.221451°N 3.659347°W	1058037	More images	[38]
Dunster Castle and gatehouse	Dunster	Castle	11th century	SS9919643490 51°10′54″N 3°26′37″W / 51.181724°N 3.443589°W	1057643	More images	[8]
Gallox Bridge	Dunster		15th century	SS9895143213 51°10′45″N 3°26′49″W / 51.179191°N 3.447015°W	1296207	More images	[10]
Gatehouse and barn abutting west end at Bratton Court	Minehead Without	Gatehouse and barn	14th century	SS9461946319 51°12′23″N 3°30′36″W / 51.206327°N 3.509879°W	1345727		[39]
Nettlecombe Court (Leonard Wills Field Centre)	Nettlecombe		Late medieval	ST0564637755 51°07′53″N 3°20′59″W / 51.131271°N 3.349831°W	1173856		[12]
Orchard Wyndham and belvedere adjoining to north east	Williton	Country House	Medieval	ST0721439931 51°09′04″N 3°19′41″W / 51.151089°N 3.32799°W	1295578		[13]
Priory Church of St George	Dunster	Parish Church	15th century	SS9903943663 51°11′00″N 3°26′45″W / 51.183251°N 3.445883°W	1057646		[11]
Tarr Steps	Dulverton	Clapper bridge	Medieval	SS8677032116 51°04′38″N 3°37′04″W / 51.077161°N 3.617719°W	1247822	More images	[40]
Yarn Market	Dunster		1609	SS9915243812 51°11′05″N 3°26′40″W / 51.184611°N 3.444308°W	1173428	More images	[9]

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
• List of towers in Somerset

Notes

1. The date given is the date used by Historic England as significant for the initial building or that of an important part in the structure's description.
2. Sometimes known as OSGB36, the grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system used by the Ordnance Survey.
3. The "List Entry Number" is a unique number assigned to each listed building and scheduled monument by Historic England.

References

1. "What is a listed building?". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
2. "Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9)". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
3. "Community and Living". West Somerset Council. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
4. "West Somerset (Local Authority): Key Figures for Physical Environment". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
5. "Parish Churches". Somerset County archives. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
6. "Culbone church". Images of England. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
7. "Tarr Steps". Everything Exmoor. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
8. Historic England. "Dunster Castle and gatehouse (1057643)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
9. Historic England. "Yarn Market (1173428)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
10. Historic England. "Gallox Bridge (1296207)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
11. Historic England. "Priory Church of St George (1057646)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
12. Historic England. "Leonard Wills Field Centre (1173856)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
13. Historic England. "Orchard Wyndham (1295578)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
14. Historic England. "All Saints Church (1057420)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
15. Historic England. "Bratton Court (1174996)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
16. Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1296069)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
17. Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1296005)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
18. Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1345750)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
19. Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1295868)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
20. Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1057404)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
21. Historic England. "Church of St Decuman (1057662)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
22. Historic England. "Church of St Dubricius (1173524)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
23. Historic England. "Church of St George (1057465)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
24. Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist (1345731)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
25. Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1057328)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
26. Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1057500)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
27. Historic England. "Church of St Mary Magdalene (1174169)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
28. Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1173837)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
29. Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1263949)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
30. Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1057311)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
31. Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1248030)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
32. Historic England. "Church of St Petrock (1057303)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
33. Historic England. "Church of the Holy Ghost (1174327)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
34. Historic England. "Cleeve Abbey (1057579)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
35. Historic England. "Combe Sydenham (1057497)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
36. Historic England. "Court House (1057409)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
37. Historic England. "Crowcombe Court and attached stables to west (1345656)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
38. Historic England. "Culbone Church (1058037)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
39. Historic England. "Gatehouse and barn abutting west end at Bratton Court (1345727)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
40. Historic England. "Tarr Steps (1247822)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

External links

• West Somerset Council listed building information