Sedgemoor 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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; local authorities have a responsibility to regulate and enforce the planning regulations.
Sedgemoor is a low-lying area of land close to sea level between the Quantock and Mendip hills, historically largely marsh (or moor). It contains the bulk of the area also known as the Somerset Levels, including Europe's oldest known engineered roadway, the Sweet Track.[3]
There are 53 Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor, 14 of which are in Castle Street, Bridgwater. In 1723–1728, Castle Street was built on the site of the demolished Bridgwater Castle, as homes for the merchants trading in the town's port. Outside the town of Bridgwater, the largest concentration of Grade I listed buildings are in the village of Cannington, where the 12th-century Cannington Court[4] and 14th-century Church of St Mary[5] were both associated with a Benedictine nunnery. Cannington is also the site of the 13th-century Gurney Manor[6] and Blackmoor Farmhouse, which was built around 1480 with its own chapel.[7] Most of the Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor are Norman- or medieval-era churches, many of which are included in the Somerset towers, a collection of distinctive, mostly spireless Gothic church towers. Many of the more recent structures in the list are manor houses such as Halswell House, where the south range was built in the 16th century for Sir Nicholas Halswell and the main north range in 1689 for Sir Halswell Tynte.[8] The most recently constructed building in the list is the Corn Exchange in Bridgwater, built in 1834.[9]
Name | Location | Type | Completed [note 1] | Grid ref.[note 2] Geo-coordinates |
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Blackmoor Farmhouse | Cannington | c. 1480 | ST2446738687 51°08′33″N 3°04′52″W / 51.142446°N 3.081106°W |
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Bridgwater Arts Centre No 11 and 13 Castle Street | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2994037162 51°07′46″N 3°00′09″W / 51.129432°N 3.002587°W |
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Cannington Court | Cannington | c. 1138 | ST2579039553 51°09′01″N 3°03′45″W / 51.150405°N 3.062376°W |
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Church of St Andrew | Burnham-on-Sea | 14th century | ST3043849408 51°14′23″N 2°59′52″W / 51.239592°N 2.997846°W |
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Church of St Andrew | Cheddar | 14th century | ST4596053017 51°16′25″N 2°46′34″W / 51.273725°N 2.776068°W |
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Church of St Andrew | Compton Bishop | 13th century | ST3959655392 51°17′40″N 2°52′04″W / 51.294438°N 2.86769°W |
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Church of St Bartholomew | Lyng | 14th century | ST3327128874 51°03′19″N 2°57′12″W / 51.055315°N 2.953457°W |
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Church of St Christopher | Lympsham | Parish Church | 15th century | ST3351954159 51°16′58″N 2°57′17″W / 51.282674°N 2.954603°W |
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Church of St Edward King and Martyr | Goathurst | Parish Church | 14th century | ST2565034353 51°06′13″N 3°03′48″W / 51.103636°N 3.063303°W |
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Church of St Gregory | Weare | Parish Church | 11th century | ST4140452684 51°16′13″N 2°50′29″W / 51.27028°N 2.841318°W |
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Church of St John the Baptist | Axbridge | Parish Church | c. 1400 | ST4315154608 51°17′16″N 2°49′00″W / 51.287756°N 2.816585°W |
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Church of St John the Baptist | Pawlett | Parish Church | 12th century | ST3008642646 51°10′44″N 3°00′06″W / 51.178755°N 3.001568°W |
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Church of St Margaret | Spaxton | Parish Church | 12th century | ST2252837024 51°07′38″N 3°06′30″W / 51.127236°N 3.108459°W |
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Churchyard cross about 10 meters south of the Church of St Margaret | Spaxton | Parish Church | 14th century | ST2253137017 51°07′38″N 3°06′30″W / 51.127173°N 3.108415°W |
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Parish Church of St Mark (or Holy Cross) | Mark | Parish Church | 13th century | ST3807847821 51°13′34″N 2°53′17″W / 51.226205°N 2.888145°W |
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Church of St Mary | Berrow | Parish Church | 13th century | ST2938652462 51°16′01″N 3°00′49″W / 51.266919°N 3.013517°W |
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Church of St Mary | Bridgwater | 13th century | ST2977236987 51°07′40″N 3°00′18″W / 51.127838°N 3.004953°W |
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Church of St Mary | Cannington | Late 14th century | ST2579339524 51°09′01″N 3°03′44″W / 51.150145°N 3.062327°W |
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Church of St Mary | Chedzoy | Parish Church | 13th century | ST3411537668 51°08′04″N 2°56′35″W / 51.134478°N 2.943024°W |
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Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin | East Brent | 15th century | ST3438851913 51°15′45″N 2°56′30″W / 51.262582°N 2.941732°W |
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Church of St Mary | Moorlinch | Parish Church | 13th century | ST3980036879 51°07′41″N 2°51′42″W / 51.128011°N 2.861651°W |
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Church of St Mary | North Petherton | Parish Church | 12th century | ST2902833021 51°05′32″N 3°00′53″W / 51.09209°N 3.014802°W |
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Church of St Mary | Charlynch, Spaxton | Parish Church | 11th century | ST2384437805 51°08′04″N 3°05′23″W / 51.134434°N 3.089823°W |
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Church of St Mary | Wedmore | Parish Church | 12th century | ST4346847926 51°13′40″N 2°48′40″W / 51.22771°N 2.810982°W |
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Church of St Mary | Woolavington | Parish Church | 11th century | ST3479141648 51°10′13″N 2°56′03″W / 51.170339°N 2.934087°W |
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Church of St Mary & All Saints | Broomfield | Parish Church | 15th century | ST2242732019 51°04′56″N 3°06′32″W / 51.082225°N 3.108825°W |
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Church of St Mary the Virgin | Westonzoyland | Parish Church | 13th century | ST3517334790 51°06′31″N 2°55′39″W / 51.108723°N 2.927387°W |
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Church of St Michael | Brent Knoll | Parish Church | 11th century | ST3354150745 51°15′07″N 2°57′13″W / 51.251983°N 2.953652°W |
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Church of St Michael | Othery | Parish Church | 13th century | ST3824831613 51°04′50″N 2°52′59″W / 51.080499°N 2.882924°W |
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Church of St Michael & All Angels | Greinton | 12th century | ST4125936414 51°07′26″N 2°50′27″W / 51.123982°N 2.840728°W |
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Church of St Michael and All Angels | Puriton | Parish Church | Early 13th century | ST3203341720 51°10′14″N 2°58′25″W / 51.170665°N 2.973543°W |
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Church of St Peter | Catcott | 15th century | ST3941739281 51°08′58″N 2°52′03″W / 51.149567°N 2.867528°W |
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Church of St Peter | West Huntspill | Parish Church | c. 1400 | ST3047445469 51°12′15″N 2°59′48″W / 51.204183°N 2.996565°W |
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Church of the Holy Cross | Middlezoy | Parish Church | 13th century | ST3747133099 51°05′38″N 2°53′39″W / 51.093775°N 2.894273°W |
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Corn Exchange | Bridgwater | 1834 | ST2981637032 51°07′42″N 3°00′16″W / 51.128248°N 3.004333°W |
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Gothelney Hall | Spaxton | Manor House | 15th century | ST2554837609 51°07′58″N 3°03′56″W / 51.132896°N 3.065433°W |
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Halswell House | Goathurst | 16th century | ST2539733795 51°05′55″N 3°04′00″W / 51.098587°N 3.0668°W |
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Lions House | Bridgwater | 1730 | ST2998037288 51°07′50″N 3°00′07″W / 51.13057°N 3.00204°W |
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No 1 Castle Street | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2999237180 51°07′47″N 3°00′07″W / 51.129601°N 3.001847°W |
1297184 | [43] | |
No 2 Castle Street | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2998637195 51°07′47″N 3°00′07″W / 51.129735°N 3.001936°W |
1280699 | [44] | |
No 3 Castle Street | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2998837174 51°07′46″N 3°00′07″W / 51.129546°N 3.001903°W |
1197356 | [45] | |
No 4 Castle Street | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2998137198 51°07′47″N 3°00′07″W / 51.129761°N 3.002008°W |
1297185 | [46] | |
No 5 Castle Street | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2997837171 51°07′46″N 3°00′07″W / 51.129518°N 3.002045°W |
1197357 | [47] | |
No 6 Castle Street and attached wall to rear | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2996337196 51°07′47″N 3°00′08″W / 51.129741°N 3.002265°W |
1197358 | [48] | |
No 7 Castle Street | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2996337164 51°07′46″N 3°00′08″W / 51.129453°N 3.002258°W |
1197359 | [49] | |
No 8 Castle Street | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2995137195 51°07′47″N 3°00′09″W / 51.12973°N 3.002436°W |
1197360 | [50] | |
No 9 Castle Street and attached walls and outhouse | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2995437152 51°07′46″N 3°00′09″W / 51.129344°N 3.002385°W |
1197361 | [51] | |
No 10 Castle Street | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2993737193 51°07′47″N 3°00′09″W / 51.129711°N 3.002635°W |
1197362 | [52] | |
No 12 Castle Street | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2992437192 51°07′47″N 3°00′10″W / 51.1297°N 3.002821°W |
1197364 | [53] | |
No 14 Castle Street | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2991437190 51°07′47″N 3°00′11″W / 51.129681°N 3.002964°W |
1197365 | [54] | |
No 16 Castle Street and attached wall | Bridgwater | House | 1723–1728 | ST2990537194 51°07′47″N 3°00′11″W / 51.129716°N 3.003093°W |
1297186 | [55] | |
Remains of the keep of Stowey Castle | Nether Stowey | 11th century | ST1868739574 51°08′59″N 3°09′50″W / 51.149627°N 3.163912°W |
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The Manor | Cannington | 13th century | ST2630539427 51°08′58″N 3°03′18″W / 51.149339°N 3.054988°W |
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