Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor

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". 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 rests with English Heritage, 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. 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. There are 53 Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor, 14 of which are in Castle Street, Bridgwater. In 1834, 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 and 14th-century Church of St Mary were both associated with a Benedictine nunnery. Cannington is also the site of the 13th-century Gurney Manor and Blackmoor Farmhouse, which was built around 1480 with its own chapel. 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. The most recently constructed building in the list is the Corn Exchange in Bridgwater, built in 1834. Buildings Name Year completed Location Grid ref Ref(s) Church of St John the Baptist 30 !c. 1400 Axbridge ST431546 Church of St Mary 15 !13th century Berrow ST295525 Church of St Michael 01 !11th century Brent Knoll ST335507 Castle Street 50 !1728 Bridgwater ST299371 Corn Exchange 55 !1834 Bridgwater ST298370 Church of St Mary 15 !13th century Bridgwater ST298369 Lions House 51 !1730 Bridgwater ST299372 Church of St Mary & All Saints 35 !15th century Broomfield ST224320 Church of St Andrew 25 !14th century Burnham-on-Sea ST305495 Blackmoor Farmhouse 40 !c. 1480 Cannington ST245386 Cannington Court 04 !c. 1138 Cannington ST252397 Church of St Mary, Cannington 32 !Late 14th century Cannington ST257395 Gurney Manor 15 !13th century Cannington ST261395 Church of St Peter 35 !15th century Catcott ST395395 Church of St Andrew 25 !14th century Cheddar ST459530 Church of St Mary 15 !13th century Chedzoy ST341376 Church of St Andrew 15 !13th century Compton Bishop ST395555 Church of St Mary 35 !15th century East Brent ST343519 Church of St Edward King and Martyr 25 !14th century Goathurst ST256343 Halswell House 45 !16th century Goathurst ST253337 Church of St Michael & All Angels 05 !12th century Greinton ST412364 Church of St Christopher 35 !15th century Lympsham ST335541 Church of St Bartholomew 25 !14th century Lyng ST333288 Church of St Mark 15 !13th century Mark ST380478 Church of the Holy Cross 15 !13th century Middlezoy ST374330 Church of St Mary 15 !13th century Moorlinch ST397368 Stowey Castle 01 !11th century Nether Stowey ST184395 Church of St Mary 05 !12th century North Petherton ST290330 Church of St Michael 15 !13th century Othery ST382316 Church of St John the Baptist 05 !12th century Pawlett ST300426 Church of St Michael and All Angels 11 !Early 13th century Puriton ST320417 Church of St Mary 01 !11th century Charlynch, Spaxton ST238378 Gothelney Manor Farmhouse 35 !15th century Spaxton ST256376 Church of St Margaret 05 !12th century Spaxton ST225370 Church of St Gregory 01 !11th century Weare ST415525 Church of St Mary 05 !12th century Wedmore ST434479 Church of St Peter 30 !c. 1400 West Huntspill ST304455 Church of St Mary the Virgin 15 !13th century Westonzoyland ST351348 Church of St Mary 01 !11th century Woolavington ST347416

Church of St Michael, Brent Knoll, which dates from the 11th century Stowey Castle was a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, built in the 11th century, in the village of Nether Stowey on the Quantock Hills. The blue lias rubble walling is the only visible structural remains of the castle, which is shown in this plan. The Church of St John the Baptist in Axbridge, which has a crossing tower of over 100 feet (30 m), was built in the 13th century on the site of a previous church. Blackmoor Farmhouse, which has its own chapel, was built around 1480. The south range of Halswell House was built in the 16th century for Sir Nicholas Halswell and the main north range in 1689 for Sir Halswell Tynte. Bridgwater's Corn Exchange of 1834, 13th-century Church of St Mary with its 170 feet (52 m) slender spire and statue of Robert Blake

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
• Category:Grade I listed buildings in Somerset