As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, The Grove has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest.

[7] With the outbreak of World War II, Portland was a natural target for German aircraft, due to the importance of island's naval base.

[12] During the 1990s, the club's original football ground was moved further into the village to provide quarrying access, and an unexploded World War 2 bomb was discovered.

This sparked a major evacuation of 4000 people for a 31-hour operation by the Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Team.

[17] In a field near Shepherds Croft is a World War II Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low (CD/CHL) radar station.

The station, named site M73, was constructed by the British Army to monitor shipping and aircraft during the war.

Unlike the majority of Portland's villages, The Grove features very little commercial business and largely consists of housing and the prison.

[19][20] The boundary wall, and gate piers, running from St Peter's Vicarage to Alma Terrace, are Grade II Listed.

[21] The early 19th century gate piers at the junction with Grove Road, along with the boundary walls to Ivy Bank and the Vicarage are also Grade II Listed.

Ivy Bank, a detached house on Grove Road, of mid 19th century origin, is Grade II Listed, along with its boundary wall.

[36] Grove Lime Kiln lies approximately 320 metres north-west of St Peter's Church, and is Grade II Listed.