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History of Bromham · Historic England

19 listed buildings

Historic England counts them inside Bromham’s built-up area, 41 for every 10,000 residents. Every listed building in Bromham is Grade II. 2.3% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings and 2 old views of the town. Bromham grades C for history: #21 of 33 in Bedfordshire.

6on Village Road
Listed buildings
19
41 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
2.3%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures

Bromham in 7 photos and old views

Tap a photo to step through them full screen.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.

Through time

Bromham in old photos

2 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.

Study of an old willow tree on the river at Bromham Hall near Bedfordc. 1831
GeorgianStudy of an old willow tree on the river at Bromham Hall near BedfordPhoto: Print made by: Agostino Aglio Published by: Agostino Aglio · Public domain
BROMHAM HALL Bedfordshire, RP Postcard Unused BEDFORDSHIRE POSTCARD
Old viewBROMHAM HALL Bedfordshire, RP Postcard Unused BEDFORDSHIRE POSTCARDPhoto: Mark Crombie · Public domain

Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.

The map

Where Bromham’s history is

Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.

0 of 4neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes.

Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.

19 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I0 Grade II*19 Grade II

Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.

Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.

Grade II

19 Grade II listed buildings

Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.

All 19 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
How the list grew

More than half of Bromham’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987

The year each building now on the list was first listed.

1987 · 16
19501960197019801990200020102020

The first 1 entry was listed in 1952. 16 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.

History Grade

Bromham grades C for history

Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.

Protected heritage, for its size and in all (19 points, 41 per 10,000 residents)More than 50% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (2.3%)More than 4% of UK towns

Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.

Homes by age

2.3% of Bromham’s homes were built before 1919

Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).

2.2%
Before 1900
0.1%
1900–18
3.5%
1919–29
5.4%
1930s
1.6%
1945–54
25%
1955–64
13%
1965–72
7.1%
1973–82
2.6%
1983–92
24%
1993–99
9.1%
2000–08
0.2%
2009–15
6.2%
2016–25
BromhamEngland & Wales

2.2% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1955–64, which added 25% of today’s homes.

Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (10 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.

Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Bromham

TownPeopleListedGrade IHistory
Bromham4,652190C
Great Denham4,36300D−
Oakley2,507211B−
Clapham4,50241D
Kempston22,779210C
Bedford97,2261669B+
Wootton7,567261C+
Harrold1,668411A
In brief

Bromham in brief

The official list counts 19 listed buildings in Bromham, including Bromham Mill. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.3% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. The big year was 1987, when 16 of the 19 went on the list. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and Bert Abbott (1875) was born here before 1900.

Questions about Bromham’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Bromham?

Historic England lists 19 buildings inside Bromham’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 19 Grade II.

When were Bromham’s buildings listed?

The first in 1952; the most, 16, in 1987.

Are there old photos of Bromham?

Yes: 2 public-domain photos and postcards from 1831 to 1831, all on this page.

How old are the homes in Bromham?

2.3% of homes were built before 1919 and 11% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.

Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.