IHouse · listed 1977Bradninch ManorPhoto: Historyman93 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bradninch Manor · Photo: Historyman93 · CC BY-SA 4.0AHistory Grade
History of Bradninch · Historic England
43 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Bradninch’s built-up area, 235 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 32% of its homes were built before 1919. Bradninch grades A for history.
Listed buildings
43
235 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
32%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Bradninch
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. 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.
The map
Where Bradninch’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
43 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*41 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 I
The Grade I listed building in Bradninch
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Bradninch
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1966Comfort HousePhoto: Sarah Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Bradninch’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas31
Public & civic buildings4
Churches, chapels & priories3
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
Walls, gates & bridges2
Street furniture1
31 entries (72%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
41 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 41 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Baptist ChapelBradninch GreenBradninch War MemorialChallicesChurchyard Cross 4 Metres South of Parish ChurchChurchyard Gates and Gatepiers at West End of Church StreetCollegeCoombestockhaiesCrofthayesCross CottagesDodge's HouseDukesEarlslandHolly Cott the MyrtlesK6 Telephone Kiosk at Junction of Millway and Fore StreetParish Church of St DionysiusPendennisRaised Pavement, Steps, Ramps and Attached Conduit on West Side of StreetRose CottagesSouthviewSt Disen's HallThe Castle HotelThe GuildhallVennleigh1, High Street1, Millway11, Millway13, 15 and 17, West End Road17, Fore Street18 and 20, Fore Street2, 4 and 6, Hen Street22, Fore Street24, 26 and 28, Fore Street28 and 30, West End Road3, 5, 7, 9 and 11, Fore Street3, High Street30, Fore Street58 and 60, Fore Street7, Millway8 and 12, Hen Street9, Millway
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Bradninch
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
No data available for publication by HE57 ha
57 hain conservation areas, of 57 ha inside the built-up area.
43 of the 43 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Bradninch’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1986
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1986 · 33
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1951. 33 came in 1986, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
History Grade
Bradninch grades A for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (48 points, 263 per 10,000 residents)More than 82% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (32%)More than 87% 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
32% of Bradninch’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
30%
Before 1900
2.2%
1900–18
4.3%
1919–29
7.7%
1930s
5.5%
1945–54
7.7%
1955–64
11%
1965–72
3.3%
1973–82
5.5%
1983–92
7.7%
1993–99
7.7%
2000–08
5.5%
2009–15
2.2%
2016–25
BradninchEngland & Wales
30% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 11% 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 (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Bradninch has the 91st most Grade I buildings of 1,586 towns its size
Places of 1,000–3,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Bradninch
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradninch | 1,827 | 43 | 1 | A |
| Cullompton | 8,895 | 49 | 2 | B+ |
| Silverton | 1,501 | 43 | 1 | A |
| Broadclyst | 1,549 | 43 | 1 | A |
| Whimple | 1,120 | 38 | 0 | A |
| Willand | 3,477 | 9 | 1 | C− |
| Cranbrook | 4,936 | 11 | 0 | C− |
| West Clyst | 2,683 | 2 | 0 | D− |
In brief
Bradninch in brief
More of Bradninch’s homes are old than in most places: 32% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 43 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 82% of UK towns. Only 90 of the 1,586 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area protects part of it. Most entries on the list, 72%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1986, when 33 of the 43 went on the list. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Bradninch’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Bradninch?
Historic England lists 43 buildings inside Bradninch’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 41 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Bradninch?
One: Bradninch Manor.
Are there scheduled monuments in Bradninch?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Churchyard cross 3m south of Bradninch church.
How many conservation areas are there in Bradninch?
1, covering about 57 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Bradninch’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 33, in 1986.
How old are the homes in Bradninch?
32% of homes were built before 1919 and 44% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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