IChurch · listed 1962Parish Church of St Mary the VirginPhoto: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0AHistory Grade
History of Steeple Bumpstead · Historic England
26 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Steeple Bumpstead’s built-up area, 189 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 26% of its homes were built before 1919. Steeple Bumpstead grades A for history.
Listed buildings
26
189 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
26%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Steeple Bumpstead
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 Steeple Bumpstead’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.
26 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I4 Grade II*21 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 Steeple Bumpstead
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 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Steeple Bumpstead
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*Public · listed 1952The Moot HallPhoto: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1952Brick House
House · listed 1962The Ancient House
House · listed 1952The Gun House
What’s protected
Most of Steeple Bumpstead’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas14
Walls, gates & bridges3
Churches, chapels & priories2
Street furniture2
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Public & civic buildings2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
14 entries (54%) are houses, terraces and villas. 2 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings.
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
21 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 21 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn Approximately 20 Metres West North West of Blois FarmhouseBlois FarmhouseBroadgate HouseClay Wall HouseDovehouse Approximately 7 Metres South East of Blois FarmhouseFreezes FarmhouseLock Up Approximately 30 Metres North West of Parish ChurchMonument to Johanah Swan Approximately 5 Metres South of the Chancel of the Parish ChurchPortobello CottagePortobello HousePump Approximately 3 Metres East of Brick HouseRetaining Wall on North Side of ChurchyardRose CottageSteeple Bumpstead War MemorialTanyardTelephone KioskThe Fox and Hounds Public HouseThe Manor House the Post OfficeThe Red Lion Public HouseThe Thatched CottageVictoria Cottage
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 27% of Steeple Bumpstead
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Steeple Bumpstead 196915 ha
15 hain conservation areas, of 56 ha inside the built-up area.
21 of the 26 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
12 of Steeple Bumpstead’s 26 listed buildings were added in 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 121962 · 9
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 3 entries were listed in 1952. 12 came in 1984, 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
Steeple Bumpstead 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 (34 points, 247 per 10,000 residents)More than 77% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (26%)More than 75% 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
26% of Steeple Bumpstead’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
25%
Before 1900
1%
1900–18
4.8%
1919–29
4.1%
1930s
3.9%
1945–54
5.3%
1955–64
7.9%
1965–72
9%
1973–82
18%
1983–92
6.1%
1993–99
5.7%
2000–08
2.1%
2009–15
7.1%
2016–25
Steeple BumpsteadEngland & Wales
25% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 18% 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
Steeple Bumpstead has the 88th most Grade I buildings of 1,841 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Steeple Bumpstead1
#433 of 1,841for listed buildings per resident (189 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
87 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Steeple Bumpstead
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple Bumpstead | 1,376 | 26 | 1 | A |
| Haverhill | 26,704 | 34 | 0 | C |
| Kedington | 1,778 | 26 | 1 | B+ |
| Great Yeldham | 1,824 | 28 | 1 | B+ |
| Clare | 2,278 | 118 | 6 | A+ |
| Great Bardfield | 1,372 | 75 | 1 | A+ |
| Cock and End | 1,346 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Castle Hedingham | 1,045 | 105 | 1 | A+ |
In brief
Steeple Bumpstead in brief
More of Steeple Bumpstead’s homes are old than in most places: 26% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 26 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 77% of UK towns. Only 87 of the 1,841 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1969. Of the whole list, 54% are houses, terraces and villas. Beyond that, it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Steeple Bumpstead’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Steeple Bumpstead?
Historic England lists 26 buildings inside Steeple Bumpstead’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 21 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Steeple Bumpstead?
One: Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Are there scheduled monuments in Steeple Bumpstead?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Dovecote at Blois Farm.
How many conservation areas are there in Steeple Bumpstead?
1, covering about 15 hectares of the town. The largest is Steeple Bumpstead.
When were Steeple Bumpstead’s buildings listed?
The first in 1952; the most, 12, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Steeple Bumpstead?
26% of homes were built before 1919 and 34% 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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