IChurch · listed 1967Parish Church of St Mary the VirginOn the list as Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (Church of England)Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Christine Matthews · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Braughing · Historic England
69 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Braughing’s built-up area, 714 for every 10,000 residents. 65 of Braughing’s listed buildings are Grade II. 37% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
69
714 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
37%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Braughing
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (Church of England)Grade I listed
The Brown Bear Public HouseGrade II* listedPhotos 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
Braughing from 1905 to 1942
2 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1905
1942Public 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 Braughing’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
69 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I3 Grade II*65 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 Braughing
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 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Braughing
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed.
II*Inns & shops · listed 1967The Brown Bear Public HousePhoto: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1967Braughing Bury
House · listed 1967The Old Rose and Crown
Historic streets
Church End has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
Church End5 listed
Green End4 listed
The Street3 listed
Of the 69 entries, 14 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Braughing’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas52
Walls, gates & bridges5
Inns, shops & warehouses4
Churches, chapels & priories3
Street furniture3
Public & civic buildings1
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
52 entries (75%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 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
65 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 65 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn at Number 5 (10 Metres to South West of House)BenedictBird in HandBraughing Chapel (Independent Free Church)Bridge over River QuinCauseway CottageCauseway HouseChestnutsColtsfoot Cottage and Crowsfoot Cottage on Right HandCottage at Number 14 (In Rear Garden)Dudley CottageFarmhouse at Fordstreet FarmFarmhouse at Pentlows FarmFleece HouseGranary at Fordstreet Farm (12 Metres South of Farmhouse)Greenhill Cottage Quin CottageHill HouseIvy CottageK6 Telephone Kiosk, The SquareLarks HillMalsters CottagesMilestone (50 Metres to North of Griggs Bridge)MoonrakersNumber 15 and Raised Pavement in FrontNumber 6 and Forecourt WallNumbers 16, 18 and 18A and Outbuildings Along Fleece LaneOld ForgeOutbuilding at Number 3 (2 Metres to South East of House)Outbuilding at Penlows Farm (Along Lane 30 Metres to North of House)Outbuilding at the Old VicarageOutbuildings at Number 14 (10 Metres to South West of Public House)Paltock Monument in St Mary's Churchyard (11 Metres to North North East of Brick Chapel)Post OfficePump HouseRed StackRobbers CottageShips TimbersThe Axe and Compasses Public HouseThe GablesThe GatehouseThe Golden Fleece Public HouseThe HabitThe Old BakehouseThe Old Barn and Outhouse on West End, At Number 19The Old VicarageThe ThatchesThyme CottageTombchest in St Mary's Churchyard (2 Metres to South East of Wren Monument)Village Pump (On Central Green)WallscroftWren Monument in St Mary's Churchyard (25 Metres to West South West of East Gate to Churchyard)10 and 11, Church End11 and 13, Green End11, The Street12, Ford Street14 and 15, Church End16, The Street17, Church End17, Green End18, 19, 20 and 21, Church End3, Green End36, 38, 40, 42 and 44, Green End4, Green Lane8, 10 and 12, The Street8, Church End
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 56% of Braughing
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Braughing 196830 ha
30 hain conservation areas, of 53 ha inside the built-up area.
67 of the 69 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 Braughing’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 431967 · 20
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 2 entries were listed in 1951. 43 came in 1984, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
37% of Braughing’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
36%
Before 1900
3.5%
1900–18
7.2%
1919–29
3.5%
1930s
7.2%
1945–54
7.2%
1955–64
9%
1965–72
7.2%
1973–82
5.2%
1983–92
3.5%
1993–99
1.7%
2000–08
7.2%
2009–15
1.7%
2016–25
BraughingEngland & Wales
36% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 9% 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 (7 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Braughing
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braughing | 966 | 69 | 1 | — |
| Puckeridge and Standon | 3,861 | 76 | 1 | A− |
| Buntingford | 7,877 | 97 | 1 | B+ |
| Hadham Cross | 1,275 | 93 | 3 | A+ |
| Bishop's Stortford | 40,916 | 108 | 1 | B− |
| Walkern | 1,367 | 37 | 1 | A− |
| Ware | 19,631 | 193 | 4 | A− |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 8,629 | 109 | 0 | A |
In brief
Braughing in brief
More of Braughing’s homes are old than in most places: 37% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 69 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1968. Of the whole list, 75% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1984: 43 of 69.
Questions about Braughing’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Braughing?
Historic England lists 69 buildings inside Braughing’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 65 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Braughing?
One: Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (Church of England).
Which street in Braughing has the most listed buildings?
Church End (5), Green End (4) and The Street (3) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
How many conservation areas are there in Braughing?
1, covering about 30 hectares of the town. The largest is Braughing.
When were Braughing’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 43, in 1984.
Are there old photos of Braughing?
Yes: 2 public-domain photos and postcards from 1905 to 1942, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Braughing?
37% of homes were built before 1919 and 48% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Braughing has no History Grade.
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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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