IPublic · listed 1989Barn with Sheds About 50 Metres West of Court LodgePhoto: Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church of St Mary · Photo: Josh Tilley · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
History of Brook · Historic England
19 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Brook’s built-up area, 578 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 32% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
19
578 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
32%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Brook
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 Brook’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.
19 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I2 Grade II*15 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 2 Grade I listed buildings in Brook
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.
IChurch · listed 1957Church of St MaryPhoto: Josh Tilley · CC BY-SA 4.0
Grade II*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Brook
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Public · listed 1957Court Lodge
House · listed 1957Forstal Farmhouse
Grade II
15 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 15 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Barn/Garage About 25 Metres West of ChelsbourneBarns About 20 Metres North of Sankey FarmhouseBrook HouseChelsbourneForge Building, About 30 Metres East of Brook HouseOasthouse About 30 Metres West of Court LodgeOld Coachhouse About 15 Metres West of the Honest MillerPickersdane CottagePickersdane FarmhousePrimrose CottageSankey FarmhouseThe Honest MillerWestdown CottageWexford CottageYew Tree House
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 100% of Brook
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 HE25 ha
25 hain conservation areas, of 25 ha inside the built-up area.
19 of the 19 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 Brook’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1989
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1989 · 131957 · 6
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 6 entries were listed in 1957, 1 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 13 came in 1989, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have 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.
Homes by age
32% of Brook’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
31%
Before 1900
1.4%
1900–18
5.4%
1919–29
5.4%
1930s
8.2%
1945–54
8.2%
1955–64
6.8%
1965–72
12%
1973–82
8.2%
1983–92
4.1%
1993–99
2.7%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
6.8%
2016–25
BrookEngland & Wales
31% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 12% 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 (2 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Brook
In brief
Brook in brief
More of Brook’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 19 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. A conservation area protects part of it. The big year was 1989, when 13 of the 19 went on the list. Beyond that, it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Brook’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Brook?
Historic England lists 19 buildings inside Brook’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 15 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Brook?
2, including Barn with Sheds About 50 Metres West of Court Lodge and Church of St Mary.
Are there scheduled monuments in Brook?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Medieval moated site, Court Lodge Farm..
How many conservation areas are there in Brook?
1, covering about 25 hectares of the town. The largest is No data available for publication by HE.
When were Brook’s buildings listed?
The first in 1957; the most, 13, in 1989.
How old are the homes in Brook?
32% of homes were built before 1919 and 43% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Brook 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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