IChurch · listed 1959Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Adrian Cable · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Bressingham · Historic England
15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Bressingham’s built-up area, 581 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 14 of Bressingham’s listed buildings. 37% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
15
581 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
37%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Bressingham
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 Bressingham’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade I
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
15 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*14 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 Bressingham
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
14 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 14 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bluepump FarmhouseBressingham HallBressingham LodgeChurch FarmhouseHouse immediately to north of Ye Olde Chequers at St James PlainJubilee FarmhouseNorbank CottageNumber 1 St James Plain (The Parish Cottages of Ye Olde Chequers)Old Hall FarmhouseRose CottageStables Immediately East of Bressingham LodgeStables and Cart Shed Immediately South-East of Bressingham LodgeThe CottageYe Olde Chequers
How the list grew
More than half of Bressingham’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1981
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1981 · 13
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1951. 13 came in 1981, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
37% of Bressingham’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
35%
Before 1900
1.6%
1900–18
0%
1919–29
4.7%
1930s
3.1%
1945–54
4.7%
1955–64
10%
1965–72
7.9%
1973–82
7.9%
1983–92
7.9%
1993–99
4.7%
2000–08
4.7%
2009–15
7.9%
2016–25
BressinghamEngland & Wales
35% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 10% 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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Bressingham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bressingham | 258 | 15 | 1 | — |
| Roydon (South Norfolk) | 1,117 | 10 | 1 | C+ |
| Diss | 9,599 | 160 | 1 | A− |
| Scole | 1,037 | 17 | 1 | B+ |
| Rickinghall and Botesdale | 1,842 | 75 | 1 | A+ |
| Dickleburgh | 1,166 | 35 | 1 | A |
| Eye | 2,211 | 140 | 3 | A+ |
| Gislingham | 1,172 | 29 | 1 | A |
In brief
Bressingham in brief
Old houses are part of Bressingham’s character: 37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. The big year was 1981, when 13 of the 15 went on the list.
Questions about Bressingham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Bressingham?
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Bressingham’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 14 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Bressingham?
One: Church of St John the Baptist.
When were Bressingham’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 13, in 1981.
How old are the homes in Bressingham?
37% of homes were built before 1919 and 42% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Bressingham 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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