IChurch · listed 1955Church of St AndrewPhoto: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0A−History Grade
History of Bacton and Cotton · Historic England
28 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Bacton and Cotton’s built-up area, 179 for every 10,000 residents. 25 of Bacton and Cotton’s listed buildings are Grade II. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. 17% of its homes were built before 1919. Bacton and Cotton grades A− for history.
Listed buildings
28
179 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
17%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Bacton and Cotton
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 Bacton and Cotton’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.
28 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I1 Grade II*25 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 Bacton and Cotton
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 1955Church of St MaryPhoto: Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Bacton and Cotton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1955Manor House Christian Rest HomeOn the list as Bacton ManorPhoto: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Bacton and Cotton’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas19
Churches, chapels & priories4
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Public & civic buildings1
19 entries (68%) are houses, terraces and villas. 4 are churches, chapels and priories, including 2 of the 2 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
25 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 25 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bacton War MemorialBeech Tree CottageChurch FarmhouseChurch FarmhouseCoppings CornerCotton War MemorialFarthing CottageForge CottageGrapes FarmhouseIvy CottageLime Tree FarmhouseLodge FarmhouseMill HouseOld Manor CottagePrettys CottagesPrettys HouseRose Cottage SoutholmeTailors CottagesThe Bull InnThe CottageThe CottageThe LimesTudor HouseTurkey HallWisteria Cottage
How the list grew
More than half of Bacton and Cotton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 161955 · 9
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 9 entries were listed in 1955, 2 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. 16 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 2 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Bacton and Cotton 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 (33 points, 211 per 10,000 residents)More than 76% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (17%)More than 52% 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.
Towns its size
Bacton and Cotton has the 35th most Grade I buildings of 1,716 towns its size
Places of 1,000–3,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Bacton and Cotton2
#397 of 1,716for listed buildings per resident (179 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
34 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Bacton and Cotton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacton and Cotton | 1,567 | 28 | 2 | A− |
| Gislingham | 1,172 | 29 | 1 | A |
| Mendlesham | 1,018 | 25 | 1 | A |
| Haughley | 1,316 | 35 | 1 | A− |
| Walsham le Willows | 1,258 | 44 | 1 | A |
| Stowupland | 2,019 | 18 | 0 | B− |
| Elmswell | 4,446 | 18 | 0 | C |
| Rickinghall and Botesdale | 1,842 | 75 | 1 | A+ |
In brief
Bacton and Cotton in brief
Measured per resident, Bacton and Cotton has more listed heritage than 76% of UK towns. In all there are 28 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. Only 34 of the 1,716 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
Of the whole list, 68% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1988: 16 of 28. The rest is about typical: 17% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Bacton and Cotton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Bacton and Cotton?
Historic England lists 28 buildings inside Bacton and Cotton’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 25 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Bacton and Cotton?
2, including Church of St Andrew and Church of St Mary.
When were Bacton and Cotton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 16, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Bacton and Cotton?
17% of homes were built before 1919 and 22% 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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