IChurch · listed 1954Church of St EthelbertPhoto: Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Hessett · Historic England
16 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Hessett’s built-up area, 312 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 15 of Hessett’s listed buildings. 21% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
16
312 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
21%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Hessett
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 Hessett’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.
16 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 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 Grade I listed building in Hessett
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
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, 20 Metres North West of Green FarmhouseChurch CottageChurchyard Cross Base, 20 Metres South West of Church of St EthelbertFive Bells CottageFive Bells InnGreen FarmhouseHessett War MemorialInn Sign, 10 Metres East of the Five Bells InnMay CottageNumbers 1 and 2 the StreetPair of Burial Stones 3 Metres South of the South Aisle of Church of St EthelbertPipers CottageSt AnthonyThe Old Post OfficeWilwyn and the Cottage
How the list grew
More than half of Hessett’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 12
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1954, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 12 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Hessett
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hessett | 513 | 16 | 1 | — |
| Thurston | 3,009 | 13 | 0 | C |
| Woolpit | 1,838 | 49 | 2 | A− |
| Elmswell | 4,446 | 18 | 0 | C |
| Great Barton | 1,848 | 16 | 0 | C+ |
| Bury St Edmunds | 41,279 | 732 | 26 | A− |
| Ixworth | 2,296 | 76 | 2 | A− |
| Haughley | 1,316 | 35 | 1 | A− |
In brief
Hessett in brief
Hessett has 16 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1988: 12 of 16. Beyond that, 21% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Hessett’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Hessett?
Historic England lists 16 buildings inside Hessett’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 15 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Hessett?
One: Church of St Ethelbert.
When were Hessett’s buildings listed?
The first in 1954; the most, 12, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Hessett?
21% of homes were built before 1919 and 29% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Hessett 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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