IChurch · listed 1955Church of St MaryPhoto: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Somersham · Historic England
7 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Somersham’s built-up area, 99 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 5 of Somersham’s listed buildings. 21% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
7
99 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
21%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Somersham
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 Somersham’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.
7 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*5 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 Somersham
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 Grade II* listed building in Somersham
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1955Tudor GrangePhoto: Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II
5 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.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Somersham
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somersham | 704 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Elmsett | 1,001 | 12 | 0 | B+ |
| Great Blakenham | 2,188 | 9 | 1 | C |
| Bramford | 2,335 | 22 | 1 | B |
| Claydon | 3,140 | 14 | 1 | C+ |
| Great Bricett | 1,518 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Needham Market | 5,055 | 102 | 1 | A− |
| Hadleigh | 8,638 | 230 | 4 | A |
In brief
Somersham in brief
The official list counts 7 listed buildings in Somersham, 1 of them Grade I. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the list grew between 1955 and 1986; and 21% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Somersham’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Somersham?
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Somersham’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 5 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Somersham?
One: Church of St Mary.
How old are the homes in Somersham?
21% of homes were built before 1919 and 27% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Somersham has no History Grade.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.