IChurch · listed 1960Church of St Thomas a BecketPhoto: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Maurice Pullin · CC BY-SA 2.0A+History Grade
History of Box · Historic England
117 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Box’s built-up area, 909 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 38% of its homes were built before 1919. Box grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
117
909 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
38%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Box
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 Box’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
117 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*116 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 Box
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.
What’s protected
Most of Box’s listed buildings are churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories67
Houses, terraces & villas38
Walls, gates & bridges6
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
Public & civic buildings1
38 entries (32%) are houses, terraces and villas. 67 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 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
116 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 116 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Amberley Cobden HouseBaker Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasBarn to North West of the Manor HouseBayly Monument in Churchyard About 9 Metres South of Lee Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasBear Cottages the Bear InnBelle VueBowdler Monument in Churchyard About 16 Metres South of Gatepiers, South East of Church of St ThomasBox HouseBox House CottageBox Primary School and School HouseBox and Ditteridge War MemorialBrown Monument in Churchyard About 12 Metres North of North East Angle of North East Chapel of Church of St ThomasBullock Monument in Churchyard About 9 Metres East of South East Angle of Church of St ThomasBywayChurch Cottage SpringfieldColeridge HouseDalebrookElliot Monument in Churchyard About 16 Metres North of North East Buttress of Tower of Church of St ThomasEntrance Gates, Piers and Flanking Walls to Box HouseEyles Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South West Angle of Church of St ThomasFord Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Neat Monument, South South East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasFrogmore HouseGael Cottage and Cottage to WestGale Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres South of Lee Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGate Piers and Wall to the HermitageGatepiers at East Entry to Churchyard of Church of St ThomasGibbon Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South-East Angle of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasGisford Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of North East Angle of Vestry, Of Church of St ThomasGoodyer Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre East of Mitchell Monument, South East of Church of St ThomasGreensleevesHead Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres North of West Side of North Door of Church of St ThomasIddols Monument in Churchyard About 13 Metres North of North Aisle East Buttress of Church of St ThomasLamb Cottage Pye CornerLamb HouseLee Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Chancel South East Angle of Church of St ThomasLey CottageLittle Monument in Churchyard About 1.5 Metres South of Bullock Monument East of Church of St ThomasMead House Mead ViewMead House Strauchen Mead CottageMilestone on South Side Set in Garden Wall of LyndaleMitchell Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre West of Goodyer Monument South South East of Church of St ThomasMullins Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Baker Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasMullins Monument in Churchyard About 1.5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasNeat Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Mullins Monument East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasNetherbyNetherby CottageOriel/Ford Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Organ Chamber of Church of St ThomasParker Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres North of North East Buttress of Tower of Church of St ThomasPear Tree CottagePictor Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre North of Strong Monument, North of North Door of Church of St ThomasPinchin Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South of Organ Chamber of Church of St ThomasRailway BridgeRamsay Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres North of North Aisle East Buttress of Church of St ThomasRogers Monument in Churhcyard About 8 Metres South of Organ Chamber of Church of St ThomasRookery NookScrill Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South of South East Buttress of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasSewage Ventilation StackSeymer Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre West of Baker Monument South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasShell Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of Bullock Monument South East of Church of St ThomasSpring GroveSpringfield HouseSt Jude's CottageStanley House Stoney StepsStrong Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres North of East Side of North Door of Church of St ThomasThe Blind HouseThe Cemetery LodgeThe Chequers InnThe GlenThe HermitageThe Manor HouseThe Old Dairy, Gate Piers, Wall and RailingsThe Old Toll HouseThe Poynder FountainThe Queen's Head InnThe RectoryThe WildernessTownsend CottageTownsend HouseUnidentified Monument About 1 Metre East of North East Angle of Chancel of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre North West of Baker Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Seymer Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre West of Little Monument, South East of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres South of Gatepiers East of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 11 Metres South of Neat Monument South South East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 13 Metres South of Gatepiers, East of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 13 Metres South of Neat Monument, South South East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 14 Metres South of Gatepiers, East of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of East Window of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North West of Seymer Monument, South East of Organ Chamber of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South of Centre of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South of South East Angle of Aisle of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres West of Lee Monument, Next Chancel South Wall of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 20 Metres South of Gatepiers, South East of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Gisford Monument, About 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Lee Monument, 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres West South West of Lee Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres West South West of Lee Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South of South East Angle of Aisle of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Organ Chamber of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of South East Angle of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of South West Angle of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of Gatepiers, East of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of Neat Monument, South South East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South East Buttress of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres East of Chancel South East Angle of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres South of South West Angle of Church of St ThomasUnidentified Monument in Churchyard in Churchyard About 3 Metres North North West of Baker Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasVezey Monument in Churchyard About 18 Metres South of Gatepiers, South East of Church of St ThomasW Bassett Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South of South Aisle Centre Buttress of Church of St ThomasWeston Monument in Churchyard About 1.5 Metres Metres East of Mullins Monument East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasWiltshire Monument in Churchyard About 14 Metres North of North East Buttress of Tower of Church of St ThomasWoodstock Cottages1, Chapel Lane3-7, Market Place
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 38% of Box
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Box 197519 ha
19 hain conservation areas, of 51 ha inside the built-up area.
114 of the 117 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 Box’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 971960 · 15
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The first 15 entries were listed in 1960, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 97 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has 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.
2 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
History Grade
Box 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 (123 points, 956 per 10,000 residents)More than 94% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (38%)More than 92% 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.
Homes by age
38% of Box’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
34%
Before 1900
3.4%
1900–18
2.7%
1919–29
4.7%
1930s
6.7%
1945–54
11%
1955–64
15%
1965–72
2.7%
1973–82
2%
1983–92
3.4%
1993–99
2.7%
2000–08
2%
2009–15
9.6%
2016–25
BoxEngland & Wales
34% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 15% 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 (4 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Born here
3 notable people born in Box before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
William Pinker
Jack MacBryan
Arthur Bradfield
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Jack MacBryan1892–1983 · English cricketer (1892-1983)
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Arthur Bradfield1892–1978 · Cricketer (1892-1978)
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William Pinker1847–1932 · (1847-1932)
Everyone born in Box → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Box has the 87th most Grade I buildings of 1,891 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
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#19 of 1,891for listed buildings per resident (909 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
86 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Box
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box | 1,287 | 117 | 1 | A+ |
| Rudloe | 2,863 | 22 | 0 | B+ |
| Bathford | 1,153 | 81 | 0 | A |
| Colerne | 2,415 | 84 | 1 | A |
| Corsham | 10,887 | 251 | 3 | A− |
| Atworth | 1,293 | 51 | 0 | A+ |
| Batheaston | 3,878 | 131 | 0 | A+ |
| Bathampton | 1,698 | 29 | 0 | A− |
In brief
Box in brief
Few towns are as rich in listed heritage as Box: per resident it has more than 94% of UK towns. In all there are 117 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Its housing is old: 38% of homes date from before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. Only 86 of the 1,891 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1975. Of the whole list, 57% are churches, chapels and priories. Jack MacBryan (1892), Arthur Bradfield (1892) and William Pinker (1847) were all born here before 1900. Beyond that, it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Box’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Box?
Historic England lists 117 buildings inside Box’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 116 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Box?
One: Church of St Thomas a Becket.
Are there scheduled monuments in Box?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Roman villa 500m south east of Hill House Farm and Round House.
How many conservation areas are there in Box?
1, covering about 19 hectares of the town. The largest is Box.
When were Box’s buildings listed?
The first in 1960; the most, 97, in 1985.
Who was born in Box?
Among people born before 1900: Jack MacBryan (1892), Arthur Bradfield (1892) and William Pinker (1847).
How old are the homes in Box?
38% of homes were built before 1919 and 46% 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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