II*House · listed 1968Bratton HousePhoto: Moonraker Derivative by Wire723 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: My another account · Public domainA+History Grade
History of Bratton · Historic England
43 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Bratton’s built-up area, 367 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 36% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. Bratton grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
43
367 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
36%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Bratton
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 Bratton’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
43 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I4 Grade II*39 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 II*
The 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Bratton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 3 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Church · listed 1968Church of St JamesPhoto: Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1968The Court HousePhoto: Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1968Baptist Chapel
What’s protected
Most of Bratton’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas25
Churches, chapels & priories7
Public & civic buildings4
Walls, gates & bridges3
Street furniture2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
25 entries (58%) are houses, terraces and villas. 7 are churches, chapels and priories.
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
39 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 39 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Ballard and Aldridge Monuments in the Churchyard About 4 Metres South of Transept of Church of St JamesBallardsBarn at Emms FarmBarn to North East of Yew Tree CottageBratton War MemorialCornhay and Shepherds CottageCourt FarmhouseCourt Lane FarmhouseEast Marsh FarmhouseEmms FarmFour Monuments in the Churchyard Between 4 and 12 Metres South East of Church of St JamesFront and Side Walls with Gate Piers at Bratton HouseGarden Walls, Gate and Piers at Melbourne HouseGate Piers and Gates at Baptist ChapelGranary at the Court HouseGrange FarmhouseIvy CottageIvydeneManor FarmhouseMelbourne HouseMilestone About 50 Metres East of No 1Mill Vale HousePear Tree CottagePriory CottageRosenheim Farmhouse with RailingsScotts FarmhouseSt Anne's CottageStable at Bratton HouseThe ButtsThe ManseThree Monuments in the Churchyard Between 21 and 28 Metres West of Church of St JamesUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard Yard About 6 Metres South West of South Aisle of Church of St JamesWhite CottageWintersYew Tree FarmhouseYew Trees1 and 2, Bury Lane1, Melbourne Street15, Lower Road
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 80% of Bratton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Bratton 197549 ha
49 hain conservation areas, of 61 ha inside the built-up area.
43 of the 43 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 Bratton’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 251968 · 15
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The first 15 entries were listed in 1968. 25 came in 1987, 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.
1 scheduled monument
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
Bratton 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 (49 points, 418 per 10,000 residents)More than 85% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (36%)More than 90% 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
36% of Bratton’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
33%
Before 1900
3.5%
1900–18
5.1%
1919–29
4.4%
1930s
6.9%
1945–54
4.4%
1955–64
10%
1965–72
18%
1973–82
4.4%
1983–92
6%
1993–99
3.5%
2000–08
0.9%
2009–15
0%
2016–25
BrattonEngland & Wales
33% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 18% 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 Bratton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratton | 1,172 | 43 | 0 | A+ |
| Westbury | 16,394 | 150 | 1 | B+ |
| North Bradley | 1,555 | 14 | 0 | B+ |
| Dilton Marsh | 1,958 | 14 | 0 | B+ |
| Trowbridge | 43,753 | 356 | 6 | A− |
| Southwick | 1,856 | 7 | 0 | C+ |
| Warminster | 18,018 | 224 | 1 | A− |
| Littleton Panell | 1,334 | 37 | 1 | A |
In brief
Bratton in brief
Old houses are part of Bratton’s character: 36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 43 listed buildings. For its size, it has more listed heritage than 85% of UK towns. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1975.
Of the whole list, 58% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 25 of 43. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; George Whitaker (1811) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Bratton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Bratton?
Historic England lists 43 buildings inside Bratton’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 39 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Bratton?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Medieval moated site 110m north west of Grange Farm.
How many conservation areas are there in Bratton?
1, covering about 49 hectares of the town. The largest is Bratton.
When were Bratton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1968; the most, 25, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Bratton?
36% of homes were built before 1919 and 45% 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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