IChurch · listed 1966Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: Rob Stallard · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church of St John the Baptist · Photo: Rob Stallard · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Mildenhall · Historic England
14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Mildenhall’s built-up area, 296 for every 10,000 residents. 13 of Mildenhall’s listed buildings are Grade II. 35% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
14
296 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
35%
typical UK town 15%
The map
Where Mildenhall’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.
14 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*13 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 Mildenhall
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
13 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 13 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Cartshed Opposite Werg MillGranary at Church Farm, In Yard 50 Metres North East of FarmhouseGranary at Glebe House MildenhallHawthorn CottageHorseshoe Public HouseKennet CottagePiggery at Church Farm, In Yard 3 Metres North of GranarySchool HouseThe PoplarsWalls, Gatepiers and Gates to Former Rectory43 and 4445 and 4654, Church Lane
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 57% of Mildenhall
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Mildenhall 197713 ha
13 hain conservation areas, of 23 ha inside the built-up area.
14 of the 14 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 Mildenhall’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1985 · 11
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1966, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 11 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Homes by age
35% of Mildenhall’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
1.5%
1900–18
1.5%
1919–29
6.6%
1930s
6.6%
1945–54
9.6%
1955–64
5.6%
1965–72
6.6%
1973–82
11%
1983–92
6.6%
1993–99
5.6%
2000–08
2.5%
2009–15
2.5%
2016–25
MildenhallEngland & Wales
34% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 11% 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 (3 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Mildenhall
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mildenhall | 473 | 14 | 1 | — |
| Marlborough | 8,829 | 280 | 2 | A |
| Ramsbury | 1,541 | 54 | 1 | A |
| Aldbourne | 1,686 | 84 | 1 | A+ |
| Great Bedwyn | 1,194 | 30 | 1 | A |
| Burbage | 1,322 | 35 | 0 | A |
| Chiseldon | 2,033 | 24 | 1 | B |
| Pewsey | 3,792 | 52 | 1 | A− |
In brief
Mildenhall in brief
More of Mildenhall’s homes are old than in most places: 35% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1977. The big year was 1985, when 11 of the 14 went on the list. Beyond that, George Lavington (1684) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Mildenhall’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Mildenhall?
Historic England lists 14 buildings inside Mildenhall’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 13 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Mildenhall?
One: Church of St John the Baptist.
How many conservation areas are there in Mildenhall?
1, covering about 13 hectares of the town. The largest is Mildenhall.
When were Mildenhall’s buildings listed?
The first in 1966; the most, 11, in 1985.
How old are the homes in Mildenhall?
35% of homes were built before 1919 and 43% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Mildenhall 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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