History & Heritage

Early History...

There is evidence of habitation in Bramley that can be traced back to prehistoric times.

The Romans occupied Calleva Atrebatum and built a walled city known today as Silchester, and Bramley is on the Chichester to Silchester Way Roman road and has remains of a Romano-British villa nearby.

Bramley was insignificant during the Saxon and Norman days but started growing into a small rural village during the 19th century, when there were about five hundred inhabitants.

The Bramley Historical Research Society has a wonderful website packed with information about the historical, social, architectural and physical development of the village.  They are always keen to learn and record more about Bramley's past so visit their website to learn more about the fascinating history of Bramley, and how you can contribute to their records.

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Conservation Area...

A Conservation Area is “an area of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which is desirable to preserve or enhance” (Planning (Listed buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, s.69 (i)).

The Bramley and Bramley Green Conservation Area was designated in 1983 by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in recognition of its special architectural and historic interest.  Having designated the Conservation Area, the local authority now has a statutory duty to ensure that those elements that form its particular character or appearance are preserved or enhanced, especially when considering planning applications.

To view the Bramley and Bramley Green Conservation Area Appraisal document visit www.basingstoke.gov.uk/regeneration/

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Listed Buildings...

The List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historical Interest is a national register, drawn up by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), on the advice of English Heritage.

It comprises a wide variety of buildings and structures of special architectural and/or historic interest, with currently over 1800 Listed Buildings in the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane varying from churches, farmsteads, (barns and granaries etc) cottages and houses, to bridges, telephone kiosks, a lamp post and even a dog kennel!

 Under the Planning (Listed  Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has a statutory duty to list buildings of special architectural or historic interest.  This is carried out in order to identify the best of our built heritage so that we can protect and conserve it, both for ourselves and for future generations.

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Local List...

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council first adopted the Local List of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest on 27 March 2007, and it is periodically reviewed and updated.

It stands alongside the existing Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (listed buildings, as above).

For further details and to view the list for Bramley visit www.basingstoke.gov.uk/ 

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