The Strike Command Operations Centre (STCOC) formerly the Primary War Headquarters (PWHQ) bunker was built by RAF Strike Command on the National Trust land to the north east of the village between 1983 and 1985, in spite of opposition including a peace camp.

[6][7] Bradenham is the location of a grand red brick manor house, which in the 13th century was a property belonging to the Earl of Warwick.

The current manor house was substantially built by Sir Edmund Pye, 1st Baronet around 1670 with tall sash windows, steep roofs and slim brick chimneys.

[9] His son Benjamin Disraeli, who became the prime minister, lived there for part of his early life.

[10] In the later Victorian era, the house was turned into a boarding school for local young gentlemen.