The special character and appearance of the landscape and streetscape in Brandesburton is beast revealed in the vicinity of the village green. Uncommon, though not unique, this feature made up here of school, public house and cottages looking onto a focal point with its market cross gives the village a quality worthy of the additional protection which Conservation Area status affords. The cross itself suffered at the hands of vandals in the 19^th century, before then having a head richly decorated with sculptured figures.

The setting for the green is determined by approaches from three directions. From the north-south running stretch of Main Street, which forms its northern boundary the scene is predominant in hard accents with little in the way of greenery to soften its appearance. This contrasts starkly with the grander but softer tones of the way from the east past the rectory and school.

Both this latter route and the approach from Boardman Lane have the benefit of noticeably rising ground which in a region as level as Holderness, hightens the importance (and perspective) of the buildings on higher ground.

The character and appearance of the architecture is also quite different over the three approaches – first the tightly sited, usually small, dwellings to the west, compared with the grander properties to the east with their larger curtilages. Only to the south does the appearance reflect the small-scale rural nature, which have been lost or spoilt over the years.