Photo: Vic Brincat from Keswick, Ontario, Canada · CC BY 2.0Beyond Brighton’s limits, 7 historic places within 25 km
The closest top-tier heritage to Brighton is in Wakefield, 15 km away. 5.9% of its homes went up between 2016 and 2021; the typical town built 4.1%.
7 designated places lie within 25 km of Brighton
Among them are 3 provincial or municipal listings, 2 National Historic Sites and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. Nearest comes Hartland Covered Bridge, 8.5 km off, in Wakefield. They belong to 3 towns, chiefly Woodstock, Wakefield and Florenceville-Bristol.
The 7 nearest, within 25 km
| Hartland Covered BridgeNational Historic Site · 1901–1902 · 8.5 km away, in Wakefield |
| Florenceville BridgeLocal historic place · 20 km away, in Florenceville-Bristol |
| Old Carleton County Court HouseProvincial heritage place · 1833 · 20 km away, in Woodstock |
| Government of Canada BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1955–1956 · 22 km away, in Woodstock |
| L. P. Fisher Public LibraryLocal historic place · 1914 · 22 km away, in Woodstock |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1904–1906 · 22 km away, in Woodstock |
| Connell HouseNational Historic Site · 1839–1841 · 23 km away, in Woodstock |
Most of what stands within 25 km of Brighton dates from the years before Confederation
The nearest historic places to Brighton, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
First by date comes Old Carleton County Court House in Woodstock, from 1833. The chart rests on 6 dated places within 25 km. 2 go back before 1867.
Brighton built the most from 1981 to 2000, 39% of today’s homes
Count back from today and half of Brighton’s homes are older than 2001. Like the typical town (18%), Brighton has 22% of its homes from before 1961. 22% of Brighton’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Brighton and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 1,635 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hartland | 1,025 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Peel | 1,176 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wakefield | 2,749 | 1 | 1 | 1901 |
| Wilmot | 1,057 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Florenceville-Bristol | 1,583 | 1 | 0 | — |
Brighton in brief
Older stock first: 22% of homes in Brighton were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
Questions about Brighton’s history
How many historic places does Brighton have on the registers?
None in Brighton itself. The closest is Hartland Covered Bridge in Wakefield, 8.5 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Brighton?
The 2021 Census dates 22% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).