Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rebfoto/ Emile Baddour · CC0The heritage near Holyrood: 40 places in a 50 km radius
The nearest town to Holyrood with a top designation is Bay Roberts, 22 km away. 2 people on record were born in Holyrood before 1914, John Lewis the earliest. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is 1689; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
Nearest to Holyrood: Brigus Stone Barn, 15 km away
Oldest of them is Colony of Avalon (1627), 48 km off. Count to 50 km and there are 40. They belong to 9 towns, chiefly St. John's, Division No. 1, Subdivision M and Bay Roberts.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Brigus Stone BarnRegistered heritage structure · 15 km away, in Division No. 1, Subdivision M |
| Hawthorne CottageNational Historic Site · 1830–1831 · 15 km away, in Division No. 1, Subdivision M |
| Kent CottageRegistered heritage structure · 15 km away, in Division No. 1, Subdivision M |
| Cable BuildingNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 22 km away, in Bay Roberts |
| Admiralty House Museum & ArchivesCity of Mount Pearl heritage site · 1914 · 28 km away, in Mount Pearl |
| TowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1908–1909 · 32 km away, in Bay Bulls |
| Harbour Grace Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1830–1831 · 32 km away, in Harbour Grace |
| Petty Harbour Generating StationProvincial or municipal listing · 33 km away, in Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove |
| St. Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchNational Historic Site · 1864–1882 · 36 km away, in St. John's |
| Former Newfoundland Railway HeadquartersNational Historic Site · 1901–1904 · 36 km away, in St. John's |
| George Street United ChurchCity of St. John's heritage site · 36 km away, in St. John's |
| Water Street Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1847–1917 · 37 km away, in St. John's |
Within 50 km of Holyrood, the dated places belong mostly to the years before Confederation
Reaching 50 km out from Holyrood: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
Colony of Avalon, in Division No. 1, Subdivision U, goes back furthest, to 1627. Within 50 km, 32 records give a date. 21 go back before 1867.
Holyrood is still building: 12% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Over half of the homes in Holyrood were already standing by 2001. Holyrood has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 34%, where most towns have 15%. At 12%, Holyrood’s share of pre-1961 homes is under the typical town’s 18%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Holyrood compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,700 to 2,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Victoria County, Subdivision A and Wakefield. The middle one has 0. 13 of them have none.
Holyrood and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyrood | 2,749 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview | 1,180 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision M | 1,270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Conception Bay South | 29,725 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Clarke's Beach | 1,555 | 0 | 0 | — |
Holyrood in brief
Before 1961: just 12% of its homes, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0. For the rest, people of its past such as Albert Walsh (1900) and John Lewis (1867).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- 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.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
Questions about Holyrood’s history
How many historic places does Holyrood have on the registers?
Holyrood has none of its own yet. Brigus Stone Barn, in Division No. 1, Subdivision M, is the nearest, 15 km away.
When did Holyrood become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 1689 for Holyrood, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Holyrood?
12% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Holyrood be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 4 further listings in Holyrood show up only as Wikidata numbers.
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).