Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0109 heritage places lie within 25 km of Timberlea
Only 6.1% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. Look 5.6 km away, to Clayton Park West, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
109 places on Canada’s registers lie 25 km or less from Timberlea
Schmidtville, North End and Harrietsfield hold most of them, among 12 towns. Nearest comes D'Anville's Encampment, 7.2 km off, in Clayton Park West. By designation: 46 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, 34 National Historic Sites and 16 provincial or municipal listings.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| D'Anville's EncampmentNational Historic Site · 1746 · 7.2 km away, in Clayton Park West |
| AfricvilleNational Historic Site · 1830 · 9.3 km away, in Windsor Park |
| Mont Blanc Anchor SiteMunicipally Registered Property · 1917 · 9.5 km away, in Westmount |
| Bedford PetroglyphsNational Historic Site · 9.8 km away, in Bedford |
| Scott Manor HouseProvincially Registered Property · 10 km away, in Bedford |
| Van Steenburgh and Polaris Buildings at The Bedford Institute of OceanographyRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1962–1963 · 10 km away, in Austinville |
| Halifax ForumMunicipally Registered Property · 1927 · 10 km away, in North End |
| Hydrostone DistrictNational Historic Site · 1917 · 11 km away, in North End |
| Sir Sandford Fleming ParkMunicipally Registered Property · 1908 · 11 km away, in South End |
| Carall Building S-17Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1941–1945 · 11 km away, in North End |
| Wellington HouseClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1852–1861 · 11 km away, in North End |
| Memorial TowerNational Historic Site · 1910–1913 · 11 km away, in South End |
Within 25 km of Timberlea, the record goes back to 1746
No place near Timberlea is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
The oldest is D'Anville's Encampment in Clayton Park West, from 1746. Within 25 km, building dates exist for 105 places. 47 predate Confederation.
Most of Timberlea’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000: 46%
24% of Timberlea’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 18% of Timberlea’s, against 27% in the typical town. New building in Timberlea runs at the usual pace: 5.1% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 4.1%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Timberlea compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 11,000 to 11,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Smiths Falls, East London and Liverpool. The typical town its size has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Timberlea and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberlea | 11,014 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Clayton Park West | 34,404 | 1 | 1 | 1746 |
| Mount Royale | 9,340 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairview | 16,296 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bedford | 28,848 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Westmount | 23,207 | 1 | 0 | 1917 |
| Windsor Park | 13,044 | 1 | 1 | 1830 |
Timberlea in brief
Its homes are mostly newer: 6.1% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- 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.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
Questions about Timberlea’s history
How many historic places does Timberlea have on the registers?
Inside Timberlea, none so far. At 7.2 km, D'Anville's Encampment in Clayton Park West is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Timberlea?
6.1% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).