Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainWithin 25 km of Binbrook, 24 places are on the heritage registers
Homes from before 1961 are 6% of the stock, under the 18% of the typical town. The closest top-tier heritage is in Fruitland, 8.6 km from here. 2 people on record were born in Binbrook before 1914, John Wentworth Russell the earliest.
17 places of national importance within 25 km of Binbrook
Within 25 km there are 24 in all. The record reaches back to 1796 with Battlefield House, 8.5 km away. They are 17 National Historic Sites, 6 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Battle of Stoney CreekNational Historic Site · 1813 · 8.5 km away, in Battlefield |
| Battlefield HouseOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1796 · 8.5 km away, in Battlefield |
| Erland Lee (Museum) HomeNational Historic Site · 1808–1809 · 9.8 km away, in Fruitland |
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 11 km away, in Centremount |
| Hamilton WaterworksNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 12 km away, in Parkview West |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 12 km away, in Durand |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 12 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 13 km away, in Corktown |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 13 km away, in Corktown |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 13 km away, in Durand |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 13 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 13 km away, in Beasley |
Most of what stands within 25 km of Binbrook dates from the years before Confederation
The area here stretches to 25 km around Binbrook: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
The earliest is Battlefield House in Battlefield, begun in 1796. Dated places within 25 km: 24. 17 are older than 1867.
Binbrook is still building: 20% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Binbrook built little from 1961 to 1980: 8.5% of its homes, where most towns have 27%. Few of Binbrook’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 4.7%, the norm 23%. 60% of Binbrook’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Binbrook and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binbrook | 22,497 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Trinity | 2,708 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Highland | 6,306 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Valley Park | 6,394 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Felker | 4,534 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Templemead | 4,188 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Albion | 4,585 | 0 | 0 | — |
Binbrook in brief
The census dates only 6% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed; and its past has lives on the record such as John Wentworth Russell (1879) and Reynold Kenneth Young (1886).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
Questions about Binbrook’s history
How many historic places does Binbrook have on the registers?
Not within Binbrook. Its nearest is a top designation: Battle of Stoney Creek, 8.5 km away in Battlefield.
How old are the homes in Binbrook?
The 2021 Census dates 6% 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).