Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Kentley’s surroundings: 16 historic places within 10 km
The nearest town to Kentley with a top designation is Battlefield, 1.5 km away. The census puts 18% of its homes before 1961, much as in most towns (18%).
Within 10 km of Kentley, 12 top designations
All told, 16 places are within 10 km. The first one out is Battlefield House, 1.8 km away in Battlefield. Among them are 12 National Historic Sites, 3 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Battlefield HouseOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1796 · 1.8 km away, in Battlefield |
| Battle of Stoney CreekNational Historic Site · 1813 · 1.8 km away, in Battlefield |
| Hamilton WaterworksNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 2.6 km away, in Parkview West |
| Erland Lee (Museum) HomeNational Historic Site · 1808–1809 · 5 km away, in Fruitland |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 8.1 km away, in Corktown |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 8.2 km away, in Corktown |
| HMCS HaidaNational Historic Site · 1942–1943 · 8.2 km away, in North End East |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 8.2 km away, in Corktown |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 8.3 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 8.3 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 8.3 km away, in Beasley |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 8.4 km away, in Durand |
Near Kentley, within 10 km: built places from 1796 on
The area, not the town: places within 10 km of Kentley, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Battlefield House, in Battlefield, goes back furthest, to 1796. Within 10 km, building dates exist for 16 places. 10 predate Confederation.
Kentley added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%
Kentley built little from 2001 to 2015: 2.9% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. 56% of Kentley’s homes date from 1961 to 1980, well above the typical 27%. Count back from today and half of Kentley’s homes are older than 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Kentley compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,000 to 4,000 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré has more. The middle one has 0. 15 of them have nothing on the registers.
Kentley and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentley | 4,007 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Corman | 6,566 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Riverdale West | 6,804 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mcquesten West | 6,349 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Battlefield | 6,531 | 2 | 1 | 1796 |
| Normanhurst | 3,260 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Glenview West | 3,431 | 0 | 0 | — |
Kentley in brief
Kentley has 18% of its homes from 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
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- 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. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
Questions about Kentley’s history
How many historic places does Kentley have on the registers?
None within Kentley itself; the nearest is 1.8 km off: Battlefield House, in Battlefield.
How old are the homes in Kentley?
18% 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).