Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn a 10 km circle around Valley Park: 14 places on the registers
Only 1.7% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. Heritage of the first rank begins 4.1 km away, in Battlefield.
Top-ranked heritage near Valley Park: 10 places within 10 km
Battlefield House, 3.8 km off, is the oldest: 1796. Count to 10 km and there are 14. The nearest is Battle of Stoney Creek, 3.8 km away in Battlefield.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Battle of Stoney CreekNational Historic Site · 1813 · 3.8 km away, in Battlefield |
| Battlefield HouseOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1796 · 3.8 km away, in Battlefield |
| Erland Lee (Museum) HomeNational Historic Site · 1808–1809 · 6.5 km away, in Fruitland |
| Hamilton WaterworksNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 7.3 km away, in Parkview West |
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 8.3 km away, in Centremount |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 8.6 km away, in Corktown |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 8.7 km away, in Corktown |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 8.7 km away, in Durand |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 8.7 km away, in Corktown |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 8.9 km away, in Durand |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 9.2 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 9.3 km away, in Beasley |
Within 10 km of Valley Park, the record goes back to 1796
The historic places within 10 km of Valley Park, not in it, by the first construction date on each record.
Oldest of all: Battlefield House, Battlefield, 1796. The chart rests on 14 dated places within 10 km. 9 predate Confederation.
No home in Valley Park dates from 2016 to 2021; the typical town has 4.1%
More than half of Valley Park’s housing predates 2001. 55% of Valley Park’s homes date from 1981 to 2000, well above the typical 23%. Valley Park has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 19%, where most towns have 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Valley Park compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 6,400 to 6,400 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Bay Roberts and Petrolia. The middle one has 0. For 14, the registers list nothing.
Valley Park and its neighbours
Valley Park in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 1.7%, 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
- 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.
- 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
Questions about Valley Park’s history
How many historic places does Valley Park have on the registers?
None inside Valley Park yet. The nearest, Battle of Stoney Creek, carries the highest designation, 3.8 km away in Battlefield.
How old are the homes in Valley Park?
1.7% 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).