Photo: Mosbo6 · CC BY-SA 4.016 registered heritage sites stand within 10 km of Byron
Heritage of the first rank begins 8.3 km from Byron, in Central London. Homes from 2016 to 2021 make up 6.4% of the stock; the typical town has 4.1%.
The highest designation, 4 times, within 10 km of Byron
By designation: 12 provincial or municipal listings and 4 National Historic Sites. The earliest date is Middlesex County Court House’s, 1827, 7.3 km away. All told, 16 places are within 10 km.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| London Normal SchoolOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1900 · 7.1 km away, in South London |
| Labatt ParkDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1877 · 7.1 km away, in West London |
| Middlesex County Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1827–1830 · 7.3 km away, in Central London |
| Ridout Street ComplexNational Historic Site · 1838–1871 · 7.4 km away, in Central London |
| Eldon HouseOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1834 · 7.4 km away, in Central London |
| WaverleyDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1882 · 7.4 km away, in South London |
| Elsie-Perrin Williams EstateDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1916 · 7.5 km away, in Masonville |
| First Christian Reformed ChurchDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1882 · 7.6 km away, in Central London |
| Grand TheatreDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1901 · 7.8 km away, in Central London |
| St. Paul's CathedralDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1846 · 7.9 km away, in Central London |
| Victoria ParkDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1874 · 8.1 km away, in Central London |
| Christ Church (Anglican)Designated heritage property (part IV) · 1863 · 8.1 km away, in Central London |
The 10 km around Byron keep buildings from as early as 1827
The historic places within 10 km of Byron, not in it, by the first construction date on each record.
The earliest is Middlesex County Court House in Central London, begun in 1827. Dated places within 10 km: 16. 5 go back before 1867.
Most of Byron’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000: 31%
15% of Byron’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%. Over half of the homes in Byron were already standing by 2001. Building from 1961 to 1980 gave Byron 29% of its homes, near the usual 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Byron and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron | 15,277 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Oakridge | 16,247 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Westmount | 19,591 | 0 | 0 | — |
| River Bend | 5,930 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Talbot | 8,085 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Southcrest | 14,477 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hyde Park | 14,769 | 0 | 0 | — |
Byron in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 15% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- 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.
- 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Byron’s history
How many historic places does Byron have on the registers?
None within Byron itself; the nearest is 7.1 km off: London Normal School, in South London.
How old are the homes in Byron?
15% 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).