Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainAn older town: 44% of Bedford’s homes predate 1961
Bedford’s share is 2.5 times the typical 18%. The registers count 20 places within 25 km of Bedford; the closest, Noyau institutionnel de Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne, is 7 km away. For the highest designations, the closest town is Frelighsburg, 17 km off. William Warren Lynch heads a list of 3 people born in Bedford before 1914.
The places within 25 km of Bedford lean to the years before Confederation
The nearest historic places to Bedford, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
The chart rests on 19 dated places within 25 km. 12 are older than 1867. Fort Lennox, in Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, goes back furthest, to 1759.
Top-ranked heritage near Bedford: 9 places within 25 km
Closest of all is Noyau institutionnel de Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne, in Venise-en-Québec, 7 km off. The record reaches back to 1759 with Fort Lennox, 23 km away. All told, 20 places are within 25 km.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Noyau institutionnel de Saint-Pierre-de-VéronneCited heritage site (Québec) · 7 km away, in Venise-en-Québec |
| Des Rivières BridgeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1884 · 7 km away, in Saint-Alexandre |
| Battle of Eccles HillNational Historic Site · 1870 · 13 km away, in Frelighsburg |
| Moulin FrelighClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1839 · 13 km away, in Frelighsburg |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Farnham, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1950–1951 · 18 km away, in Farnham |
| Salle anglicane du complexe St. JamesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1887–1888 · 18 km away, in Farnham |
| Ensemble institutionnel de Saint-RomualdMunicipal citation (Québec) · 19 km away, in Farnham |
| Croix de cheminMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1945 · 19 km away, in Saint-Alexandre |
| Résidence George-Knight-NesbittMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1881 · 21 km away, in Cowansville |
| Église Saint-George de ClarencevilleClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1818–1820 · 22 km away, in Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville |
| Maison natale Honoré-MercierClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1820–1840 · 22 km away, in Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois |
| North Front CasemateRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1822–1823 · 23 km away, in Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix |
Just outside Bedford: 1
| Grange Alexander-Solomon-WalbridgeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 2.7 km outside the town |
44% of Bedford’s homes were built before 1961
Bedford built little from 1981 to 2000: 14% of its homes, where most towns have 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 7.7% of Bedford’s, against 15% in the typical town. From 2016 on, Bedford built 3.3% of its homes, near the typical 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.
3 lives that began in Bedford before 1914
The widest known is William Warren Lynch: 4 Wikipedia editions. In 1845 came the earliest, William Warren Lynch. At the other end is Cecil Hart, from 1883. Longest lived was Marcellus Gilmore Edson, 91 years in all (1940).
Everyone born in Bedford → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Bedford and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 2,845 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Armand | 1,241 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Sabine | 1,123 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Venise-en-Québec | 2,252 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dunham | 3,632 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Alexandre | 2,685 | 1 | 0 | 1945 |
| Frelighsburg | 1,168 | 2 | 2 | 1839 |
Bedford in brief
Older stock first: 44% of homes in Bedford were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. William Warren Lynch (1845), Cecil Hart (1883) and Marcellus Gilmore Edson (1849) are the town’s people of the past on the record. The other figures are unremarkable: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Protection. In Québec, a classement or a municipal citation under the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel protects the building in law; a federal designation recognises significance and binds only federal owners.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Québec’s register. The Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec is open data, so the province’s own designations and its municipalities’ citations are here in full.
- 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Bedford’s history
How many historic places does Bedford have on the registers?
Bedford has none of its own yet. Noyau institutionnel de Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne, in Venise-en-Québec, is the nearest, 7 km away.
When did Bedford become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of Bedford to November 21, 1866. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in Bedford?
The 2021 Census dates 44% 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).