IChurch · listed 1969Church of St NivetPhoto: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Lanivet · Historic England
13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Lanivet’s built-up area, 225 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 38% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
13
225 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
38%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Lanivet
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Church of St NivetGrade I listed
Cross in the Churchyard About 5 Metres West of Tower of Church of St NivetGrade II* listed
Tower About 15 Metres West of St Benet's AbbeyGrade II* listedPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
The map
Where Lanivet’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
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13 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I4 Grade II*8 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade I
The Grade I listed building in Lanivet
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II*
The 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Lanivet
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 2 are photographed.
II*Church · listed 1969Cross in the Churchyard About 5 Metres West of Tower of Church of St NivetPhoto: Jowaninpensans · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Church · listed 1969Tower About 15 Metres West of St Benet's AbbeyPhoto: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1951St Benet's Abbey
Grade II
8 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 8 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bridge at LamorickChurchtown FarmhouseCross Slab in the Churchyard Adjacent to the South Side of the Tower of Church of St NivetPinnacle About 18 Metres East of St Benet's AbbeyRiversideThomas Monument in the Churchyard About 40 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St NivetUnidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres West of Tower of Church of St NivetWellington Monument in the Churchyard About 2 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Nivet
How the list grew
More than half of Lanivet’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 8
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 1 entry was listed in 1951. 8 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
2 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
Homes by age
38% of Lanivet’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
38%
Before 1900
2%
1900–18
0%
1919–29
0%
1930s
0%
1945–54
4%
1955–64
10%
1965–72
19%
1973–82
13%
1983–92
4%
1993–99
8.5%
2000–08
2%
2009–15
0%
2016–25
LanivetEngland & Wales
38% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1973–82, which added 19% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Lanivet
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanivet | 578 | 13 | 1 | — |
| Bodmin | 16,904 | 111 | 1 | B+ |
| Bugle | 2,430 | 6 | 0 | C+ |
| Roche | 2,311 | 11 | 0 | B |
| Lostwithiel | 3,067 | 85 | 2 | A+ |
| Penwithick | 1,706 | 0 | 0 | C− |
| Egloshayle | 1,185 | 25 | 1 | A− |
| Wadebridge | 5,626 | 26 | 0 | B |
In brief
Lanivet in brief
Old houses are part of Lanivet’s character: 38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1988: 8 of 13. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Lanivet’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Lanivet?
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Lanivet’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 8 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Lanivet?
One: Church of St Nivet.
Are there scheduled monuments in Lanivet?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 30m north of the church and Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 5m west of the church.
When were Lanivet’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 8, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Lanivet?
38% of homes were built before 1919 and 38% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Lanivet has no History Grade.
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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