IChurch · listed 1984St Wynwallow's Church, LandewednackOn the list as Church of St WinwalausPhoto: Jim Champion · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church of St Winwalaus · Photo: Jim Champion · CC BY-SA 3.0A−History Grade
History of Lizard · Historic England
15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Lizard’s built-up area, 143 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 28% of its homes were built before 1919. Lizard grades A− for history.
Listed buildings
15
143 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
28%
typical UK town 15%
Through time
Lizard in old photos and maps
An old map and 0 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
c. 1919Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Lizard’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
15 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*14 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 Lizard
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
14 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 14 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Angel CottageBarn to North West of Church Town FarmhouseChurch Cottage and Wynwallow Cottage, And Church Town FarmhouseChurch HallCove CottageFormer Church Cove lifeboat houseHansey CottageLandewednack HouseLittle TrenowethMarinersMethodist ChapelParnvooseThe CellarsWell House 40 Metres South-East of Parish Church of St Winwalaus
How the list grew
More than half of Lizard’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1984
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1984 · 101957 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 5 entries were listed in 1957. 10 came in 1984, 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.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
History Grade
Lizard grades A− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (19 points, 182 per 10,000 residents)More than 67% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (28%)More than 80% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
28% of Lizard’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
25%
Before 1900
1.8%
1900–18
4.6%
1919–29
6.2%
1930s
5.3%
1945–54
1.8%
1955–64
12%
1965–72
11%
1973–82
7.2%
1983–92
2.8%
1993–99
6.2%
2000–08
9%
2009–15
7.2%
2016–25
LizardEngland & Wales
25% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 12% 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 (4 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Lizard has the 84th most Grade I buildings of 2,078 towns its size
Places of 1,000–2,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Lizard1
#840 of 2,078for listed buildings per resident (143 per 10,000). Aberaeron, Beaumaris and Burford lead.
83 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Lizard
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizard | 1,046 | 15 | 1 | A− |
| Mullion | 2,148 | 10 | 1 | B− |
| Porthleven | 3,118 | 28 | 0 | A− |
| Helston | 11,366 | 209 | 2 | A |
| Mawnan Smith | 1,001 | 10 | 0 | B+ |
In brief
Lizard in brief
Old houses are part of Lizard’s character: 28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Only 83 of the 2,078 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1984: 10 of 15. The rest is about typical: per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Lizard’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Lizard?
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Lizard’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 14 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Lizard?
One: Church of St Winwalaus.
Are there scheduled monuments in Lizard?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Medieval wayside cross at Tregaminion.
When were Lizard’s buildings listed?
The first in 1957; the most, 10, in 1984.
How old are the homes in Lizard?
28% of homes were built before 1919 and 39% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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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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