IChurch · listed 1957Church of Saint MauganPhoto: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: David Medcalf · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Mawgan · Historic England
19 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Mawgan’s built-up area, 308 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 43% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
19
308 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
43%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Mawgan
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos 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 Mawgan’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IScheduled monumentPark or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
19 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*18 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 Mawgan
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
18 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 18 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Church House and Adjoining Gate Piers and Gate at North-West CornerDavies Headstones at Approx 5M North West of Tower of Church of Saint MauganGate Piers Walls Surrounding Sundial, Sundial and Walls Flanking Paths to South and West Doorways of Church of Saint MauganGlastan HouseGlebe HouseGroup of 3 Headstones at Approx 16M South of Tower of Church of Saint MawganGroup of 3 Headstones at Approx 17M West of South of Tower of Church of Saint MauganGroup of Three Headstones at Approximately 25 Metres South of Tower of Church of Saint MauganHeadstone at Approx 1.5 Metres South of Tower of Church of Saint MauganJames Chest Tomb at Approx 10M South of Tower of Church of St MauganLander Chest Tomb at Approx 15M South of Tower of Church of Saint MauganLuke Headstone at Approx 12M West of Church of Saint MauganNos 1 and 2 (Adjoining Thatched Cottage, Nos 3 and 4)Primrose Cottage, Gate Piers and Garden Walls to FrontRose CottageRosevear Cottage and Adjoining Cider HouseThe Thatched CottageWicks Headstone at Approx 25M South West of Church of Saint Maugan
How the list grew
More than half of Mawgan’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 17
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1957, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 17 came in 1987, 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.
1 registered park or garden
TrelowarrenGrade II
Homes by age
43% of Mawgan’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
42%
Before 1900
1.7%
1900–18
2.6%
1919–29
5.3%
1930s
7%
1945–54
2.6%
1955–64
11%
1965–72
7%
1973–82
6%
1983–92
4.3%
1993–99
6%
2000–08
1.7%
2009–15
3.3%
2016–25
MawganEngland & Wales
42% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 11% 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 (5 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Mawgan
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mawgan | 616 | 19 | 1 | — |
| Helston | 11,366 | 209 | 2 | A |
| Mullion | 2,148 | 10 | 1 | B− |
| Porthleven | 3,118 | 28 | 0 | A− |
| Mawnan Smith | 1,001 | 10 | 0 | B+ |
| Lizard | 1,046 | 15 | 1 | A− |
| Penryn | 11,194 | 210 | 0 | A |
| Falmouth | 24,066 | 209 | 0 | A |
In brief
Mawgan in brief
More of Mawgan’s homes are old than in most places: 43% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 19 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1987: 17 of 19. The rest is about typical: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Mawgan’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Mawgan?
Historic England lists 19 buildings inside Mawgan’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 18 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Mawgan?
One: Church of Saint Maugan.
Are there scheduled monuments in Mawgan?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft.
When were Mawgan’s buildings listed?
The first in 1957; the most, 17, in 1987.
How old are the homes in Mawgan?
43% of homes were built before 1919 and 51% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Mawgan 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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