II*Church · listed 1967Church of Saint PiranPhoto: Jowaninpensans · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Wayland Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0A+History Grade
History of Perranarworthal · Historic England
54 listed buildings, 8 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Perranarworthal’s built-up area, 414 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 30% of its homes were built before 1919. Perranarworthal grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
54
414 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
8
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
30%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Perranarworthal
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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 Perranarworthal’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
54 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I8 Grade II*46 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 II*
The 8 Grade II* listed buildings in Perranarworthal
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Inns & shops · listed 1967Dry Sand shop and Green Sand shop
Inns & shops · listed 1967Engineers Shop
House · listed 1967Cast iron footbridge at Perran MillOn the list as Footbridge
Inns & shops · listed 1967New Pattern Shop
House · listed 1967Offices
House · listed 1967Tullimaar HouseOn the list as Tullimaar
Inns & shops · listed 1967Warehouse
What’s protected
Most of Perranarworthal’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas30
Inns, shops & warehouses9
Walls, gates & bridges6
Churches, chapels & priories5
Public & civic buildings3
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
30 entries (56%) are houses, terraces and villas. 5 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
46 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 46 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Brass Shop, Bolt Shop and Boiler HouseBuilding at Approx 3M South West of the Old School HouseBuilding at Approx 4M North of the MooringsChest Tomb to John Tilly at Approx 3M North of Church of Saint PiranChest Tombs at Approx 3-5M North of Church of Saint PiranChytroon FarmhouseCliff HouseCommittee RoomCross at Approx 8M North of the VicarageFir CottageGate-Piers, Steps and Churchyard Wall South West of Saint PiranGoonvrea TerraceHawthorne FarmhouseHeadstone to Ann, Daughter of Richard and Alice Trengrove at Approx 10M South of Tower of Church of Saint PiranHeadstone to William Tresidder at Approx 4M North of Tower of Church of Saint PiranHoly Well of Saint Piran at Sw 778 387 NeHouse at Approx 25M East of Oak Tree CottageJassamineK6 Telephone Kiosk South West of Norway InnLime Kilns at Sw 777 387 NeLodge and Gate-PiersMarinersMoor CottageMyrtle Cottage Including Wall to SouthOak Tree HouseOld Pattern ShopPerranwell BridgePerranwell Station Methodist Church including boundary wallsPost Office and Perranwell StoresPrince Regent HouseRose LodgeSmiths ShopStables at Approx 4M West of Committee RoomThe Coach House at Approx 5M South of Mariners, Including Associated Steps and WallingThe MooringsThe Old Manor Mill and Mill WheelThe Old School HouseThe VicarageTredea ManorWaterwheel at Approx 50M South West of Oak Tree HouseWest Lodge and Associated Entrance Walling and Gate-PiersWood Shed1 and 2, Cove Hill1, Riverside2, Riverside3, Riverside
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 17% of Perranarworthal
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Perranarworthal 198915 ha
15 hain conservation areas, of 88 ha inside the built-up area.
40 of the 54 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Perranarworthal’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1986
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1986 · 371967 · 16
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 16 entries were listed in 1967. 37 came in 1986, 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.
World Heritage
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining LandscapeUNESCO World Heritage Site: the town touches its mapped area, which can include a buffer zone |
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
Perranarworthal 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 (64 points, 490 per 10,000 residents)More than 88% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (30%)More than 84% 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
30% of Perranarworthal’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
28%
Before 1900
1.2%
1900–18
1.5%
1919–29
5.1%
1930s
4.5%
1945–54
6%
1955–64
17%
1965–72
9.9%
1973–82
6.5%
1983–92
2.9%
1993–99
2.6%
2000–08
1.7%
2009–15
12%
2016–25
PerranarworthalEngland & Wales
28% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 17% 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 Perranarworthal
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perranarworthal | 1,305 | 54 | 0 | A+ |
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | 2,129 | 24 | 0 | A− |
| Mylor Bridge | 1,534 | 38 | 1 | A |
| Penryn | 11,194 | 210 | 0 | A |
| Carharrack | 1,525 | 7 | 0 | B |
| Stithians | 1,613 | 20 | 0 | A |
| St Day | 1,432 | 32 | 0 | A |
| Threemilestone | 2,854 | 1 | 0 | D |
In brief
Perranarworthal in brief
Old houses are part of Perranarworthal’s character: 30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 54 listed buildings. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 88% of UK towns. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1989.
Most entries on the list, 56%, are houses, terraces and villas. The big year was 1986, when 37 of the 54 went on the list. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Perranarworthal’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Perranarworthal?
Historic England lists 54 buildings inside Perranarworthal’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 8 Grade II* and 46 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Perranarworthal?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill.
Is Perranarworthal a World Heritage Site?
Part of Perranarworthal lies within the area Historic England maps for Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, which can include a buffer zone around the site itself.
How many conservation areas are there in Perranarworthal?
1, covering about 15 hectares of the town. The largest is Perranarworthal.
When were Perranarworthal’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 37, in 1986.
How old are the homes in Perranarworthal?
30% of homes were built before 1919 and 37% 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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