II*Walls & gates · listed 1963Ponsanooth Methodist ChurchOn the list as Ponsanooth Methodist Church, Including Forecourt Walls, Steps and Gate PiersPhoto: Gwyn Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Ponsanooth · Historic England
18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Ponsanooth’s built-up area, 187 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. 33% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
18
187 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
33%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Ponsanooth
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 Ponsanooth’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.
18 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*17 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 Grade II* listed building in Ponsanooth
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
17 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 17 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bridge at SW758378Former Mill Immediately North West of the Mill HouseGate Piers and Flanking Walls at Entrance to Former Gunpowder Works at SW754377Glume Stove House and Associated Structures at Approximately 40 Metres West of Kennal Vale HouseKennal Vale House and Adjoining Garden WallsMethodist Sunday SchoolMilestone at SW758376Park CottageThe Old ManseThe Old MillVale HouseVictory HouseWarehouse at Approximately 50 Metres North of the Mill House31 and 33, St Michael's Road35 and 37, St Michael's Road39 and 41, St Michael's Road52, St Michael's Road
How the list grew
More than half of Ponsanooth’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 15
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1963. 15 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.
World Heritage
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining LandscapeUNESCO World Heritage Site: the town touches its mapped area, which can include a buffer zone |
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
33% of Ponsanooth’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
33%
Before 1900
1.4%
1900–18
1.4%
1919–29
4.6%
1930s
4.6%
1945–54
3.1%
1955–64
6%
1965–72
12%
1973–82
21%
1983–92
0%
1993–99
11%
2000–08
0%
2009–15
1.4%
2016–25
PonsanoothEngland & Wales
33% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 21% 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 (6 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Ponsanooth
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponsanooth | 963 | 18 | 0 | — |
| Perranarworthal | 1,305 | 54 | 0 | A+ |
| Stithians | 1,613 | 20 | 0 | A |
| Penryn | 11,194 | 210 | 0 | A |
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | 2,129 | 24 | 0 | A− |
| Mylor Bridge | 1,534 | 38 | 1 | A |
| Lanner | 2,164 | 5 | 0 | B− |
| Carharrack | 1,525 | 7 | 0 | B |
In brief
Ponsanooth in brief
Old houses are part of Ponsanooth’s character: 33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 18 listed buildings. The big year was 1988, when 15 of the 18 went on the list. Beyond that, it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Ponsanooth’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Ponsanooth?
Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Ponsanooth’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 17 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Ponsanooth?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale and Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale.
Is Ponsanooth a World Heritage Site?
Part of Ponsanooth lies within the area Historic England maps for Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, which can include a buffer zone around the site itself.
When were Ponsanooth’s buildings listed?
The first in 1963; the most, 15, in 1988.
How old are the homes in Ponsanooth?
33% of homes were built before 1919 and 39% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Ponsanooth 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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