IChurch · listed 1962Church of St BrueredusPhoto: Mervyn R Body · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of St Breward · Historic England
St Breward: 49% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical town, St Breward has 3 times the share. Historic England lists 17 buildings inside St Breward’s built-up area, 242 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Listed buildings
17
242 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
49%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of St Breward
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 St Breward’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.
17 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I0 Grade II*16 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 St Breward
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
16 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 16 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Churchyard Cross to South of Church of St BrueredusCross to West of the Old InnDisused Farmhouse at Churchtown FarmDisused Farmhouse at Higher Penquite, Shippens Directly to East and Adjoining Wall on NorthFootbridge to North East of RiversideFootbridge to North of Little BesideHeadstone of Gregory Collins 4 Metres to South of West Tower of Church of St BrueredusLadydown House, Four Seasons and House Forming North East WingLittle BesideRiversideShaft to South of South Porch of Church of St BrueredusThe Mill HouseTombchest of Elizabeth Ra About 7 Metres to North West of West Tower of Church of St BrueredusTombchest of John Borrough 10 Metres to East of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St BrueredusTombchest of John Symons 5 Metres to South West of South Porch of Church of St Brueredus2 Cottages and Stable Adjoining to South West of Limehead Cottage
How the list grew
More than half of St Breward’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 16
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1962, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 16 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.
Homes by age
49% of St Breward’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
45%
Before 1900
3.1%
1900–18
3.1%
1919–29
4.8%
1930s
2.2%
1945–54
0.8%
1955–64
4.8%
1965–72
4.8%
1973–82
11%
1983–92
4.8%
1993–99
4.8%
2000–08
4.8%
2009–15
6.2%
2016–25
St BrewardEngland & Wales
45% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, 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 (2 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around St Breward
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Breward | 702 | 17 | 1 | — |
| Camelford | 2,983 | 23 | 0 | B+ |
| Delabole | 1,779 | 4 | 0 | B− |
| Bodmin | 16,904 | 111 | 1 | B+ |
| Egloshayle | 1,185 | 25 | 1 | A− |
| Wadebridge | 5,626 | 26 | 0 | B |
| Rock | 1,156 | 15 | 0 | B |
| Dobwalls | 1,683 | 2 | 0 | D |
In brief
St Breward in brief
Old houses are part of St Breward’s character: 49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 17 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. The big year was 1987, when 16 of the 17 went on the list. The rest is about typical: it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about St Breward’s history
How many listed buildings are there in St Breward?
Historic England lists 17 buildings inside St Breward’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 16 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in St Breward?
One: Church of St Brueredus.
Are there scheduled monuments in St Breward?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown.
When were St Breward’s buildings listed?
The first in 1962; the most, 16, in 1987.
How old are the homes in St Breward?
49% of homes were built before 1919 and 57% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
St Breward 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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