IChurch · listed 1969St Mabyn Parish ChurchOn the list as Church of St MabenaPhoto: It is my own photograph · Public domain
Photo: Peter Rasmussen · Public domain–Not graded
History of St Mabyn · Historic England
17 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside St Mabyn’s built-up area, 235 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 39% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
17
235 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
39%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of St Mabyn
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 Mabyn’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 Mabyn
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
Barn Parc CottageChurchyard Cross to East of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St MabenaGatepiers and Flanking Walls with Terminal Piers to South of WatergateHeadstone of Betty Perrey 7 Metres to West of North Aisle of Church of St MabenaHeadstone of Joan Andrew, 3 Metres to South of South East Corner or South Aisle of Church of St MabenaHeadstone of Joan Bake and Honor Bastard, 12 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St MabenaHeadstone of John Bowden 1 Metre to North of North Aisle of Church of St MabenaHeadstone of John and Rebecca Howe, 14 Metres to South West of Church of St MabenaHeadstone of Josiah and John Tosker, 4 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St MebenaHouse Directly to West of WatergateSunnysideTredinnick FarmhouseWatergate2 Headstones of - Kelly and Margaret Bawden, 1-2 Metres to North Aisle of Church of St Mabena2 Headstones of Christopher Bawden and Hannah Cole 1 Metre to North of North Aisle of Church of St Mabena2 Headstones of Mary, Harriet Joseph and Joseph Lashford and Joseph and Mary Lashford, 7 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St Mabena
How the list grew
More than half of St Mabyn’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 16
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1969, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 16 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.
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
39% of St Mabyn’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
38%
Before 1900
2.8%
1900–18
2.8%
1919–29
1.4%
1930s
5.9%
1945–54
1.4%
1955–64
4.2%
1965–72
7.3%
1973–82
13%
1983–92
4.2%
1993–99
7.3%
2000–08
5.9%
2009–15
5.9%
2016–25
St MabynEngland & Wales
38% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1983–92, which added 13% 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 St Mabyn
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mabyn | 724 | 17 | 1 | — |
| Egloshayle | 1,185 | 25 | 1 | A− |
| Wadebridge | 5,626 | 26 | 0 | B |
| Bodmin | 16,904 | 111 | 1 | B+ |
| Rock | 1,156 | 15 | 0 | B |
| Delabole | 1,779 | 4 | 0 | B− |
| Camelford | 2,983 | 23 | 0 | B+ |
| Padstow | 2,351 | 132 | 2 | A+ |
In brief
St Mabyn in brief
Old houses are part of St Mabyn’s character: 39% 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 1988, when 16 of the 17 went on the list. Beyond that, Nicholas Kendall (1800) was born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about St Mabyn’s history
How many listed buildings are there in St Mabyn?
Historic England lists 17 buildings inside St Mabyn’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 16 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in St Mabyn?
One: Church of St Mabena.
Are there scheduled monuments in St Mabyn?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Medieval wayside cross in St Mabyn churchyard.
When were St Mabyn’s buildings listed?
The first in 1969; the most, 16, in 1988.
How old are the homes in St Mabyn?
39% of homes were built before 1919 and 44% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
St Mabyn 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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