Photo: Mutney · CC09 listed buildings
Historic England counts them inside Tresillian’s built-up area, 127 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 37% of its homes were built before 1919.
Where Tresillian’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
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.
9 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 9 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
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.
37% of Tresillian’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
35% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 15% 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.
Listed buildings in the places around Tresillian
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tresillian | 711 | 9 | 0 | — |
| Probus | 2,565 | 12 | 1 | B |
| St Erme and Trispen | 1,604 | 9 | 0 | B |
| Truro | 23,060 | 316 | 1 | A |
| Shortlanesend | 1,427 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Grampound Road | 1,160 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Threemilestone | 2,854 | 1 | 0 | D |
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | 2,129 | 24 | 0 | A− |
Tresillian in brief
Old houses are part of Tresillian’s character: 37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 9 listed buildings. The rest is about typical: the list grew between 1984 and 1985; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Tresillian’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Tresillian?
Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Tresillian’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 9 Grade II.
Are there scheduled monuments in Tresillian?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Wayside cross in Holy Trinity churchyard, Tresillian.
How old are the homes in Tresillian?
37% of homes were built before 1919 and 44% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Tresillian has no History Grade.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
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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