The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is the only official, up to date, register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England - listed buildings, scheduled monuments, protected wrecks, registered parks and gardens, and battlefields.
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Map search
Use a map to find historic places near you.
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Open data
Download GIS datasets from the National Heritage List for England (NHLE).
Find out about the different types of buildings and sites we protect, uncover the history of listing and understand how to read an entry.
Learn how and why we list buildings and what it means for the people who own them.
Learn more about how and why we schedule nationally important monuments and sites.
Learn how and why we register designed landscapes, including parks and gardens.
Find out more about registered battlefields, why they are protected, and how we register them.
Find out more about protected wreck sites, why they are protected, and how to access them.
Explore the history of the National Heritage List for England and understand why list entries differ.
A handy summary of what to find in each section of a list entry.
Find out about other ways to protect and celebrate heritage.
Understand how the listing process works, explore our listing priorities, and apply for listing. You can also find out about Building Preservation Notices and Certificates of Immunity, explore our paid-for services or update list entries via minor amendments.
Get a Historic Site Listed
Care about the future of a historic place you know and love? Find out how you can get it protected through listing.
The Listing Process
Learn how we assess historic buildings or sites for potential inclusion on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE), after we receive an application.
Our Listing Priorities
Understand our current priorities and explore some of our past listing projects.
Building Preservation Notices and Certificates of Immunity
Understand how Certificates of Immunity (COIs) and Building Preservation Notices (BPNs) work, and how to apply for one.
Enhanced Advisory Services
Speed up projects and reduce risk with our paid-for services, offered in addition to our free planning and listing services.
Updating the List
Find out how you can have an entry amended on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE).
Share your favourite local places and find out how to get involved in protecting England's spectacular historic environment.
The RNLI has been saving lives at sea since 1824. Its lifeboat stations, churches and memorials are key parts of England's coastal heritage.
All over England are places with stories to tell. Their stories are still being written, and they won’t be complete until you share your side.
Historic England's national blue plaque scheme celebrates people throughout history who have made significant contributions to human welfare or happiness.
The working-class boy from Bristol who reinvented himself as Cary Grant (1904 to 1986), one of the brightest movie stars in the golden age of Hollywood.
Daphne Steele (1927 to 2004) made history by becoming the first Black matron in the National Health Service in 1964.
Historic England has appointed an impressive and diverse panel of academics and cultural commentators to lead the national blue plaque scheme.
Grants for organisations working with underrepresented communities and partnering with researchers or historians to unearth stories.
Explore expert guidance to help understand what we are looking for when we assess applications for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE).
Special Historic Interest in Listing
Understand more about the connections between a building and its historic associations.
Listing Selection Guides
Explore guidance on a wide range of building types in our series of Listing Selection Guides.
Scheduling Selection Guides
Discover guidance on a range of archaeological sites and monuments in our series of Scheduling Selection Guides.
Other Selection Guides
Find guidance on Registered Parks & Gardens, Battlefields and Protected Wrecks in our series of Selection Guides.
Introductions to Heritage Assets
Illustrated bite-sized research summaries of different types of heritage assets
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