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Formation | 1 April 2015 |
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Legal status | Non-departmental public body |
Headquarters | The Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2EH[1] |
Chairman | Neil Mendoza |
Chief Executive | Duncan Wilson |
Staff | 884[2] |
Website | historicengland |
Historic England (officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. It is tasked with protecting the historic environment of England by preserving and listing historic buildings, scheduling ancient monuments, registering historic parks and gardens, advising central and local government, and promoting the public's enjoyment of, and advancing their knowledge of, ancient monuments and historic buildings.[3]