Historic England

Historic England
Formation1 April 2015 (2015-04-01)
Legal statusNon-departmental public body
HeadquartersThe Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2EH[1]
Chairman
Neil Mendoza
Chief Executive
Duncan Wilson
Staff884[2]
Websitehistoricengland.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata

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]

  1. ^ "Historic England Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ Historic England Annual Report 2018–19
  3. ^ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/47/crossheading/historic-buildings-and-monuments-commission-for-england [bare URL]

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