Historic England. Who are we?

We are the public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England's spectacular historic environment. We do this by championing historic places, identifying and protecting our heritage, supporting change, understanding historic places and providing expertise at a local level.

We make sure people understand and appreciate the benefits England's heritage brings and why it should be respected, cherished and enhanced as part of the very soul of our nation.

We open up heritage for everyone, using digital resources, media campaigns, our unsurpassed archive, publishing, public information and exhibitions.

By standing up for historic places, everyone, from individuals and communities to government and major landowners, can look after and care for heritage.