We are the public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England's spectacular historic environment.
In the First World War 53 village communities – of the estimated 16,000 in England – suffered no fatalities. All those who left for war returned home alive.
These places became known as ‘Thankful Villages.’
We've picked 20 top rescues from the first Heritage at Risk register, which was published 20 years ago.
Read their stories
With your help, we’ve gradually been uncovering the 100 historic places that tell the remarkable story of England and its impact on the world.
Through ten different categories, each judged by an expert from thousands of your nominations, we have reached a list of 100 places that have helped to make England the country it is today.
Find out what's at risk near you by searching the most comprehensive Heritage at Risk Register to date.
Updated every year since 1998, The Heritage at Risk Register is a picture of the sites most at risk and most in need of safeguarding for the future.
The 15 finalists in the Historic England Angel Awards 2018 have been revealed. Get to know these heritage heroes and vote now for your favourite project.
Meet our finalists
The map is the easiest way to find listed buildings and other historic places near you.
Browse the mapNearly 400,000 of the most important historic places in England are listed. The List includes buildings, battlefields, monuments, parks, gardens, shipwrecks and more. Listing makes sure their value is protected.
Glazed atrium of Murrays' Mill, Redhill Street, Ancoats, Manchester
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In 1998 we published our first ever Register of Buildings at Risk across England. We've looked back at some of the top rescues.
8 November 2018
Historic England unveils latest chapter in the fight to save important heritage in 20th year of the national Register.
30 October 2018
Government funding that will be delivered by extending Historic England’s successful Heritage Action Zone initiative.
22 October 2018
Through the First World War Memorials programme, 2,645 First World War memorials have been listed, more than doubling the amount previously listed.
25 September 2018
Restoration of the roof completed on the 1797 Grade I listed Main Mill at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings.
© Historic England 2018