English Heritage

The former London headquarters of English Heritage at 23 Savile Row

English Heritage is an organisation of the United Kingdom government (Department for Culture, Media and Sport). It manages many monuments of the historic environment of England. It was set up under the terms of the National Heritage Act 1983. Before the Department of the Environment had had these functions.

English Heritage takes care of many important historical and archaeological sites, from Stonehenge to the world's first iron bridge. But it has responsibilities in conservation, giving advice, registering and protecting the historic environment as well. It also maintains a public archive, the National Monuments Record (NMR).

Equivalent organisations

• Wales — Cadw
• Scotland — Historic Scotland
• Northern Ireland — Environment and Heritage Service
• Republic of Ireland — Office of Public Works

Other websites

• English Heritage website
• Images of England website Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Chief Executive website