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Historic England is the government’s statutory adviser on the historic environment, championing historic places and helping people to understand, value and care for them.


Historic England is the government’s statutory adviser on the historic environment, championing historic places and helping people to understand, value and care for them.

Since 1 April 2015 the English Heritage Trust looks after the National Heritage Collection of more than 400 state-owned historic sites and monuments across England. It cares for and opens them to the public under a licence from Historic England that runs until 2023.

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