Historic England

executive non-departmental public body of the British Government, tasked with protecting the historical environment of England
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Historic England

Summary

Historic England is a non-departmental public body[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of non_departmental_public_body entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,597 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Historic England's field of work was restoration[3].
  • Historic England was a member of Digital Preservation Coalition[4].
  • Historic England is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Historic England's instance of is recorded as non-departmental public body[6].
  • Historic England's Commons category is recorded as Historic England[7].
  • 1984 marks the founding of Historic England[8].
  • Historic England's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.56361111111111, 'lon': -1.7933333333333334}[9].
  • Historic England's official website is recorded as https://historicengland.org.uk/[10].
  • Historic England's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Historic England[11].
  • Historic England's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as England[12].
  • Historic England's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England'}[13].
  • Historic England's operating area is recorded as England[14].
  • Historic England's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Historic England'}[15].
  • Historic England's hashtag is recorded as historicengland[16].
  • Historic England's trading name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Historic England'}[17].
  • Historic England's open data portal is recorded as Historic England Open Data Portal[18].
  • Historic England's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5340'}[19].
  • Historic England's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+6490'}[20].
  • Historic England's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7150'}[21].
  • Historic England's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9150'}[22].
  • Historic England's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12500'}[23].
  • Historic England's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+18000'}[24].
  • Historic England's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+21100'}[25].
  • Historic England's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+23500'}[26].

Body

Founding

1984 marks the founding of Historic England[8].

Identity

Historic England's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England'}[13].

Industry

Historic England's field of work was restoration[3].

Why It Matters

Historic England ranks in the top 5% of non_departmental_public_body entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,597 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . dpconline.org. dpconline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved . historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved . historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . instagram.com. Retrieved . instagram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . linkedin.com. Retrieved . linkedin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved . historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Historic England. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/historic-england
MLA “Historic England.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/historic-england.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_historic-england_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Historic England}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/historic-england}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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