‘Listing’ is the all-encompassing term for the legal protection given to a building, monument, structure or site through the planning system. It is recognition of historical, architectural or archaeological significance, intended to ensure that the character of the asset in question is preserved for future generations. The main types of Listing are:
- Listed Buildings
- Scheduled Monuments
- Registered Parks and Gardens
- Registered Battlefields
- Protected Wreck Sites
- World Heritage Sites
Data is updated daily.
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Field descriptions
Listed Buildings
Polygons are available for listed buildings listed or substantively amended since 4th April 2011.
Field name
Field alias
Description
List Entry
List entry number
Unique reference number from the National Heritage List for England
Name
Name
Name of building
Grade
Grade
Grade of building; in descending order of importance: I, II*,II
ListDate
Listing date
Date on which the building was added to the Statutory List of Buildings
AmendDate
Amendment date
Date on which the listing was last amended
CaptureScale
Capture scale
Scale at which the spatial representation of that listed building was captured
hyperlink
NHLE link
URL of the record on the Historic England website
area_ha
Area (ha)
Area of the polygon in hectares Polygon layer only; only populated where building footprint has been mapped
NGR
National Grid Reference
Ordnance Survey national grid reference of centroid
Easting
Easting
Centroid easting
Northing
Northing
Centroid northing
Building Preservation Notices
Field name
Field alias
Description
List Entry
List entry number
Unique reference number from the National Heritage List for England
Name
Name
Name of building
BPNStart
Building Preservation Notice start date
Start date of the notice
BPNExpire
Building Preservation Notice expiry date
Expiry date of the notice
CaptureScale
Capture scale
Scale at which the spatial representation of that building preservation notice was captured
hyperlink
NHLE link
URL of the record on the Historic England website
area_ha
Area (ha)
Area of the polygon in hectares Polygon layer only
NGR
National Grid Reference
Ordnance Survey national grid reference of centroid
Easting
Easting
Centroid easting
Northing
Northing
Centroid northing
Certificates of Immunity
Field name
Field alias
Description
List Entry
List entry number
Unique reference number from the National Heritage List for England
Name
Name
Name of building
COIStart
Certificate of Immunity start date
Start date of the certificate
COIExpire
Certificate of Immunity expiry date
Expiry date of the certificate
CaptureScale
Capture scale
Scale at which the spatial representation of that certificate of immunity was captured
hyperlink
NHLE link
URL of the record on the Historic England website
area_ha
Area (ha)
Area of the polygon in hectares Polygon layer only
NGR
National Grid Reference
Ordnance Survey national grid reference of centroid
Easting
Easting
Centroid easting
Northing
Northing
Centroid northing
Scheduled Monuments
Field name
Field alias
Description
List Entry
List entry number
Unique reference number from the National Heritage List for England
Name
Name
Statutory registered title of monument
SchedDate
Schedule date
Date on which the monument was included in the Schedule of Monuments
AmendDate
Amendment date
Date on which the scheduling was last amended
CaptureScale
Capture scale
Scale at which the spatial representation of that scheduled monument was captured
hyperlink
NHLE link
URL of the record on the Historic England website
area_ha
Area (ha)
Area
NGR
National Grid Reference
Ordnance Survey national grid reference of centroid
Easting
Easting
Centroid easting
Northing
Northing
Centroid northing
Registered Parks and Gardens
Field name
Field alias
Description
List Entry
List entry number
Unique reference number from the National Heritage List for England
Name
Name
Registered title of park and garden
Grade
Grade
Grade of park and garden; in descending order of importance: I, II*, II
RegDate
Registration date
Date on which the park and garden was included in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
AmendDate
Amendment date
Date on which the registration was last amended
CaptureScale
Capture scale
Scale at which the spatial representation of that park and garden was captured
hyperlink
NHLE link
URL of the record on the Historic England website
area_ha
Area (ha)
Area of the polygon in hectares
NGR
National Grid Reference
Ordnance Survey national grid reference of centroid
Easting
Easting
Centroid easting
Northing
Northing
Centroid northing
Registered Battlefields
Field name
Field alias
Description
List Entry
List entry number
Unique reference number from the National Heritage List for England
Name
Name
Registered title of battlefield
RegDate
Registration date
Date on which the battlefield was included in the Register of Historic Battlefields
AmendDate
Amendment date
Date on which the registration was last amended
CaptureScale
Capture scale
Scale at which the spatial representation of that battlefield was captured
hyperlink
NHLE link
URL of the record on the Historic England website
area_ha
Area (ha)
Area of the polygon in hectares
NGR
National Grid Reference
Ordnance Survey national grid reference of centroid
Easting
Easting
Centroid easting
Northing
Northing
Centroid northing
Protected Wreck Sites
Field name
Field alias
Description
List Entry
List entry number
Unique reference number from the National Heritage List for England
Name
Name
Name of wreck site
DesigDate
Designation date
Date on which the wreck site was designated as a restricted area
AmendDate
Amendment date
Date on which the designation was last amended
CaptureScale
Capture scale
Scale at which the spatial representation of that protected wreck was captured
hyperlink
NHLE link
URL of the record on the Historic England website
area_ha
Area (ha)
Area of the polygon in hectares
NGR
National Grid Reference
Ordnance Survey national grid reference of centroid
Latitude
Latitude
Latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)
Longitude
Longitude
Longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)
World Heritage Sites
Field name
Field alias
Description
List Entry
List entry number
Unique reference number from the National Heritage List for England
Name
Name
Title of world heritage property
InscrDate
Inscription date
Date on which the property was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO
AmendDate
Amendment date
Date on which the inscription was last amended
Notes
Notes
Denotes if polygon is Property Boundary (noted as Core Area) or Buffer Zone
CaptureScale
Capture scale
Scale at which the spatial representation of that World Heritage Site was captured
hyperlink
NHLE link
URL of the record on the Historic England website
area_ha
Area (ha)
Area of the polygon in hectares
NGR
National Grid Reference
Ordnance Survey national grid reference of centroid
Easting
Easting
Centroid easting
Northing
Northing
Centroid northing