World Heritage Properties in England
As of 2025, there are 20 World Heritage properties either wholly or partially in England. Of these properties, 19 are inscribed as cultural properties and one is a natural property. Two are transnational properties, meaning that they form part of a multi-component site situated in multiple state territories.
WHS in England: In Numbers
List of World Heritage Sites in England
In this section you can find a list of World Heritage Sites in England with useful links to records, property websites and management plans. We also note the category and criteria under which they are inscribed (for an explanation of the latter see the UNESCO guide to the criteria).
- Year of inscription: 1987
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (ii) (iv)
- Blenheim Palace World Heritage Site Management Plan
- UNESCO webpage
- Blenheim Palace website
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local Authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Oxfordshire County Council, West Oxfordshire District Council
- Historic England Region: London & South East
- Year of inscription: 1988
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (i) (ii) (vi)
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Canterbury City Council
- Historic England Region: London & South East
- Year of inscription: 1987
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (i) (ii) (iv)
- Combined City of Bath & Great Spa Towns of Europe World Heritage Sites Management Plan
- City of Bath World Heritage Site website
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Bath & North East Somerset Council
- Historic England Region: South West
- Year of inscription: 2006
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (ii) (iii) (iv)
- Local authorities: Cornwall Council, Devon County Council, West Devon Borough Council
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Management Plan
- Cornish Mining World Heritage Site website
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Cornwall Council, Devon County Council, West Devon Borough Council
- Historic England Region: South West
- Year of inscription: 2001
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (ii) (iv)
- Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Management plan
- Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site website
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Amber Valley Borough Council, City of Derby Council, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council, Erewash Borough Council
- Historic England Region: Midlands
- Year of inscription: 2001
- Type of property: Natural
- Criteria: (viii)
- Jurassic Coast Partnership Plan
- Dorset Council website (World Heritage Site page)
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Dorset Council, Devon County Council, East Devon District Council
- Historic England Region: South West
- Year of inscription: 1986
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (ii) (iv) (vi)
- Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site Management Plan
- WHS Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site website
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Durham County Council
- Historic England Region: North East & Yorkshire
- Year of inscription: 1987
- Significant boundary modifications: 2005, 2008
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (ii) (iii) (iv)
- Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site Management Plan
- Hadrian’s Wall Country website
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Cumberland Council, Newcastle upon Tyne Council, North Tyneside Council, Northumberland County Council, South Tyneside Council, Northumberland National Park Authority
- Historic England Regions: North East & Yorkshire, North West
- Year of inscription: 1986
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (i) (ii) (iv) (vi)
- Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Management Plan
- Ironbridge website
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Shropshire County Council, Telford & Wrekin Council
- Historic England Region: Midlands
- Year of inscription: 2019
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (i) (ii) (iv) (vi)
- Jodrell Bank Observatory World Heritage Site Management Plan
- Jodrell Bank website
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Cheshire East Council, Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Historic England Region: North West
- Year of inscription: 1997
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (i) (ii) (iv) (vi)
- Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site Management Plan
Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site website - UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Greater London Authority, London Borough of Greenwich, London Borough of Lewisham, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Historic England Region: London & South East
- Year of inscription: 1987
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (i) (ii) (iv)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church World Heritage Site Management Plan
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: City of Westminster, Greater London Authority
- Historic England Region: London & South East
- Year of inscription: 2009
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (i) (ii) (iv)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site Management Plan
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site website
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Shropshire County Council (also Denbighshire County Council and Wrexham County Borough Council, both in Wales)
- Historic England Region: Midlands
- Year of inscription: 2003
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (ii) (iii) (iv)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Heritage Site Management Plan
- Royal Botanic Gardens, WHS Kew website
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England Entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Greater London Authority, London Borough of Hounslow, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- Historic England Region: London & South East
- Year of inscription: 2001
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (ii) (iv)
- Saltaire World Heritage Site Management Plan
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council website (Saltaire World Heritage Site section)
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Historic England Region: North East & Yorkshire
- Year of inscription: 1986
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (i) (ii) (iii)
- Local authorities: Wiltshire Council
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites World Heritage Site Management Plan
- Stonehenge & Avebury World Heritage Site website
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Wiltshire Council
- Historic England Region: South West
- Year of inscription: 1986
- Minor boundary modification: 2012
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (i) (iv)
- Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal World Heritage Site Management Plan
- National Trust website (Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal section)
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: North Yorkshire County Council
- Historic England Region: North East & Yorkshire
- Year of inscription: 2017
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (ii) (v) (vi)
- Lake District National Park Partnership’s Management Plan
- Lake District National Park website
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Cumberland Council, Lake District National Park Authority, Westmorland Furness Council
- Historic England Region: North West
- Year of inscription: 2021
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (ii) (iii)
- Combined City of Bath & Great Spa Towns of Europe World Heritage Sites Management Plan
- Great Spa Towns of Europe World Heritage Site website
- World Heritage Site website
- UNESCO webpage
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Bath & North East Somerset Council
- Historic England Region: South West
- Year of inscription: 1988
- Type of property: Cultural
- Criteria: (ii) (iv)
- Tower of London World Heritage Site Management Plan
- Historic Royal Palaces website (Tower of London section)
- UNESCO webpage
- National Heritage List for England entry
- Local authorities covering World Heritage property and any buffer zone: Greater London Authority, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Historic England Region: London & South East