Various data recorded by Historic England relating to aerial investigation and mapping projects. N.B. This is a dynamic dataset that is constantly evolving, not only with the addition of newly completed projects, but also with the reassessment of some earlier projects. See https://historicengland.org.uk/research/methods/airborne-remote-sensing/aerial-investigation/ for further details of Historic England's work with aerial sources.It's currently not possible to provide download access to the earlier hand drawn projects, which are only available as raster files, but these can be viewed via the Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer. We aim to create vector monument polygons for these features as the next phase of the project.More information and help with these the layers Detailed MappingThis layer shows the detailed mapping of archaeological features derived from aerial imagery; this includes photographic imagery from many decades taken specifically for archaeological purposes, as well as other photography taken for other reasons and airborne lidar. The data are symbolised initially based on their physical form i.e. cut/negative (e.g. pit, ditch etc) or built/positive (e.g. mound, bank etc) .

    Field name
    Field alias
    Description
    Mandatory Y/N


    LAYER
    LAYER
    The layer used for mapping
    Y


    PROJECT
    PROJECT
    Project name
    Y

    PERIOD
    PERIOD
    The presumed date/period assigned to the feature (terminology from FISH thesaurus)
    Y


    MONUMENT_TYPE
    MONUMENT_TYPE
    The presumed type/function assigned to the feature (terminology from FISH thesaurus)
    Y


    EVIDENCE_1
    EVIDENCE_1
    The primary evidence for the feature e.g. cropmark, earthwork etc (terminology from FISH thesaurus)
    Y


  SOURCE_1
    SOURCE_1
    The primary source for the feature e.g. aerial photo reference, documentary source etc
    Y


  EVIDENCE_2
    EVIDENCE_2
    Where available the latest evidence for the feature e.g. cropmark, earthwork etc (terminology from FISH thesaurus) N.B. This was the latest evidence seen and does not necessarily represent the current status of the feature.
    N


  SOURCE_2
    SOURCE_2
    Where available the latest source for the feature N.B. This was the latest evidence seen and does not necessarily represent the current status of the feature.
    N


    HE_UID
    HE_UID
    Composite of Unique identifier(s) used by Historic England
    Y

    HER_NO
    HER_NO
    Composite of Unique identifier(s) used by Historic Environment Records
    N

    DHEUID_1
    DHEUID_1
    Primary Unique identifier used by Historic England
    Y

    DHEUID_2
    DHEUID_2
    Secondary Unique identifier used by Historic England. Used where a feature may relate to more than one Historic England record
    N

    DHEUID_3 ~ 5
    DHEUID_3 ~ 5
    Additional Unique identifier used by Historic England. Used where a feature may relate to more than one Historic England record
    N


    HE_URL1
    HE_URL1
    URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage Gateway
    Y

    HE_URL2
    HE_URL2
    URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage Gateway
    N

    HE_URL3 ~ 5
    HE_URL3 ~ 5
    URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage Gateway
    N


    DHERNO_1
    DHERNO_1
    Primary unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER)
    Y


    DHERNO_2
    DHERNO_2
    Secondary unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record
    N


    DHERNO_3 ~ 5
    DHERNO_3 ~ 5
    Tertiary unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record
    N

    DHERPREF_1
    DHERPREF_1
    Primary alternative unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID
    Y

    DHERPREF_2
    DHERPREF_2
    Secondary alternative unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record
    N

    DHERPREF_3 ~ 5
    DHERPREF_3 ~ 5
    Additional alternative unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record
    N


    HER_LINK_1
    HER_LINK_1
    URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway
    Y


    HER_LINK_2
    HER_LINK_2
    URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway
    N


    HER_LINK_3 ~ 5
    HER_LINK_3 ~ 5
    URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway
    N

The data are symbolised initially based on their physical form i.e. cut/negative (e.g. pit, ditch etc) or built/positive (e.g. mound, bank etc)

    Layer name
    Colour (Hex)
    Description

Bank #A50026 Used to outline banks, platforms, mounds and spoil heaps.

Ditch #313695 Used to outline cut features such as ditches, ponds, pits or hollow ways.

    Extent of Feature
    #FDAE61 (Dashes)
    Used to depict the extent of large area features such as airfields, military camps, or major extraction.


    Ridge and Furrow Alignment
    #74ADD1
    Line or arrow(s) (hand drawn not a symbol) depicting the direction of the rigs in a block of ridge and furrow.


    Ridge and Furrow Area
    #74ADD1 (Dots)
    Used to outline a block of ridge and furrow .


    Slope
    #4575B4
     The top of the “T” indicates the top of slope and the body indicates the length and direction of the slope. Used to depict scarps, edges of platforms and other large earthworks.

    Structure
    #F46D43
     Used to outline structures including stone, concrete, metal and timber constructions e.g., buildings, Nissen huts, tents, radio masts, camouflaged airfields, wrecks, fish traps, etc.

You can find instructions on how to create a QGIS style file (.qml) to recreate our mapping symbology in QGIS via our Open Data Downloads page under Aerial Investigation Mapping data.Monument ExtentsThis layer shows the general extent of the monuments, created from multiple sources, primarily aerial imagery, but referring to other sources such as earthwork surveys, documentary evidence and any information available from the relevant Historic Environment Record etc. This differs from the 'Detailed Mapping' layer, which shows the individual features as they appear on the ground.

    Field name
    Field alias
    Description
    Mandatory Y/N


    LAYER
    LAYER
    The layer used for mapping
    Y

    HE_UID
    HE_UID
    Composite of Unique identifier(s) used by Historic England
    Y

    HER_NO
    HER_NO
    Composite of Unique identifier(s) used by Historic Environement Records
    N


    HE_UID1
    HE_UID1
    Primary Unique identifier used by Historic England
    Y

    HE_UID2
    HE_UID2
    Secondary Unique identifier used by Historic England. Used where a feature may relate to more than one Historic England record
    N

    HE_UID3 ~ 5
    HE-UID3 ~ 5
    Additional Unique identifier used by Historic England. Used where a feature may relate to more than one Historic England record
    N


    HE_URL1
    HE_URL1
    URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage Gateway
    Y

    HE_URL2
    HE_URL2
    URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage Gateway
    N

    HE_URL3 ~ 5
    HE_URL3 ~ 5
    URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage Gateway
    N


    HERNO_1
    HERNO_1
    Primary unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER)
    Y


    HERNO_2
    HERNO_2
    Secondary unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record
    N


    HERNO_3 ~ 25
    HERNO_3 ~ 25
    Tertiary unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record
    N

    HERPREF_1
    HERPREF_1
    Primary alternative unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID
    Y

    HERPREF_2
    HERPREF_2
    Secondary alternative unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record
    N

    HERPREF_3 ~ 25
    HERPREF_3 ~ 25
    Additional alternative unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record
    N


    HER_LINK_1
    HER_LINK_1
    URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway
    Y


    HER_LINK_2
    HER_LINK_2
    URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway
    N


    HER_LINK_3 ~ 25
    HER_LINK_3 ~ 25
    URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway
    N


    PROJECT
    project
    Project name
    Y

Project AreaThis layer shows the extent of the

This dataset comprises 2 collections of maps. The facsmile collection contains all the marginalia information from the original map as well as the map itself, while the georectified collection contains just the map with an associated index for locating them. Each collection comprises approximately 101 000 monochrome images at 6-inch (1:10560) scale. Each image is supplied in .tiff format with appropriate ArcView and MapInfo world files, and shows the topography for all areas of England, Wales and Scotland as either quarter or, in some cases, full sheets. The images will cover the approximate epochs 1880's, 1900's, 1910's, 1920's and 1930's, but note that coverage is not countrywide for each epoch. The data was purchased by BGS from Sitescope, who obtained it from three sources - Royal Geographical Society, Trinity College Dublin and the Ordnance Survey. The data is for internal use by BGS staff on projects, and is available via a customised application created for the network GDI enabling users to search for and load the maps of their choice. The dataset will have many uses across all the geoscientific disciplines across which BGS operates, and should be viewed as a valuable addition to the BGS archive. There has been a considerable amount of work done during 2005, 2006 and 2007 to improve the accuracy of the OS Historic Map Collection. All maps should now be located to +- 50m or better. This is the best that can be achieved cost effectively. There are a number of reasons why the maps are inaccurate. Firstly, the original maps are paper and many are over 100 years old. They have not been stored in perfect condition. The paper has become distorted to varying degrees over time. The maps were therefore not accurate before scanning. Secondly, different generations of maps will have used different surveying methods and different spatial referencing systems. The same geographical object will not necessarily be in the same spatial location on subsequent editions. Thirdly, we are discussing maps, not plans. There will be cartographic generalisations which will affect the spatial representation and location of geographic objects. Finally, the georectification was not done in BGS but by the company from whom we purchased the maps. The company no longer exists. We do not know the methodology used for georectification.

‘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. Further details are available on our website here - https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/

Historic England Open Data Hub - https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/open-data-hub/

Field descriptions Listed BuildingsPolygons 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

This dataset is primarily intended to be used for informing development decisions. This dataset is incomplete, and contains some authoritative data provided by local authorities, as well as conservation area boundaries from Historic England, and other secondary sources found on data.gov.uk. The data currently contains a number of duplicate areas we are working to remove.

Various data recorded by Historic England relating to aerial investigation and mapping projects. N.B. This is a dynamic dataset that is constantly evolving, not only with the addition of newly completed projects, but also with the reassessment of some earlier projects. See https://historicengland.org.uk/research/methods/airborne-remote-sensing/aerial-investigation/ for further details of Historic England's work with aerial sources. It's currently not possible to provide download access to the earlier hand drawn projects, which are only available as raster files, but these can be viewed via the Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer. We aim to create vector monument polygons for these features as the next phase of the project. More information and help with these the layers Detailed MappingThis layer shows the detailed mapping of archaeological features derived from aerial imagery; this includes photographic imagery from many decades taken specifically for archaeological purposes, as well as other photography taken for other reasons and airborne lidar. The data are symbolised initially based on their physical form i.e. cut/negative (e.g. pit, ditch etc) or built/positive (e.g. mound, bank etc) .Field nameField aliasDescriptionMandatory Y/NLAYERLAYERThe layer used for mappingYPROJECTPROJECTProject nameYPERIODPERIODThe presumed date/period assigned to the feature (terminology from FISH thesaurus)YMONUMENT_TYPEMONUMENT_TYPE The presumed type/function assigned to the feature (terminology from FISH thesaurus)YEVIDENCE_1EVIDENCE_1The primary evidence for the feature e.g. cropmark, earthwork etc (terminology from FISH thesaurus)YSOURCE_1SOURCE_1The primary source for the feature e.g. aerial photo reference, documentary source etcYEVIDENCE_2EVIDENCE_2Where available the latest evidence for the feature e.g. cropmark, earthwork etc (terminology from FISH thesaurus) N.B. This was the latest evidence seen and does not necessarily represent the current status of the feature.NSOURCE_2SOURCE_2Where available the latest source for the feature N.B. This was the latest evidence seen and does not necessarily represent the current status of the feature.NHE_UIDHE_UIDComposite of Unique identifier(s) used by Historic EnglandYHER_NOHER_NOComposite of Unique identifier(s) used by Historic Environment RecordsNDHEUID_1DHEUID_1Primary Unique identifier used by Historic EnglandYDHEUID_2DHEUID_2Secondary Unique identifier used by Historic England. Used where a feature may relate to more than one Historic England recordNDHEUID_3 ~ 5DHEUID_3 ~ 5Additional Unique identifier used by Historic England. Used where a feature may relate to more than one Historic England recordNHE_URL1HE_URL1URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage GatewayYHE_URL2HE_URL2URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage GatewayNHE_URL3 ~ 5HE_URL3 ~ 5URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage GatewayNDHERNO_1DHERNO_1Primary unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER)YDHERNO_2DHERNO_2Secondary unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER recordNDHERNO_3 ~ 5DHERNO_3 ~ 5Tertiary unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER recordNDHERPREF_1DHERPREF_1Primary alternative unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUIDYDHERPREF_2DHERPREF_2Secondary alternative unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER recordNDHERPREF_3 ~ 5DHERPREF_3 ~ 5Additional alternative unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER recordNHER_LINK_1HER_LINK_1URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway YHER_LINK_2HER_LINK_2URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage GatewayNHER_LINK_3 ~ 5HER_LINK_3 ~ 5URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage GatewayNThe data are symbolised initially based on their physical form i.e. cut/negative (e.g. pit, ditch etc) or built/positive (e.g. mound, bank etc)Layer nameColour (Hex)DescriptionBank#A50026Used to outline banks, platforms, mounds and spoil heaps.Ditch#313695Used to outline cut features such as ditches, ponds, pits or hollow ways.Extent of Feature#FDAE61 (Dashes)Used to depict the extent of large area features such as airfields, military camps, or major extraction.Ridge and Furrow Alignment#74ADD1Line or arrow(s) (hand drawn not a symbol) depicting the direction of the rigs in a block of ridge and furrow.Ridge and Furrow Area#74ADD1 (Dots)Used to outline a block of ridge and furrow .Slope#4575B4The top of the “T” indicates the top of slope and the body indicates the length and direction of the slope. Used to depict scarps, edges of platforms and other large earthworks.Structure#F46D43Used to outline structures including stone, concrete, metal and timber constructions e.g., buildings, Nissen huts, tents, radio masts, camouflaged airfields, wrecks, fish traps, etc. You can find instructions on how to create a QGIS style file (.qml) to recreate our mapping symbology in QGIS via our Open Data Downloads page under Aerial Investigation Mapping data. Monument ExtentsThis layer shows the general extent of the monuments, created from multiple sources, primarily aerial imagery, but referring to other sources such as earthwork surveys, documentary evidence and any information available from the relevant Historic Environment Record etc. This differs from the 'Detailed Mapping' layer, which shows the individual features as they appear on the ground.Field nameField aliasDescriptionMandatory Y/NLAYERLAYERThe layer used for mappingYHE_UIDHE_UIDComposite of Unique identifier(s) used by Historic EnglandYHER_NOHER_NOComposite of Unique identifier(s) used by Historic Environment RecordsNHE_UID1HE_UID1Primary Unique identifier used by Historic EnglandYHE_UID2HE_UID2Secondary Unique identifier used by Historic England. Used where a feature may relate to more than one Historic England recordNHE_UID3 ~ 5HE-UID3 ~ 5Additional Unique identifier used by Historic England. Used where a feature may relate to more than one Historic England recordNHE_URL1HE_URL1URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage GatewayYHE_URL2HE_URL2URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage GatewayNHE_URL3 ~ 5HE_URL3 ~ 5URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage GatewayNHERNO_1HERNO_1Primary unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER)YHERNO_2HERNO_2Secondary unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER recordNHERNO_3 ~ 25HERNO_3 ~ 25Tertiary unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER recordNHERPREF_1HERPREF_1Primary alternative unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUIDYHERPREF_2HERPREF_2Secondary alternative unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER recordNHERPREF_3 ~ 25HERPREF_3 ~ 25Additional alternative unique identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER recordNHER_LINK_1HER_LINK_1URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage GatewayYHER_LINK_2HER_LINK_2URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage GatewayNHER_LINK_3 ~ 25HER_LINK_3 ~ 25URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage GatewayNPROJECTprojectProject nameYProject AreaThis layer shows the extent of the various projects carried out by Historic England, it's predecessor bodies and other organisations grant aided by them. It shows the total extent of the project, irrespective of the various counties etc that might be covered. Field nameField aliasDescriptionMandatory Y/NLAYERLAYERThe layer used for mappingYTYPETYPEThe type of mapping carried out for the project e.g. Raster, Vector etcYDRAWFORMATDRAWFORMATThe form of mapping carried out for the project e.g. hand drawn, digitised etcYPROJECT_NAPROJECT_NAThe name of the projectYSTATUSSTATUSThe status of the project e.g. completed, ongoingYSOURCESSOURCESThe sources from which the mapping was derived for the project e.g. oblique aerial photographs, lidar etcYCOMPLETEDCOMPLETEDThe date for the completion of the projectYYEARYEARThe date for the completion of the projectYTEAMTEAMThe team that completed the projectYRRS_NoRRS_NoThe number of the research report relating to the project, where one existsNRRS_URLRRS_URLThe link to the research report relating to the project, where one existsN

This dataset contains data about special architectural or historic buildings with legal protection. It can be used for: guiding conservation efforts identifying, protecting, and managing historic buildings by informing planning decisions providing public information about a building's special architectural and historical interest This data shows a point within the listed building and does not define the extent of the area affected by the listing.

Historic buildings and archaeological sites of national importance are given legal protection by being placed on a ‘Schedule’ of monuments. Historic England identifies and advises on these monuments, which are placed on the Schedule by the DCMS. Examples of Scheduled Monuments are Roman remains, burial mounds, castles, bridges, earthworks, the remains of deserted villages, and industrial sites. Scheduled Monuments can not include ecclesiastical or residential buildings (except for associated caretaker’s dwellings), and unlike Listed Buildings they are not assigned grades.

The Oxfordshire Historic Landscape Characterisation (HLC) Project commenced in October 2012, funded by Historic England and hosted by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC). Due to a change in key personnel, the Project was not brought to a close until July 2017. The Oxfordshire HLC is the final project to be completed (outside of London) within Historic England’s national programme and represents the comprehensive coverage of HLC data across England. The aims of the Oxfordshire HLC were: To characterise, digitally map and make available in a web-based format, the historic dimension of the current landscape of Oxfordshire, in order to inform its management, conservation, and understanding at a local, county, regional, and national level. The Oxfordshire HLC project, therefore, identified and recorded evidence of the processes which have shaped the character of the current landscape. To achieve this, polygons, units of land grouped by shared characteristics, were mapped across the whole of the county. For each spatially distinct polygon, data were recorded in an Access database. This included information on the dominant attributes common to the polygon, the Broad and HLC Types those attributes assigned the polygon to, the date of origin of the current landscape type, previous landscape types, associated monuments, and evidence sources used. This methodology was primarily desk-based, using maps and aerial photographs as the primary sources of evidence. A photographic survey was conducted in the field to enhance understanding of different HLC Types. All mapping was carried out within MapInfo, a GIS program, and the linked database was created within the HLC module of HBSMR, an Access database developed and managed by Exegesis. Accuracy of Content: The level of detail and the accuracy of the information held on each HLC type reflect the nature or content of the sources used to compile the record. Users of this data should consult the HER to clarify the level of reliability and/or precision that should be afforded to information derived from the HBSMR. The Site and its Content is provided for your general information only; we do not undertake that Content will always be accurate and complete. Therefore, if you propose to do, or refrain from doing, something in reliance upon Content you find on the Site, you must check the accuracy of the relevant Content by some other means.

The Oxfordshire Historic Landscape Characterisation (HLC) Project commenced in October 2012, funded by Historic England and hosted by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC). Due to a change in key personnel, the Project was not brought to a close until July 2017. The Oxfordshire HLC is the final project to be completed (outside of London) within Historic England’s national programme and represents the comprehensive coverage of HLC data across England. The aims of the Oxfordshire HLC were: To characterise, digitally map and make available in a web-based format, the historic dimension of the current landscape of Oxfordshire, in order to inform its management, conservation, and understanding at a local, county, regional, and national level. The Oxfordshire HLC project, therefore, identified and recorded evidence of the processes which have shaped the character of the current landscape. To achieve this, polygons, units of land grouped by shared characteristics, were mapped across the whole of the county. For each spatially distinct polygon, data were recorded in an Access database. This included information on the dominant attributes common to the polygon, the Broad and HLC Types those attributes assigned the polygon to, the date of origin of the current landscape type, previous landscape types, associated monuments, and evidence sources used. This methodology was primarily desk-based, using maps and aerial photographs as the primary sources of evidence. A photographic survey was conducted in the field to enhance understanding of different HLC Types. All mapping was carried out within MapInfo, a GIS program, and the linked database was created within the HLC module of HBSMR, an Access database developed and managed by Exegesis. Accuracy of Content: The level of detail and the accuracy of the information held on each HLC type reflect the nature or content of the sources used to compile the record. Users of this data should consult the HER to clarify the level of reliability and/or precision that should be afforded to information derived from the HBSMR. The Site and its Content is provided for your general information only; we do not undertake that Content will always be accurate and complete. Therefore, if you propose to do, or refrain from doing, something in reliance upon Content you find on the Site, you must check the accuracy of the relevant Content by some other means.

Historic buildings or sites such as Roman remains, burial mounds, castles, bridges, earthworks, the remains of deserted villages and industrial sites can be designated scheduled monuments by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. This list of scheduled monuments is kept and maintained by Historic England.

This research project aimed to fill a major lacuna militating against the effective exploitation of many post-medieval to mid-Victorian historical sources collected by local administrative areas: the lack of information on the boundaries of those administrative areas, the so-called 'historic' or 'ancient' parishes of England and Wales. It is known that these districts came into being during the Middle Ages, that the map of these ecclesiastical parishes was essentially complete by the fifteenth century, that these ecclesiastical boundaries were adopted during the early modern period for secular and judicial purposes, and that boundaries remained essentially unchanged until a number of reforms from the mid-nineteenth century onwards reorganised the local administrative geography of the country. The project aimed to reconstruct those boundaries as they were before the post-nineteenth century changes.

The Forestry Commission has developed a series of sensitivity maps, based on nationally available and consistent datasets, to indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation. These maps will help to indicate to landowners whether there is likely to be potential to establish new woodland on their land, and where there may be sensitivities that would preclude woodland creation. The maps do not indicate that, where there is a low sensitivity to new woodland being created, that planting will be agreed by the Forestry Commission, the regulator for woodland and forestry projects in England. However, the low sensitivity areas have fewest identified constraints to address, and it should be easier to agree creating new woodland here than in other areas. Likewise, creation of new woodland, particularly of native woodland, may be appropriate outside ‘low sensitivity’ areas, but the appropriateness of proposals in these areas will again be determined by the Forestry Commission, including through responding to the views of Natural England, Environment Agency, Historic England, the Local Authority and other stakeholders, where relevant. The Sensitivity Maps exclude all land that is unsuitable for planting, including urban areas, existing (and assumed) woodland and habitats that are considered too wet, too rocky, and too salty to support the growth of trees. This is achieved through restricting the Sensitivity Maps to the following land covers, based on the most recent update of Landcover Map: Acid grassland Arable and horticulture Calcareous grassland Heather Heather grassland Improved grassland Neutral grassland The spatial datasets and individual layers of those datasets that define land as unsuitable and low, medium, or high sensitivity for woodland creation in the Full Sensitivity Map version 3.0, the Low Sensitivity Map and their variants are set out in the document here: www.gov.uk/guidance/a-guide-to-forestry-commissions-sensitivity-maps-for-woodland-creation Attributes: ‘Sensitivity’ = the sensitivity to woodland creation level the land has been assigned. ‘Area (Hectares)’ = the area in hectares of the polygon. Lineage: This is version 3.0 of these layers, having gone through several iterations where new data inputs were added and changes made to how these were treated as sensitivities for woodland creation. These are the first versions of the layers to be published as Open Data.

The Forestry Commission has developed a series of sensitivity maps, based on nationally available and consistent datasets, to indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation.

These maps will help to indicate to landowners whether there is likely to be potential to establish new woodland on their land, and where there may be sensitivities that would preclude woodland creation.

The maps do not indicate that, where there is a low sensitivity to new woodland being created, that planting will be agreed by the Forestry Commission, the regulator for woodland and forestry projects in England. However, the low sensitivity areas have fewest identified constraints to address, and it should be easier to agree creating new woodland here than in other areas.

Likewise, creation of new woodland, particularly of native woodland, may be appropriate outside ‘low sensitivity’ areas, but the appropriateness of proposals in these areas will again be determined by the Forestry Commission, including through responding to the views of Natural England, Environment Agency, Historic England, the Local Authority and other stakeholders, where relevant.

The Sensitivity Maps exclude all land that is unsuitable for planting, including urban areas, existing (and assumed) woodland and habitats that are considered too wet, too rocky, and too salty to support the growth of trees. This is achieved through restricting the Sensitivity Maps to the following land covers, based on the most recent update of Landcover Map:

Acid grassland Arable and horticulture Calcareous grassland Heather Heather grassland Improved grassland Neutral grassland

The spatial datasets and individual layers of those datasets that define land as unsuitable and low, medium, or high sensitivity for woodland creation in the Full Sensitivity Map version 3.0, the Low Sensitivity Map and their variants are set out in the document here:

www.gov.uk/guidance/a-guide-to-forestry-commissions-sensitivity-maps-for-woodland-creation

Attributes:

‘Sensitivity’ = the sensitivity to woodland creation level the land has been assigned.

‘Area (Hectares)’ = the area in hectares of the polygon.

Lineage:

This is version 3.0 of these layers, having gone through several iterations where new data inputs were added and changes made to how these were treated as sensitivities for woodland creation. These are the first versions of the layers to be published as Open Data.

This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location of earthquakes within the UK. The historical catalogue has been compiled, in general, from macroseismic observations (ie felt effects). Before 1700, only earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.0 ML or greater are included. After 1700, all known events with magnitudes of 3.0 ML or greater are included together with some other, smaller ones. Accuracies of magnitude, location, and origin time vary with the quality of information available for this period as they do for instrumental measurements in the post 1970 period. In that case, variations are largely a function of the seismograph station coverage, which has been improving up to the present day.

A collection of small-scale non-series maps which offer whole-country coverage of the United Kingdom 1856-2013. Included in the collection are geological, tectonic, structural, mineral resource and geophysical maps, together with a small number of historical facsimile maps. Key geological maps included in the collection which ran to many editions are Geology of the British Islands 1:584 000 and the Geological Map of Great Britain 1:625 000. These maps are hard-copy paper records stored in the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) and are delivered as digital scans through the BGS website.

A building or site in a local planning authority’s area that make a positive contribution to its local character and sense of place because of their heritage value. Although such heritage assets may not be nationally designated or even located within the boundaries of a conservation area, they may be offered some level of protection by the local planning authority identifying them on a formally adopted list of local heritage assets. This is an experimental dataset of locally listed buildings found on data.gov.uk. We are working with a group of local planning authorities to help them publish their locally listed buildings, and to develop a data specification for locally listed buildings.

Explore the historical Whois records related to train-map.co.uk (Domain). Get insights into ownership history and changes over time.

Explore the historical Whois records related to tracks-maps.uk (Domain). Get insights into ownership history and changes over time.

In the middle of 2001 Roger Kain and Richard Oliver, from the University of Exeter, published a substantial work entitled Historic Parishes of England and Wales: Electronic Map - Gazetteer- Metadata. This was the final product of a project aimed at locating and mapping the boundaries of parish and sub-parish units of the mid-nineteenth century. The authors published the results in a series of electronic maps supplied on CD-ROM. Each one of these 115 maps contain a scanned 1”:1 mile OS New Popular Series map, overlain by the boundaries. A reference number can be found in each of the polygons that can then be used to look up information about that parish in gazetteer in an accompanying book.

A major limitation of this work is that although the boundaries are in digital form, they are divided into 115 tiles, none of which have any spatial co-ordinate information inherent in them. This means that although the maps are invaluable as a reference tool, they can not be used together within a GIS to select, analyse and present historic information.

We have therefore created a single digital map of the boundaries to provide a single, continuous coverage of polygons, each of which contain the information provided by Kain and Oliver in their accompanying book. This information includes the parish name, Ancient County, and a reference number that coincides with entries for that parish in the 1851 census report.

It is recommended that users also order disc 1 of study 4348; Historic Parishes of England and Wales : an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata

Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

The Forestry Commission has developed a series of sensitivity maps, based on nationally available and consistent datasets, to indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation. These maps will help to indicate to landowners whether there is likely to be potential to establish new woodland on their land, and where there may be sensitivities that would preclude woodland creation. The maps do not indicate that, where there is a low sensitivity to new woodland being created, that planting will be agreed by the Forestry Commission, the regulator for woodland and forestry projects in England. However, the low sensitivity areas have fewest identified constraints to address, and it should be easier to agree creating new woodland here than in other areas. Likewise, creation of new woodland, particularly of native woodland, may be appropriate outside ‘low sensitivity’ areas, but the appropriateness of proposals in these areas will again be determined by the Forestry Commission, including through responding to the views of Natural England, Environment Agency, Historic England, the Local Authority and other stakeholders, where relevant. The Sensitivity Maps exclude all land that is unsuitable for planting, including urban areas, existing (and assumed) woodland and habitats that are considered too wet, too rocky, and too salty to support the growth of trees. This is achieved through restricting the Sensitivity Maps to the following land covers, based on the most recent update of Landcover Map: Acid grassland Arable and horticulture Calcareous grassland Heather Heather grassland Improved grassland Neutral grassland The spatial datasets and individual layers of those datasets that define land as unsuitable and low, medium, or high sensitivity for woodland creation in the Full Sensitivity Map version 3.0, the Low Sensitivity Map and their variants are set out in the document here: www.gov.uk/guidance/a-guide-to-forestry-commissions-sensitivity-maps-for-woodland-creation Attributes: ‘Sensitivity’ = the sensitivity to woodland creation level the land has been assigned. ‘Area (Hectares)’ = the area in hectares of the polygon. Lineage: This is version 3.0 of these layers, having gone through several iterations where new data inputs were added and changes made to how these were treated as sensitivities for woodland creation. These are the first versions of the layers to be published as Open Data.