The

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO)

World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

s are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. There are 33 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

and the British Overseas Territories. The UNESCO list contains one designated site in both England and Scotland (the Frontiers of the Roman Empire) plus eighteen exclusively in England, five in Scotland, four in Wales, one in

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

, and one in each of the overseas territories of

Bermuda ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = National song , song = "Hail to Bermuda" , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , mapsize2 = , map_caption2 = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , es ...

Gibraltar ) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = " Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gib ...

, the Pitcairn Islands, and Saint Helena. There is an additional site partly in the UK territory of

Akrotiri and Dhekelia Akrotiri and Dhekelia, officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA),, ''Periochés Kyríarchon Váseon Akrotiríou ke Dekélias''; tr, Ağrotur ve Dikelya İngiliz Egemen Üs Bölgeleri is a British Overseas Territory o ...

, but is regarded to be part of Cyprus's list. The first sites in the UK to be inscribed on the World Heritage List were Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast;

Durham Castle Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham. Designated since 1986 as a cultural World Heri ...

and

Cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...

; Ironbridge Gorge; Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of

Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is located approximately south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 40 ...

;

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) in Wiltshire, England. The WHS covers two large areas of land separated by about , rather than a specific monument or building. The sites were inscribed as co-listi ...

; and the

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site located in Gwynedd, Wales. It includes the castles of Beaumaris and Harlech and the castles and town walls of Caernarfon and Conwy. UNESCO considers ...

in 1986. The latest sites to be inscribed were

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales The existence of a slate industry in Wales is attested since the Roman period, when slate was used to roof the fort at Segontium, now Caernarfon. The slate industry grew slowly until the early 18th century, then expanded rapidly until the lat ...

and Bath Spa (as a component of the Great Spas of Europe) in July 2021. The constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (commonly referred to as UNESCO) was ratified in 1946 by 26 countries, including the UK. Its purpose was to provide for the "conservation and protection of the world’s inheritance of books, works of art and monuments of history and science". The UK contributes £130,000 annually to the World Heritage Fund which finances the preservation of sites in

developing countries A developing country is a sovereign state with a lesser developed industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries. However, this definition is not universally agreed upon. There is also no clear agreem ...

. Some designated properties contain multiple sites that share a common geographical location or cultural heritage. The United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO advises the British government, which is responsible for maintaining its World Heritage Sites, on policies regarding UNESCO. The UK National Commission for UNESCO conducted research in 2014–15 on the Wider Value of UNESCO to the UK, and found that the UK's World Heritage Sites generated an estimated £85 million from April 2014 to March 2015 through their association with the global network. World Heritage Site selection criteria i–vi are culturally related, and selection criteria vii–x are the natural criteria. Twenty-three properties are designated as "cultural", four as "natural", and one as "mixed". The breakdown of sites by type was similar to the overall proportions; of the 1,121 sites on the World Heritage List, 77.5% are cultural, 19% are natural, and 3.5% are mixed. St Kilda is the only mixed World Heritage Site in the UK. Originally preserved for its natural habitats alone, the site was expanded in 2005 to include the

crofting Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production particular to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man. Within the 19th century townships, individual crofts were established on the bett ...

community that once inhabited the

archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Arc ...

; the site became one of only 25 mixed sites worldwide. The natural sites are the Dorset and East Devon Coast; Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast; Gough and

Inaccessible Island Inaccessible Island is a volcanic island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-west of Tristan da Cunha. Its highest point, Cairn Peak, reaches , and the island is in area. The volcano was last active six million years ago and is curren ...

s; and Henderson Island. The rest are cultural. In 2012, the World Heritage Committee added Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City to the

List of World Heritage in Danger The List of World Heritage in Danger is compiled by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) through the World Heritage Committee according to Article 11.4 of the World Heritage Convention,Full title: ''Conv ...

, citing threats to the site's integrity from planned urban development projects. The site was stripped of World Heritage status in 2021.

Location of sites

The UNESCO list contains one designated site in both

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

(the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, which is also in Germany) with another sixteen in England, five in Scotland, four in

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

, one in

, and one in each of the overseas territories of

, the Pitcairn Islands, and

Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helena a ...

. The maps below show all current World Heritage Sites.

List of sites

The table lists information about each World Heritage Site: :Name: as listed by the

World Heritage Committee The World Heritage Committee selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance ...

:Location: in one of the UK's constituent countries and overseas territories, with co-ordinates provided by UNESCO :Period: time period of significance, typically of construction :UNESCO data: the site's reference number, the year the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List, and the criteria it was listed under :Description: brief description of the site {, class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;border:0px;text-align:left;line-height:150%;" ! width="13%", Name ! width="10%" class="unsortable", Image ! width="10%", Location ! width="7%", Date ! width="10%" , UNESCO data ! width="50%" class="unsortable", Description , - ,

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, in and around Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. The Blaenavon Ironworks, now a museum, was a major centre of iron production using locally mined or quarried iron ...

,
, 19th century , , In the 19th century, Wales was the world's foremost producer of iron and coal. Blaenavon is an example of the landscape created by the industrial processes associated with the production of these materials. The site includes quarries, public buildings, workers' housing, and a railway. , - , Blenheim Palace , Blenheim Palace 2006 cropped

,
, , , Blenheim Palace, the residence of

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S.) was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reign ...

, was designed by architects John Vanbrugh and

Nicholas Hawksmoor Nicholas Hawksmoor (probably 1661 – 25 March 1736) was an English architect. He was a leading figure of the English Baroque style of architecture in the late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries. Hawksmoor worked alongside the principa ...

. The associated park was landscaped by Capability Brown. The palace celebrated victory over the French and is significant for establishing English Romantic Architecture as a separate entity from French Classical Architecture. , - , Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church , Canterbury Cathedral - Portal Nave Cross-spire

Canterbury Cathedral - Portal Nave Cross-spire

,
, , , St Martin's Church is the oldest church in England. The church and St Augustine's Abbey were founded during the early stages of the introduction of Christianity to the Anglo-Saxons. The cathedral exhibits Romanesque and

Gothic architecture Gothic architecture (or pointed architecture) is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It ...

, and is the seat of the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...

. , - ,

Beaumaris, circular towers and moat, 2006

,
, , , During the reign of

Edward I of England Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vas ...

(1272–1307), a series of castles were constructed in Wales with the purpose of subduing the population and establishing English colonies in Wales. The World Heritage Site covers many castles including

Beaumaris Beaumaris ( ; cy, Biwmares ) is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, of which it is the former county town of Anglesey. It is located at the eastern entrance to the Menai Strait, the tidal waterway separating Anglesey from th ...

Caernarfon Caernarfon (; ) is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is ...

Conwy Conwy (, ), previously known in English as Conway, is a walled market town, community and the administrative centre of Conwy County Borough in North Wales. The walled town and castle stand on the west bank of the River Conwy, facing Deganwy on ...

, and

Harlech Harlech () is a seaside resort and community in Gwynedd, north Wales and formerly in the historic county of Merionethshire. It lies on Tremadog Bay in the Snowdonia National Park. Before 1966, it belonged to the Meirionydd District of the 19 ...

. The castles of Edward I are considered the pinnacle of military architecture by military historians. , - , City of Bath , Royal

,
, , , Founded by the Romans as a spa, an important centre of the wool industry in the medieval period, and a spa town in the 18th century, Bath has a varied history. The city is preserved for its Roman remains and Palladian architecture. , - ,

Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape is a World Heritage Site which includes select mining landscapes in Cornwall and West Devon in the south west of England. The site was added to the World Heritage List during the 30th Session of the U ...

,
, 18th and 19th centuries , , Tin and copper mining in Devon and Cornwall boomed in the 18th and 19th centuries, and at its peak the area produced two-thirds of the world's copper. The techniques and technology involved in deep mining developed in Devon and Cornwall were used around the world. , - , Derwent Valley Mills , Arkwright Masson Mills

,
, 18th and 19th centuries , , The Derwent Valley Mills was the birthplace of the

factory system The factory system is a method of manufacturing using machinery and division of labor. Because of the high capital cost of machinery and factory buildings, factories are typically privately owned by wealthy individuals or corporations who emplo ...

; the innovations in the valley, including the development of workers' housing – such as at

Cromford Cromford is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, in the valley of the River Derwent between Wirksworth and Matlock. It is north of Derby, south of Matlock and south of Matlock Bath. It is first mentioned in the 11th-century Do ...

– and machines such as the

water frame The water frame is a spinning frame that is powered by a water-wheel. Water frames in general have existed since Ancient Egypt times. Richard Arkwright, who patented the technology in 1769, designed a model for the production of cotton thread; ...

, were important in the

Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going f ...

. The Derwent Valley Mills influenced North America and Europe. , - , Dorset and East Devon Coast , Gad cliff dorset

,
, , , The cliffs that make up the Dorset and Devon coast are an important site for fossils and provide a continuous record of life on land and in the sea in the area since 185 million years ago. , - ,

Durham Castle and Cathedral Durham Castle and Cathedral is a World Heritage Site (WHS ID No. 370). The site includes Durham Castle, Durham Cathedral, Durham University, Palace Green and University College, Durham. See also *List of World Heritage Sites in the United Kingd ...

,
, , , Durham Cathedral is the "largest and finest" example of

Norman architecture The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries. In particular the term is traditionally used f ...

in England and vaulting of the cathedral was part of the advent of

. The cathedral houses relics of St Cuthbert and Bede. The Norman castle was the residence of the Durham prince-bishops. , - , data-sort-value=English Lake District, The English Lake District , Glenridding, Cumbria, England - June 2009

Glenridding, Cumbria, England - June 2009

,
, , , Famous for its scenic landscape of mountains, lakes, houses, gardens and parks, the Lake District was celebrated through

picturesque Picturesque is an aesthetic ideal introduced into English cultural debate in 1782 by William Gilpin in ''Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, etc. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; made in the Summer of the Year ...

and romantic visual arts and literature from the 18th century on. , - ,

Forth Bridge The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, west of central Edinburgh. Completed in 1890, it is considered a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in ...

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...

Inchgarvie Inchgarvie or Inch Garvie is a small, uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth. On the rocks around the island sit four caissons that make up the foundations of the Forth Bridge. Inchgarvie's fortifications pre-date the modern period. In the day ...

and Fife,
, 1890 , , The Forth Bridge is a

cantilever A cantilever is a rigid structural element that extends horizontally and is supported at only one end. Typically it extends from a flat vertical surface such as a wall, to which it must be firmly attached. Like other structural elements, a cant ...

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of

, west of

City Centre. It is considered an iconic structure and a symbol of Scotland. It was designed by the English engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker and built by Sir William Arrol of Glasgow who also built Tower Bridge in London. , - , Frontiers of the Roman Empire , Hadrianswall2007

,
, , , Hadrian's Wall was built in 122 AD and the Antonine Wall was constructed in 142 AD to defend the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...

from "barbarians". The World Heritage Site was previously listed as Hadrian's Wall alone, but was later expanded to include the Antonine Wall in Scotland and the barriers, walls and forts in modern

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. , - , Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast , Causeway-code poet-4

, {{sort,

County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population o ...

{{coord, 55.240, -6.511, name=Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/369 , title=Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=28 July 2009 , {{sort, 01, 60–50 million years ago , {{sort, 036
369
1986;
vii, viii , The causeway is made up of 40,000

basalt Basalt (; ) is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon. More than 90 ...

columns projecting out of the sea. It was created by volcanic activity in the

Tertiary period Tertiary ( ) is a widely used but obsolete term for the geologic period from 66 million to 2.6 million years ago. The period began with the demise of the non-avian dinosaurs in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, at the start ...

. It has been an inspiration for legends and has been the site of development in earth studies over the past 300 years. , - , Gorham's Cave Complex ,

, East face of the Rock of Gibraltar, {{flag, Gibraltar
{{coord, 36.120397, -5.342075, name=Gorham's Cave{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1500 , title=Gorham's Cave Complex , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=15 July 2016 , 33-23 thousand years ago , {{sort, 048
1500
2016;
iii , Comprising four natural

sea cave A sea cave, also known as a littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea. The primary process involved is erosion. Sea caves are found throughout the world, actively forming along present coastlines and as relic ...

s, the complex is the last known site of

Neanderthal Neanderthals (, also ''Homo neanderthalensis'' and erroneously ''Homo sapiens neanderthalensis''), also written as Neandertals, are an extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago. While the ...

inhabitation some 28,000 years ago. Evidences of occupation by modern humans are also present at the site. , - ,

Gough and Inaccessible Islands upright=1.3, Map of Gough island Gough Island ( ), also known historically as Gonçalo Álvares, is a rugged volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a dependency of Tristan da Cunha and part of the British overseas territory of Sain ...

, {{sort, Saint Helena, {{flag, Tristan da Cunha,

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha including Gough Island. Its name wa ...

South Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...

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740
1995 (modified in 2004);
vii, x , Together, the Gough and Inaccessible Islands preserve an ecosystem almost untouched by mankind, with many endemic species of plants and animals. , - , Great Spas of Europe , , {{sort, England, Somerset, Bath,

Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_ ...

, {{Flag, England
(Transnational property) , 1st–20th centuries , {{sort, 161
1613
2021;
ii, iii{{citation , url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1613 , title=Great Spas of Europe , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=25 July 2021 , , - ,

Heart of Neolithic Orkney Heart of Neolithic Orkney refers to a group of Neolithic monuments found on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The name was adopted by UNESCO when it proclaimed these sites as a World Heritage Site in December 1999. The site of patrim ...

, {{sort, Scotland, Orkney, Orkney, {{flag, Scotland
{{coord, 58.996, -3.188, name=Heart of Historic Orkney{{citation , url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/514 , title=Heart of Neolithic Orkney , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=28 July 2009 , {{sort, 03, 3rd millennium BC , {{sort, 051
514
1999;
i, ii, iii, iv , A collection of Neolithic sites with purposes ranging from occupation to ceremony. It includes the settlement of

Skara Brae Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Consisting of ten clustered houses, made of flagstones, in earthen dams ...

, the chambered tomb of Maes Howe and the stone circles of Stenness and Brodgar. , - , Henderson Island , HendersonISS004-E-6793

, {{sort, Pitcairn, Henderson Island, {{flag, Pitcairn Islands,

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...

{{coord, -24.35, -128.31, name=Henderson Island{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/487 , title=Henderson Island , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=28 July 2009 , n/a , {{sort, 048
487
1988;
vii, x , The island is an

atoll An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical oceans and seas where corals can gr ...

in the south of the Pacific Ocean, the ecology of which has been almost untouched by man and its isolation illustrates the dynamics of evolution. There are ten plant and four animal species endemic to the island. , - , Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda , John Smith 1624 map of Bermuda with Forts 01

John Smith 1624 map of Bermuda with Forts 01

, {{sort, Bermuda, St George, {{flag, Bermuda
{{coord, 32.379444, -64.677778, name=St George{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/983 , title=Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=2 August 2009 , {{sort, 14, 17th–20th centuries , {{sort, 098
983
2000;
iv , Founded in 1612, St George's is the oldest English town in the New World and an example of planned urban settlements established in the New World in the 17th century by colonial powers. The

fortifications A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

illustrate defensive techniques developed through the 17th to 20th centuries. , - , Ironbridge Gorge , Ironbridge002

, {{sort, England, Shropshire,

Ironbridge Ironbridge is a large village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. Located on the bank of the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, it lies in the civil parish of The Gorge. Ironbridge developed beside, a ...

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...

, {{flag, England
{{coord, 52.626, -2.486, name=Ironbridge Gorge{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/371 , title=Ironbridge Gorge , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=27 July 2009 , {{sort, 17, 18th century , {{sort, 037
371
1986;
i, ii, iv, vi , Ironbridge Gorge contains mines, factories, workers' housing, and the transport infrastructure that was created in the gorge during the

. The development of coke production in the area helped start the Industrial Revolution.

The Iron Bridge The Iron Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge that crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England. Opened in 1781, it was the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron. Its success inspired the widespread use of cast iron as a st ...

was the world's first bridge built from iron and was architecturally and technologically influential. , - ,

Jodrell Bank Observatory Jodrell Bank Observatory () in Cheshire, England, hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester. The observatory was established in 1945 by Bernard Lovell, a radio astro ...

, {{sort, England, Cheshire, Cheshire, {{Flag, England
{{coord, 53, 14.5, N, 2, 18.7, W, name=Jodrell Bank Observatory{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1594/ , title=Jodrell Bank Observatory , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=7 July 2019 , 1945 , {{sort, 194
1594
2019;
i, ii, iv, vi , Located in a rural area of northwest England, free from radio interference, Jodrell Bank is one of the world's leading radio astronomy observatories. At the beginning of its use, in 1945, the property housed research on cosmic rays detected by radar echoes. This observatory, which is still in operation, includes several radio telescopes and working buildings, including engineering sheds and the Control Building. Jodrell Bank has had substantial scientific impact in fields such as the study of meteors and the moon, the discovery of quasars, quantum optics, and the tracking of spacecraft. This exceptional technological ensemble illustrates the transition from traditional optical astronomy to radio astronomy (1940s to 1960s), which led to radical changes in the understanding of the universe. , - , Maritime Greenwich , Royal Naval College 2008

, {{sort, England, Greater London, Greenwich,

Greenwich Greenwich ( , ,) is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated east-southeast of Charing Cross. Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, Greater London, {{flag, England
{{coord, 51.4791, 0, name=Maritime Greenwich{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/795 , title=Maritime Greenwich , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=29 July 2009 , {{sort, 13, 17th and 18th centuries , {{sort, 079
795
1997;
i, ii, iv, vi , As well as the presence of the first example of Palladian architecture in England, and works by Christopher Wren and Inigo Jones, the area is significant for the Royal Observatory where the understanding of astronomy and navigation were developed. , - ,

New Lanark New Lanark is a village on the River Clyde, approximately 1.4 miles (2.2 kilometres) from Lanark, in Lanarkshire, and some southeast of Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1785 and opened in 1786 by David Dale, who built cotton mills and hou ...

, {{sort, Scotland, New Lanark,

, South Lanarkshire, {{flag, Scotland
{{coord, 55.66, -3.78, name=New Lanark{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/429 , title=New Lanark , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=28 July 2009 , 19th century , {{sort, 042
429
2001;
ii, iv, vi , Prompted by Richard Arkwright's

developed in the Derwent Valley, the community of New Lanark was created to provide housing for workers at the mills. Philanthropist Robert Owen bought the site and turned it into a model community, providing public facilities, education, and supporting factory reform. , - , Old and

New Towns A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...

of Edinburgh , Looking down Royal Mile, Edinburgh

, {{sort, Scotland, Edinburgh,

, {{flag, Scotland
{{coord, 55.947, -3.191, name=Old and New Town of Edinburgh{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/728 , title=Old and New Towns of Edinburgh , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=12 August 2009 , {{sort, 10, 11th–19th centuries , {{sort, 072
728
1995;
ii, iv , The Old Town of Edinburgh was founded in the Middle Ages, and the New Town was developed in 1767–1890. It contrasts the layout of settlements in the medieval and modern periods. The layout and architecture of the new town, whose designers include William Chambers and

William Playfair William Playfair (22 September 1759 – 11 February 1823), a Scottish engineer and political economist, served as a secret agent on behalf of Great Britain during its war with France. The founder of graphical methods of statistics, Playfai ...

, influenced European urban design in the 18th and 19th centuries. , - , Palace of Westminster and

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the Unite ...

including Saint Margaret's Church ,

, {{sort, England, Greater London, Westminster,

Westminster Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, B ...

, Greater London, {{flag, England
{{coord, 51.4997, -0.1286, name=Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/488 , title=Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=15 August 2009 , {{sort, 06, 10th, 11th, and 19th centuries , {{sort, 042
426
1987 (modified in 2008);
i, ii, iv , The site has been involved in the administration of England since the 11th century, and later the United Kingdom. Since the coronation of William the Conqueror, all English and British monarchs have been crowned at Westminster Abbey. Westminster Palace, home to the

British Parliament The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprem ...

, is an example of

Gothic Revival architecture Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th cent ...

; St Margaret's Church is the palace's parish church, and although it pre-dates the palace and was built in the 11th century, it has been rebuilt since. , - , Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal , WalesC0047

, {{sort, Wales, Wrexham,

Trevor, Wrexham Trevor ( cy, Trefor) is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated in the scenic Vale of Llangollen, on the A539 between Llangollen and Wrexham, in the community of Llangollen Rural, and in the historic county of Denbighshire ...

, {{flag, Wales and

, {{flag, England
{{coord, 52.970, -3.087, name=Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1303 , title=Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=12 August 2009 , {{sort, 16, 1795–1805 , {{sort, 130
1303
2009;
i, ii, iv , The aqueduct was built to carry the Ellesmere Canal over the Dee Valley. Completed during the Industrial Revolution and designed by Scottish Engineer

Thomas Telford Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE, (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scot ...

, the aqueduct made innovative use of

cast Cast may refer to: Music * Cast (band), an English alternative rock band * Cast (Mexican band), a progressive Mexican rock band * The Cast, a Scottish musical duo: Mairi Campbell and Dave Francis * ''Cast'', a 2012 album by Trespassers William ...

and

wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a wood-like "grain" ...

, influencing civil engineering across the world. , - ,

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 1,10 ...

Flowers in front of the Palm House, Kew Gardens

, {{sort, England, Greater London, Kew,

Kew Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is a ...

, Greater London, {{flag, England
{{coord, 51.474, -0.295, name=Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1084 , title=Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=28 July 2009 , 18th–20th centuries , {{sort, 108
1084
2003;
ii, iii, iv , Created in 1759, the influential Kew Gardens were designed by

Charles Bridgeman Charles Bridgeman (1690–1738) was an English garden designer who helped pioneer the naturalistic landscape style. Although he was a key figure in the transition of English garden design from the Anglo-Dutch formality of patterned parterres an ...

William Kent William Kent (c. 1685 – 12 April 1748) was an English architect, landscape architect, painter and furniture designer of the early 18th century. He began his career as a painter, and became Principal Painter in Ordinary or court painter, bu ...

, Capability Brown, and William Chambers. The gardens were used to study botany and ecology and furthered the understanding of the subjects. , - , St Kilda , St Kilda Village Bay

, {{sort, Scotland, St Kilda, St Kilda, {{flag, Scotland
{{coord, 57.816, -8.583, name=St Kilda{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/387 , title=St Kilda , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=12 August 2009 , n/a , {{sort, 038
387
1987 (modified in 2005 and 2008);
iii, v, vii, ix, x , Although inhabited for over 2,000 years, the isolated archipelago of St Kilda has had no permanent residents since 1930. The islands' human heritage includes various unique architectural features from the historic and prehistoric periods. St Kilda is also a breeding ground for many important

seabird Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behaviour and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent evolution, as the same enviro ...

species including the world's largest colony of

gannets Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus ''Morus'' in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies. Gannets are large white birds with yellowish heads; black-tipped wings; and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the N ...

and up to 136,000 pairs of

puffins Puffins are any of three species of small alcids (auks) in the bird genus ''Fratercula''. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crev ...

. , - , Saltaire , Saltaire from Leeds and Liverpool Canal

, {{sort, England, West Yorkshire, Saltaire, Shipley,

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...

, {{flag, England
{{coord, 53.837, -1.790, name=Saltaire{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1028 , title=Saltaire , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=28 July 2009 , {{sort, 1953, 1853 , {{sort, 102
1028
2001;
ii, iv , Saltaire was founded by mill-owner

Titus Salt Sir Titus Salt, 1st Baronet (20 September 1803 in Morley – 29 December 1876 in Lightcliffe), was a manufacturer, politician and philanthropist in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, who is best known for having built Salt's Mill, a ...

as a model village for his workers. The site, which includes the

Salts Mill Salts Mill (sometimes spelled Salt's Mill) is a former textile mill, now an art gallery, shopping centre, and restaurant complex in Saltaire, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was built by Sir Titus Salt in 1853, and the present-day 1853 ...

, featured public buildings for the inhabitants and was an example of 19th-century paternalism. , - ,

, {{sort, Wales, Gwynedd, Gwynedd, {{Flag, Wales , 18th–20th centuries , {{sort, 567
1633
2021;
ii, v{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1633 , title=Slate Industry of North Wales , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=17 July 2016 , The six key areas, all located in Gwynedd, are:

Penrhyn Slate Quarry The Penrhyn quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda, North Wales. At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly long and deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen. It has ...

and Bethesda, and the

Ogwen Valley Dyffryn Ogwen, or Ogwen Valley, is a valley mostly located in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The upper section of the valley, east of Llyn Ogwen, lies in the county of Conwy. Geography The valley lies to the south of Bangor. It is bordered on ...

Port Penrhyn Port Penrhyn ( cy, Porth Penrhyn) is a harbour located just east of Bangor in north Wales at the confluence of the River Cegin with the Menai Strait. It was formerly of great importance as the main port for the export of slate from the Penrh ...

; Dinorwig Slate Quarry Mountain Landscape;

Nantlle Valley The Nantlle Valley ( cy, Dyffryn Nantlle, ) is an area in Gwynedd, North Wales, characterised by its numerous small settlements. The area is also historically important geologically, and featured in one of the most contentious disputes of the ...

Slate Quarry Landscape;

Gorseddau A gorsedd (, plural ''gorseddau'') is a community or meeting of modern-day bards. The word is of Welsh origin, meaning "throne". It is spelled gorsedh in Cornish and goursez in Breton. When the term is used without qualification, it usually ...

and Prince of Wales Slate Quarries, Railways and Mill;

Ffestiniog Ffestiniog () is a community in Gwynedd in Wales, containing several villages, in particular the settlements of Llan Ffestiniog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It has a population of 4,875. History Ffestiniog was a parish in Cantref Ardudwy; in 1284 ...

: its Slate Mines and Quarries, 'city of slates' and Railway to Porthmadog; Bryneglwys Slate Quarry,

Abergynolwyn Abergynolwyn ( en, Mouth of the River with a Whirlpool) is a village in southern Gwynedd, Wales, located at the confluence of the Nant Gwernol and the Afon Dysynni. The population of the community which is named after the village of Llanfihan ...

Village and the

Talyllyn Railway The Talyllyn Railway ( cy, Rheilffordd Talyllyn) is a narrow gauge preserved railway in Wales running for from Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. The line was opened in 1865Drummond 2015, page 17 ...

. , - ,

, {{sort, England, Wiltshire,

Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...

, {{flag, England
{{coord, 51.1788, -1.8252, name=Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/373 , title=Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=27 July 2009 , {{sort, 02, 4th–2nd millennia BC , {{sort, 037
373
1986 (modified in 2008);
i, ii, iii , The

Neolithic The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several p ...

sites of

Avebury Avebury () is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in southwest England. One of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in ...

and Stonehenge are two of the largest and most famous megalithic monuments in the world. They relate to man's interaction with his environment. The purpose of the henges has been a source of speculation, with suggestions ranging from ceremonial to interpreting the cosmos. "Associated sites" includes

Silbury Hill Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site. At high, it is the tallest prehistoric man-made mound ...

Beckhampton Avenue The Beckhampton Avenue was a curving prehistoric avenue of stones that ran broadly south west from Avebury towards The Longstones at Beckhampton in the English county of Wiltshire. It probably dates to the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age. ...

, and

West Kennet Avenue Kennet Avenue or West Kennet Avenue is a prehistoric site in the English county of Wiltshire. It was an avenue of two parallel lines of stones 25m wide and 2.5 km in length, which ran between the Neolithic sites of Avebury and The Sanctu ...

. , - , Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of

, {{sort, England, North Yorkshire,

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

, {{flag, England
{{coord, 54.116, -1.573, name=Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/372 , title=Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=29 July 2009 , {{sort, 11, 1132 (abbey),
19th century (park) , {{sort, 037
372
1986;
i, iv , Before the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the mid-16th century, Fountains Abbey was one of the largest and richest Cistercian abbeys in Britain and is one of only a few that survives from the 12th century. The later garden, which incorporates the abbey, survives to a large extent in its original design and influenced garden design in Europe. , - ,

Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is sep ...

, {{sort, England, Greater London, Tower Hamlets,

Tower Hamlets The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough covering much of the traditional East End. It was formed in 1965 from the merger of the former metropolitan boroughs of Stepney, Poplar, and Bethnal Green. 'Tower Hamlets' was originally ...

, Greater London, {{Flag, England
{{coord, 51.5080, -0.0761, name=Tower of London{{citation , url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/488 , title=Tower of London , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=28 July 2009 , {{sort, 07, 11th century , {{sort, 048
488
1988;
ii, iv , Begun by

William the Conqueror William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first House of Normandy, Norman List of English monarchs#House of Norman ...

in 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, the Tower of London is a symbol of power and an example of Norman military architecture that spread across England. Additions by Henry III and Edward I in the 13th century made the castle one of the most influential buildings of its kind in England.

Site not regarded as part of UK list

In addition, one world heritage site falling within the

Sovereign Base Areas Akrotiri and Dhekelia, officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA),, ''Periochés Kyríarchon Váseon Akrotiríou ke Dekélias''; tr, Ağrotur ve Dikelya İngiliz Egemen Üs Bölgeleri is a British Overseas Territory ...

of Akrotiri and Dhekelia is regarded as a site of Cyprus. This is as the 1960 treaty with Cyprus stipulates that "the ancient monuments and antiquity will be administered and maintained by the Republic of Cyprus". {, class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col" , Site ! class="unsortable" style="width:150px;" scope="col", Image ! scope="col" , Location ! scope="col" , Criteria ! scope="col", Area
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Paphos Paphos ( el, Πάφος ; tr, Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and New Paphos. The current city of Pap ...

(

Kourion Kourion ( grc, Koύριov; la, Curium) was an important ancient Greek city-state on the southwestern coast of Cyprus. In the twelfth century BCE, after the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces, Greek settlers from Argos arrived on this site. I ...

portion) , Episkopi 01-2017 img06 Kourion

Episkopi Cantonment Episkopi Cantonment ( el, Φρουρά Επισκοπή, tr, Episkopi Kantonu) is the capital of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British overseas territory on the island of Cyprus, administered as a military base. It is located in the northwestern p ...

, {{flag, Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Episkopi, Limassol Episkopi ( el, Επισκοπή, tr, Piskobu) is a village lying partly in the Limassol district of Cyprus and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. It is approximately west of Limassol and east of Paphos. Episkopi ...

, {{flag, Cyprus , Cultural:
(iii)(vi) , {{n/a , align="center" , 1980 , ,

Tentative list

The Tentative List is an inventory of important heritage and natural sites that a country is considering for inscription on the World Heritage List, thereby becoming World Heritage Sites. The Tentative List can be updated at any time, but inclusion on the list is a prerequisite to being considered for inscription within a five- to ten-year period.{{citation , url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/glossary/ , title=Glossary , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=1 January 2010 The UK's Tentative List was last updated on 25 July 2014, and consisted of 11 sites. The properties on the Tentative List are as follows:{{citation , url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/state=gb , title=Tentative list of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , date=19 January 2006 , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=16 July 2016 {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;border:0px;text-align:left;line-height:150%;" ! scope="col" , Name ! class="unsortable" style="width:150px;" scope="col", Image ! scope="col" , Location ! scope="col" , Date ! scope="col" , UNESCO data , - , Chatham Dockyard and its Defences , ChathamMedway2657

, {{sort, England, Kent,

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

, {{flag, England
{{coord, 51, 39, 47, N, 0, 53, 40, E, name=Chatham Dockyard and its Defences{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5670 , title=Chatham Dockyard and its Defences , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=17 July 2016 , 17th–19th centuries , {{sort, 567
5670
2012;
ii, iv , - ,

Creswell Crags Creswell Crags is an enclosed limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, England, near the villages of Creswell and Whitwell. The cliffs in the ravine contain several caves that were occupied during the last ice age ...

, {{sort, England, Derbyshire,

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

, {{flag, England
{{coord, 53.26, -1.20, name=Creswell Crags{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5671 , title=Creswell Crags , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=17 July 2016 , 60–15 thousand years ago , {{sort, 567
5671
2012;
iii , -Former UNESCO World Heritage Site , Darwin's Landscape Laboratory , Down House, Downe, Kent, England -greenhouse-28March2009

Down House, Downe, Kent, England -greenhouse-28March2009

, {{sort, England, Greater London, Greater London, {{flag, England
{{coord, 51, 19, 50, N, 0, 03, 04, E, name=Darwin's Landscape Laboratory{{citation , url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5672 , title=Darwin's Landscape Laboratory , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=17 July 2016 , 1842–1882 , {{sort, 567
5672
2012;
iii, vi , - , Island of St Helena , Saint Helena Island

, {{sort, Saint Helena, {{flag, Saint Helena,

{{coord, 16, 0, 0, N, 5, 45, 0, W, name=Island of St Helena{{citation , url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5675 , title=Island of St Helena , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=17 July 2016 , {{n/a , {{sort, 567
5675
2012;
x , - , Mousa, Old Scatness and Jarlshof: the Zenith of Iron Age Shetland , Mousa Broch 20080821 02

, {{sort, Scotland, Shetland, Shetland, {{flag, Scotland , 4,000 years ago , {{sort, 567
5677
2012;
iii, iv{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5677 , title=Mousa, Old Scatness and Jarlshof: the Zenith of Iron Age Shetland , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=17 July 2016 , - ,

Flow Country The Flow Country is a large, rolling expanse of peatland and wetland area of Caithness and Sutherland in the North of Scotland. It is the largest expanse of blanket bog in Europe, and covers about . It is an area of deep peat, dotted with bog ...

, {{sort, Scotland, Caithness, Caithness and Sutherland, {{flag, Scotland
{{coord, 58, 20, 53, N, 3, 59, 0, W, name=Flow Country{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5679 , title=Flow Country , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=17 July 2016 , {{n/a , {{sort, 567
5679
2012;
ix, x , - , The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow , Jarrow

, {{sort, England, Tyne and Wear,

Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newc ...

, {{Flag, England , 672/3 (Wearmouth)
681 (Jarrow) , {{sort, 568
5681
2012;
ii, iii, iv, vi{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5681 , title=The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=17 July 2016 , - ,

Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and n ...

, {{sort, Turks and Caicos Islands, {{Flag, Turks and Caicos Islands,

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

{{coord, 21, 20, N, 71, 10, W, name=Turks and Caicos Islands{{citation , url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5682 , title=Turks and Caicos Islands , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=17 July 2016 , {{n/a , {{sort, 568
5682
2012;
x , -

Former UNESCO World Heritage Site

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, {{sort, England, Merseyside,

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

Merseyside Merseyside ( ) is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million. It encompasses both banks of the Mersey Estuary and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wi ...

, {{flag, England
{{coord, 53.40, -2.99, name=Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City{{citation , url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1150 , title=Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City , publisher=UNESCO , access-date=29 July 2009 , 18th and 19th centuries , {{sort, 115
1150
2004;
ii, iii, iv , In the 18th and 19th centuries, Liverpool was one of the largest ports in the world. Its global connections helped sustain the

British Empire The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts e ...

, and it was a major port involved in the

slave trade Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...

until its abolition in 1807, and a departure point for emigrants to North America. The docks were the site of innovations in construction and dock management. The site was listed as

endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and in ...

in 2012 and removed from the World Heritage List in 2021, as the construction of new buildings in the area had destroyed the "outstanding universal value" of Liverpool's waterfront. , -

Notes

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References

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