StatisticsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (28)
Cultural
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (2000)
- Blenheim Palace (1987)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (1988)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (1986)
- City of Bath (1987)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (2006)
- Derwent Valley Mills (2001)
- Durham Castle and Cathedral (1986)
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire (1987)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney (1999)
- Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda (2000)
- Ironbridge Gorge (1986)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (2004)
- Maritime Greenwich (1997)
- New Lanark (2001)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (1995)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (2009)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2003)
- Saltaire (2001)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (1986)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (1986)
- Tower of London (1988)
- Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church (1987)
Natural
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (2001)
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast (1986)
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands (1995)
- Henderson Island (1988)
Mixed
- St Kilda (1986)
Properties submitted on the Tentative List (13)
- Chatham Dockyard and its Defences (2012)
- Creswell Crags (2012)
- Darwin’s Landscape Laboratory (2012)
- England’s Lake District (2012)
- Gorham’s Cave Complex (2012)
- Island of St Helena (2012)
- Jodrell Bank Observatory (2012)
- Mousa, Old Scatness and Jarlshof: the Zenith of Iron Age Shetland (2012)
- Slate Industry of North Wales (2012)
- Flow Country (2012)
- Forth Bridge (2012)
- The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow (2012)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (2012)
Activities
News
- First European Marine World Heritage Sites conference commits to strong regional cooperation Friday, April 26, 2013
- The Jurassic Coast celebrates the Earth in 2012 Saturday, September 15, 2012
- World Heritage Committee places Liverpool on List of World Heritage in Danger Tuesday, June 26, 2012
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage site receives funding to restore portions of Hadrian’s Wall Friday, April 20, 2012
- City council grants planning permission for development scheme at World Heritage site “Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City” Thursday, March 8, 2012
- London 2012 Torch Relay to pass through Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage site Wednesday, December 14, 2011
- Natural Science courses open at the new Jurassic Studies Centre in Lyme Regis Wednesday, December 2, 2009
- British Aqueduct and Canal inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, French Saltworks extended Saturday, June 27, 2009
- Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List Monday, July 7, 2008
- Fire damages recently restored Liverpool landmark Thursday, May 15, 2008
- UNESCO regrets U.K. government's decision to cancel A303 road improvement scheme for Stonehenge World Heritage property Friday, December 7, 2007
- Fire on Cutty Sark, of Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site Wednesday, May 23, 2007
- Prince of Wales inaugurates World Heritage site of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape Tuesday, May 15, 2007
- Huge Settlement Unearthed Near Stonehenge World Heritage Site Tuesday, February 13, 2007
- Concern for World Heritage site after British Coast Cargo Spill Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Events
- Conference "World Heritage for tomorrow” - ICOMOS/UK Dec 1, 2012
- Meeting on the Historic Urban Landscape Action Plan for Durham World Heritage site, UK Oct 26, 2012 - Oct 27, 2012
- Lecture “World Heritage and Economic Development” Apr 17, 2012 - Apr 17, 2012
- International World Heritage Expert Meeting on criterion (vi) Mar 28, 2012 - Mar 30, 2012
- UNESCO UK World Heritage Site Youth Summit 2009 May 22, 2009
- 10th Cambridge Heritage Seminar - The Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, Continuities Apr 18, 2009 - Apr 19, 2009
- World Heritage: Science and Technology. An Expert Workshop in the Framework of the Global Strategy for a Balanced and Representative World Heritage List Jan 21, 2008 - Jan 23, 2008
- 3S CONFERENCE - SACRED SPECIES AND SITES Sep 24, 2007 - Jul 26, 2007
- Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2007 at Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site May 4, 2007 - May 6, 2007
- SKCC Study Visit at Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Mar 6, 2007
Official Relations (UNESCO/ERI) Source: UNESCO/ERI
- H. E. Mr Matthew Sudders
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
Permanent Delegation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to UNESCO
- United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO
Web Site: http://www.unesco.org.uk
Ratification of the Convention:
Tuesday, May 29, 1984
Tuesday, May 29, 1984
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee:
2001 - 2005
2001 - 2005
Periodic Reporting
Access to the Periodic Reporting Questionnaire
Access to the Periodic Reporting Questionnaire
Other sources of information within UNESCO
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