Grade I listed buildings in Forest Heath explained

There are 12[1] Grade I listed buildings in Forest Heath, a non-metropolitan district of Suffolk, England.

In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "exceptional architectural or historic special interest"; Grade I structures are those considered to be "buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important. Just 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I." The total number of listed buildings in England is 372,905.[2] In England, the authority for listing under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990[3] rests with English Heritage, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Forest Heath is a local government district, subdivided among 22 civil parishes, including 3 towns, that are in order of population Newmarket, Mildenhall and Brandon. Mildenhall is the administrative headquarters of the district.

Forest Heath

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/hc/upload/pdf/HC_2006_EastDATA.pdf English Heritage - Heritage Counts: The State of the East of England Historic Environment
  2. Web site: Listed Buildings . 2010 . . 19 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130126151823/http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/listing/listed-buildings . 26 January 2013 .
  3. Web site: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9). Ministry of Justice. 2007-12-17.