England /ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for...
Breeds orginating here: Beagle Whippet English Setter Border Collie Airedale Terrier Staffordshire Bull Terrier Clumber Spaniel Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Newfoundland English Springer Spaniel Works Written About This Topic: In The Garden of Iden Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales English Hours Notes from a Small Island Lord Randolph Churchill My Early Life Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution The Century of Revolution, 1603-1714 The Lion and the Throne Speeches or presentations on this topic: First Zionist Congress - First Day - Morning Session - Jacob de Haas - Jewish population;
Characters that have lived here: Sailor Venus Alek Petrov Fictional Characters Born Here: Beastly Wizard No Heart Frostbite Professor Coldheart Dawn Cunningham Niles Wren Rupert Giles Spike Wesley Wyndam-Pryce Featured In Films: The Bourne Ultimatum The Boat That Rocked Jump Britain Separate Lies Sleepy Hollow Stardust Nanny McPhee Last Resort The New World Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport Films On This Subject: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Beers from here: Newcastle Brown Ale Agencies: General Register Office Governing officials: William Erle - Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales; Charles McCurdy - Minister of Food - 1920 - 1921;
Representatives: Liam Donaldson - Chief Medical Officer - Parliament of the United Kingdom;
Country: United Kingdom Administrative Divisions: South West England South East England Greater London East of England East Midlands West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber North West England North East England Little Gidding Calling Code: 44;
Capital: London Currency Used: UK £ Form of Government: Constitutional monarchy Devolution Internet TLD: uk Languages spoken: Old English language Early Modern English British English National anthem: God Save the Queen;
Official Language: English Language Adjoins: Scotland; Wales; English Channel; Dover;
Area: 130,395 km²;
Contained by: United Kingdom Kingdom of England Great Britain Contains: London Cornwall Tottenham Cambridge City of Westminster Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon Croydon Harrow, London Windsor Chelsea Events: English Civil War 1966 FIFA World Cup Wars of the Roses Battle of Bosworth Field Battle of Wakefield First English Civil War Second English Civil War Italian War of 1542 Battle of Brunanburh Franco-Dutch War Geolocation: 50.92121, -0.21872;
Time zone(s): UTC+0 Greenwich Mean Time GDP (nominal): US$ - 2E+12 - 2010;
Population: 51,446,000 - 2008;
Athletes: Charles Holland - 1932 Summer Olympics - Cycling; Charles Holland - 1936 Summer Olympics - Cycling; Ernie Clements - 1948 Summer Olympics; Harry Hill - 1936 Summer Olympics - Cycling; Ernest Johnson - 1936 Summer Olympics - Cycling; Ernest Johnson - 1932 Summer Olympics - Cycling; Ernest Payne - 1908 Summer Olympics - Cycling; Horace Johnson - 1908 Summer Olympics - Cycling; Horace Johnson - 1920 Summer Olympics - Cycling;
Athletic performances: Bronze medal - Ernest Johnson/Ernest Victor Mills/Harry Hill/Charles King - Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 4000m team pursuit - 1936 Summer Olympics;
Organizations with this scope: National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty Association of Teachers and Lecturers Volleyball England National Farmers Union Professional Footballers' Association English Stage Company National Union of Teachers Pensioners Party Socialist People's Party A BEE C Newspapers: The Post Boy Mail On Sunday Daily Express Sunday Mercury Worcester News The Catholic Herald Tameside Advertiser The Sun The Socialist SecEd Newspaper Athletes: 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Hayley Rogers - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Panuga Riou - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Sarah Milne - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Toby Penty - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Helena Lewczynska - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Samuel Domson - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Jessica Fletcher - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Christopher Coles - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Matthew Nottingham - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Joshua Green - Badminton;
Athletic performances: Bronze medal, 3, Men's Lawn Bowls, Triples, 2010 Commonwealth Games; Gold medal, 1, Val Smith/Natalie Melmore, Women's Lawn Bowls, Singles, 2010 Commonwealth Games;
Multi-event tournaments participated in: 2010 Commonwealth Games Teams: England national football team England national men's volleyball team England national badminton team England national basketball team English cricket team England A cricket team English women's cricket team Young England women's cricket team England national beach soccer team England national field hockey team Related Web Pages: Daylife Topic Page Croctail Corpwatch Template Ranker Lists http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/administrative_county http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/civil_parish http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/metropolitan_borough http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/metropolitan_borough_city http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/metropolitan_borough_plain http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/metropolitan_county http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/non_metropolitan_county http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/non_metropolitan_district http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/region http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/unitary_authority http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/unitary_authority_city http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/unitary_authority_county http://freebase.com/edit/topic/base/aareas/schema/uk/eng/unitary_authority_plain
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