ENGLAND

London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom

London is the largest city in Europe.

London is formed by two ancient cities – City of London and City of Westminster, both cities forming the region of Greater London

BRITISH LIFE AND CULTURE

Yorkshire Pudding, also known as batter pudding, is an English dish made from batter consisting of eggs, flour, and milk. The dish is usually served with roast meat and gravy and is a staple of the traditional British Sunday roast .

The world's first public zoo first opened in The world's first public zoo first opened in 1829 in London (London Zoo)1829 in London (London Zoo)

The exact centre of London is marked by a The exact centre of London is marked by a plaque in the Church of St Martin's-in-the-plaque in the Church of St Martin's-in-the-Fields overlooking Trafalgar Square Fields overlooking Trafalgar Square

The tallest building in London is The Shard The tallest building in London is The Shard London Bridge - 310 meters (1,017ft) tall.London Bridge - 310 meters (1,017ft) tall.It is also the 45th tallest building in the It is also the 45th tallest building in the world world

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London is the first city to London is the first city to host the Olympics three host the Olympics three times (1908, 1948 and times (1908, 1948 and 2012)2012)

London is twinned with New London is twinned with New York, Moscow and Berlin.York, Moscow and Berlin.

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west.

With 53 million inhabitants England has the 4th largest

population in the European Union and the 25th largest country by

population in the world.

GEOGRAPHY

RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS IN ENGLAND

The longest river in England is the River Severn which has its source in Wales, enters England

And flows into the Bristol Channel

The longest river entirely within England is the River Thames which flows through the English and British capital, London

MAJOR CITIES IN ENGLAND Birmingham Bradford Bristol

CoventryDerby Kingston upon Hull LeedsLeicester Liverpool London

ManchesterMiddlesbrough Newcastle NorwichNottingham Oxford Portsmouth

Sheffield Southampton Stoke-on-Trent Wolverhampton

HISTORY

England has always had famous Kings and Queens for example

King Henry the VIII who became the head of the Church of England

The current Queen is Queen Elizabeth who visited Ireland in 2012

CASTLES

Some of the best known medieval castles include the

Tower of London

Warwick Castle

Durham Castle

and Windsor Castle

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