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 1829 in London (London Zoo) The exact centre of London is marked by a plaque in the Church of St Martin's-in-the- Fields overlooking Trafalgar Square The tallest building in London is The Shard London Bridge meters (1,017ft) tall. It is also the 45th tallest building in the world.

London is the first city to host the Olympics three times (1908, 1948 and 2012) London is twinned with New 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 4 th 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 Coventry Derby Kingston upon Hull Leeds Leicester Liverpool London Manchester Middlesbrough Newcastle Norwich Nottingham 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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