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LARGEST BRITISH COUNTRY
England is the largest and southernmost country in the United Kingdom on the isle of Britain with nine regions. Beyond the capital region of Greater London, the remaining eight regions are divided into 84 metropolitan and non-metropolitan administrative counties. London, the UK’s capital city, lies in the southeast of the country.
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Regions and Counties of England
Capital Region
20 outer boroughs + 12 inner boroughs + the City of London:
+ 12 Inner Boroughs:
City of Westminster + Kensington and Chelsea + Hammersmith and Fulham + Camden + Islington + Hackney + Tower Hamlets + Greenwich + Lewisham + Southwark + Lambeth + Wandsworth
Southern England
Cornwall + Devon + Dorset + Somerset (Bath) + Bristol + Gloucestershire (the Cotswolds) + Wiltshire (Stonehenge & Avebury)
Hampshire + Isle of Wight + Oxfordshire (Oxford University) + Berkshire + Buckinghamshire + Surrey + Kent (Dover) + West Sussex + East Sussex (Brighton)
Bedfordshire + Hertfordshire + Essex + (East Anglia): Cambridgeshire (Cambridge University) + Norfolk (Norwich) + Suffolk
Midlands
Herefordshire + Shropshire + Staffordshire + Worcestershire + West Midlands (Birmingham) + Warwickshire (Stratford-upon-Avon)
Leicestershire + Derbyshire + Nottinghamshire + Lincolnshire + Rutland + Northamptonshire
Northern England
Cheshire + Cumbria (Lake District & Hadrian’s Wall) + Merseyside (Liverpool) + Greater Manchester + Lancashire
West Yorkshire (Leeds) + South Yorkshire (Sheffield) + East Riding of Yorkshire (Hull) + North Yorkshire (York)
County Durham + Tyne and Wear (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) + Northumberland
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Basics of England
Know Before You Go
English
official language
Pound £
currency
48
ceremonial counties
London
capital of England
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About England
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Travel Guide to London: Kensington and Chelsea
As I poked between the iron gate, I heard a voice warn, “No photos.” I looked up from the estate to see a gentleman emerge from the buildings to kindly deliver his message. I was just there for the architecture. Beautiful details called to me, begging for my admiration. And although I was no threat,…
London Boroughs
It’s impossible to see all of London in a few days, but we worked to discover as much as possible on our trip to Northwestern Europe. London is the dynamic capital of the United Kingdom. Located in England, the metropolis of Greater London is divided into 33 boroughs. These smaller districts create manageable areas within…
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