England

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FactsThe capital of England is London.England uses pound sterling as its currency.The largest lake in England is named

Windermere.England is the most populated country in the

United Kingdom.England is part of the U.K.England has an area of 130,395 km².The population of England was 53.01 million

in 2011

Major Cities

London, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham are the most populated cities in England.

Rivers The Tweed starts in

the North of England and flows into Scotland

Tyne Eden Lune Tees Ure Rawfe Ribble Derwent Ouse Aire Mersey Trent

Highest Mountain

Scafell Pike-978 metres\3,209 feet high

Ways to get to England from Ireland

You can go to England by plane or ferry.The most popular airlines are Aer Lingus and Ryan

Air.The most popular ferries are Irish Ferries and Stena

Line.

Queen Elizabeth

Full; name: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary WindsorBorn; April 21, 1926 Mayfair, London, United KingdomParents; Queen Elizabeth, George VIHusband; Prince PhilipChildren; Charles, Prince of Wales, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Prince Edward, Earl of WessexSiblings; Princess Margaret

Foot Guards

The guards with the furry hats called bearskins are known as ‘Foot guards’. There are four Foot guards when the queen is in the palace when she’s not there are only two.The queens guards are responsible for guarding Buckingham Palace and St. James’s palace in London.

Food

In 1762 John Montagu invented the sandwich so he could eat with one hand while gambling.

Yorkshire Pudding

Tourist Attractions1-Stone Henge2-Big Ben3-Windsor Castle4-York Minster5-Durham Cathedral6-The Cotswolds7-Tower of London8-Lake District9-Warwick castle10-Hardrian’s wall

English soccer The England national football team represents England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man for football matches as part of FIFA-authorised events, and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.[1] England are one of the two oldest national teams in football; alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and the current team manager is Roy Hodgson.

Top English Soccer Clubs1-Chelsea2-Manchester United3-Arsenal4-Liverpool5-Man City6-Tottenham Hotspurs7-Everton8-Southampton9-Middlesbrough10-Newcastle United

English RugbyThe England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the joint most successful team in the tournament's history. They are ranked fourth in the world by the International Rugby Board as of March 2015. England won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 and were runners-up in 1991 and 2007

Famous English People

Guy Fawkes Attempted to blow up the British Parliament building

William Shakespeare Poet and songwriterQueen Elizabeth II Current Queen of EnglandPrinces Diana She wanted to help people and

was married to Prince Charles but later divorce.

ByLaura MoylanJack GranahanColm Francis

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