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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 ; the Irish sea is to the north west, theCeltic sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east , with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe . The mainland of England consists of the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic but England also includes over 100 small isl such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isles of weight.The area now called England has been settled by people of various cultures for about 35,000 years , 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 Kingdom of Englan which after 1284 included Wales was a sovereign state until 1.May 1707, when the Acts of Union put into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year , resulting in a political union with the Kingtdom of Great Britain to create the new Kingdom of Great Britain 1800. The name "England" is derived from the Old English word Englaland, which means "land of the Angeles ". The capital of Englan is London , The head of state is Queen Elisabeth II and the prime minister is Gordon Brown. English Heritage is a governmental body with a broad remit of managing the historic sites, artefacts and environments of England. It is currently sponsored by the Departmend for Culture, Media and sport . The charity National trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beuty holds a contrasting role ..
Big Ben is one of the famous sightseeing. Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminister in London , and is often extended to refer to the clock or the clock tower as well. Big Ben is the largest four-faced chiming clock and the third-tallest free-standing clock tower in the world. It celebrated its 150th anniversarty in May 2009 (the clock itself first ticking on 31 May 1859 ), during which celebratory events took place . Another famos sightseeing is London Bridge . London Bridge is a bridge between the City of London and Southwark in London , England, over the River Thames. Situated between Cannon Street Railway Bridge and Tower Bridge , it forms the western end of the Pool of London . On the south side of the bridge are Soutwark Cathedral and London Bridge station on the north side are the Moment to the Grea Fire of London and Monument tube station. The Merlin Entertainments London Eye ( known more simply as The London Eye, and also known as the Millennium Wheel ), at a height of 135metres (443ft), is the largest Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom visited by over three million people in one year. At the time it was erected, in 1999, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until it was surpassed by the Star of Nanchang (160 m) in May 2006, and then the Singapore River (165 m) on 11 February 2008. However , it is still described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel" (as the entire structure is supported by an A-Frame on one side only).
The London Eye is located at the western end of Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, England between Westminister Bridge and Hungerford Bridge The site is adjacent to that of the former Dome of Discovery which was built for the Festifal of Britain in 1951.
The Natsional symbols: The Flag of England is the Georges Cross . The red cross appeared as an emblem of England during the Middle Ages and the Crusades and is one of the earliest known emblems representing England. It achieved status as the national flag of England during the sixteenth century.Saint George became the patron saint of England in the thirteenth century, and the legend of Saint George slaying a dragon dates from the twelfth century. The floral emblem In England is officially the Tudor rose or unofficially the red rose.
The celebrities of England is: keira Keira Knightly ( actor ) , Jude Law (actor) , Lilly Allen (singer) David Beckham (footballer) Leona Lewis (singer), Twiggy ( fashion icon , model ).