Showing posts with label england. Show all posts
Showing posts with label england. Show all posts

Hotels in London

The Popular Hotels in London
The Landmark Hotel London
Sofitel Hotel London St James
The Royal Horseguards
One Aldwych Hotel
Milestone Hotel
Sheraton Park Tower
Wyndham Grand London Chelsea Harbour
Claridge's
Renaissance Chancery Court
Marriott London County Hall

Cities & town in England

England cites and town
1 London City Greater London,
2 Birmingham City West Midlands Metropolitan district, minus Sutton Coldfield, which is counted separately, plus areas in the north of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (Castle Bromwich etc).
3 Liverpool City Merseyside Metropolitan district.
4 Leeds City West Yorkshire Excludes the areas of Bramhope, Guiseley, Yeadon, Garforth, Wetherby, Otley, Morley, Rawdon and Scarcroft.
5 Sheffield City South Yorkshire Excludes the areas of Beighton, Chapeltown and Mosborough/Highlane.
6 Bristol City
7 Manchester City Greater Manchester
8 Leicester City Leicestershire District minus Beaumont Leys, plus Scraptoft, Glenfield, Thurmaston, Thurnby. Excludes Oadby and Wigston
9 Coventry City West Midlands
10 Kingston upon Hull City East Riding of Yorkshire District plus suburbs outside local authority border (Haltemprice)
11 Bradford City West Yorkshire Excludes areas of North Bradford, including Shipley and Bingley.
12 Stoke-on-Trent City Staffordshire Includes suburbs outside local authority border: Brown Edge and Blythe Bridge
13 Wolverhampton City West Midlands
14 Nottingham City Nottinghamshire Excludes Clifton
15 Plymouth City Devon
16 Southampton City Hampshire
17 Reading
18 Derby

...and england cities and town :
Dudley Town West Midlands, Newcastle upon Tyne City Tyne and Wear Excludes Gosforth and Newburn, Northampton Town Northamptonshire, Portsmouth City Hampshire, Luton Town Bedfordshire, Preston City Lancashire Includes part of South Ribble district including Walton-le-Dale, Milton Keynes Town Buckinghamshire Includes Newport Pagnell, outside the designated new town area, Sunderland City Tyne and Wear Excludes Washington, Houghton-le-Spring & Hetton-le-Hole, Norwich City Norfolk Includes Thorpe St. Andrew , Walsall Town West Midlands, Bournemouth Town Dorset, Southend-on-Sea Town Essex, Swindon Town Wiltshire, Huddersfield Town West Yorkshire, Poole Town Dorset, Oxford city Oxfordshire, Middlesbrough Town North Yorkshire, Blackpool Town Lancashire, Bolton Town Greater Manchester, Ipswich Town Suffolk, Telford Town Shropshire, York City North Yorkshire, West Bromwich Town West Midlands, Peterborough City Cambridgeshire, Stockport Town Greater Manchester, Brighton Town East Sussex Excludes Rottingdean/Saltdean, Slough Town Berkshire, Gloucester City Gloucestershire, Watford Town Hertfordshire Urban sub-area of Greater London, includes large parts of Three Rivers , Rotherham Town South Yorkshire, Cambridge City Cambridgeshire, Exeter City Devon, Eastbourne Town East Sussex, Sutton Coldfield Town West Midlands, Blackburn Town Lancashire, Colchester Town Essex , Oldham Town Greater Manchester, St Helens Town Merseyside, Crawley Town West Sussex

In England

England Transportation
Airport
London Heathrow Airport is England's largest airport, the largest airport by traffic volume in Europe and one of the world's busiest airports. London Gatwick Airport is England's second largest airport, followed by Manchester Airport. Other major airports include London Stansted Airport in Essex, about 50 km north of London, Luton Airport and Birmingham International Airport.
Rail & Underground
Most of the British National Rail network of 16,116 route km (10,072 route miles) lies in England. Urban rail networks are also well developed in London and several other cities, including the Manchester Metrolink and the London Underground.
The growth in private car ownership in the latter half of the 20th century led to major road-building programmes. Important trunk roads built include the A1 Great North Road from London to Newcastle and Edinburgh, and the A580 "East Lancs." road between Liverpool and Manchester. The M6 motorway is the country's longest motorway running from Rugby through North West England to the Scottish border. Other major roads include the M1 motorway from London to Leeds up the east of the country, the M25 motorway which encircles London, the M60 motorway which encircles Manchester, the M4 motorway from London to South Wales, the M62 motorway from Liverpool to Manchester and Yorkshire, and the M5 motorway from Birmingham to Bristol and the South West.

UK England

England is the largest and most populous country of the United Kingdom, its mainland territory occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain. England shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west and elsewhere is bordered by the North Sea, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea, Bristol Channel and English Channel. The capital is London, the largest urban area in Great Britain, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most, but not all, measures.
The Kingdom of England (including the Principality of Wales) continued as a separate state until 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union, putting into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year, resulted in political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the united Kingdom of Great Britain.
Kingdom of England was a geographical term to describe the part of Britain occupied by the Anglo-Saxons, rather than a name of an individual nation-state. It became politically united through the expansion of the kingdom of Wessex, whose king Athelstan brought the whole of England under one ruler for the first time in 927, although unification did not become permanent until 954, when Edred defeated Eric Bloodaxe and became King of England.

in England

culture and art architecture music cuisine in England
England has a vast and influential culture that encompasses elements both old and new. The modern culture of England is sometimes difficult to identify and separate clearly from the culture of the wider United Kingdom, so intertwined are its composite nations. However the English traditional and historic culture remains distinct albeit with substantial regional differences.
English Heritage is a governmental body with a broad remit of managing the historic sites, artefacts and environments of England. London's British Museum, British Library and National Gallery contain some of the finest collections in the world. English Heritage is a governmental body with a broad remit of managing the historic sites, artefacts and environments of England. London's British Museum, British Library and National Gallery contain some of the finest collections in the world.
Architecture
England has played a significant part in the advancement of Western architecture. It is home to some of the most notable mediƦval castles and forts in the world, including Warwick Castle, the Tower of London and Windsor Castle (the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest in continuous occupation). It is known for its numerous grand country houses, and for its many mediƦval and later churches and cathedrals.
Cuisine : Although highly regarded in the Middle Ages, English cuisine later became a source of fun among Britain's French and European neighbours, being viewed until the late 20th century as crude and unsophisticated by comparison with continental tastes. However, with the influx of non-European immigrants (particularly those of south and east Asian origins) from the 1950s onwards, the English diet was transformed.
Folklore
English folklore is rich and diverse. Many of the land's oldest legends share themes and sources with the Celtic folklore of Wales, Scotland and Ireland, a typical example being the legend of Herne the Hunter, which shares many similarities with the traditional Welsh legend of Gwyn ap Nudd.
Successive waves of pre-Norman invaders and settlers, from the Romans onwards, via Saxons, Jutes, Angles, Norse to the Norman Conquest have all influenced the myth and legend of England. Some tales, such as that of The Lambton Wyrm show a distinct Norse influence, while others, particularly some of the events and characters associated with the Arthurian legends show a distinct Romano-Gaulic slant.Among the most famous English folk-tales are the legends of King Arthur, although it would be wrong to regard these stories as purely English in origin as they also concern Wales and, to a lesser extent, Ireland and Scotland. They should therefore be considered as part of the folklore of the British Isles as a whole.
MUSIC : Composers from England have not achieved recognition as broad as that earned by their literary counterparts, and, particularly during the 19th century, were overshadowed in international reputation by other European composers; however, many works of earlier composers such as Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, and Henry Purcell are still frequently performed throughout the world today.In popular music, however, English bands and solo artists have been cited as the most influential and best-selling musicians of all time. Acts such as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Queen, and The Rolling Stones are among the highest selling in the world. England is also credited with being the birthplace of many musical genres and movements such as hard rock, British invasion, heavy metal, britpop, glam rock, drum and bass, progressive rock, punk rock, gothic rock, shoegazing, acid house, UK garage, trip hop and dubstep.

England :

England's economy is the second largest in Europe and the fifth largest in the world. It follows the Anglo-Saxon economic model. England's economy is the largest of the four economies of the United Kingdom, with 100 of Europe's 500 largest corporations based in London. As part of the United Kingdom, England is a major centre of world economics. One of the world's most highly industrialised countries, England is a leader in the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors and in key technical industries, particularly aerospace, the arms industry and the manufacturing side of the software industry.London exports mainly manufactured goods and imports materials such as petroleum, tea, wool, raw sugar, timber, butter, metals, and meat.
England exported more than 30,000 tons of beef last year, worth around £75,000,000, with France, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain being the largest importers of beef from England.The central bank of the United Kingdom, which sets interest rates and implements monetary policy, is the Bank of England in London. London is also home to the London Stock Exchange, the main stock exchange in the UK and the largest in Europe.

England Climate

England has a temperate climate, with plentiful rainfall all year round, although the seasons are quite variable in temperature. However, temperatures rarely fall below −5 °C (23 °F) or rise above 30 °C (86 °F). The prevailing wind is from the south-west, bringing mild and wet weather to England regularly from the Atlantic Ocean. It is driest in the east and warmest in the south, which is closest to the European mainland. Snowfall can occur in winter and early spring, although it is not that common away from high ground.

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