This is a list of the islands of England, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain, as well as a table of the largest English islands by area. The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands do not form part of England. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the British dependencies. ...

List of islands

Offshore and inshore islands

St Martin's, The Isles of Scilly

St Michael's Mount, Cornwall

Offshore has three principal meanings: Physical - in the sea away from the shore; not on the shoreline but out to sea. ... Inshore can mean:- (Of something at sea or on a big lake), near or towards the shore: see wiktionary:inshore, e. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3072x2304, 2530 KB) Summary St Martins, Isles of Scilly, taken from a helicopter. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3072x2304, 2530 KB) Summary St Martins, Isles of Scilly, taken from a helicopter. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3524x2600, 3065 KB) Description Original image Photochrom print (color photo lithograph) Created between 1890 and 1905 Source Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Photochrom Prints Collection, reproduction number LC-DIG-ppmsc-08234. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3524x2600, 3065 KB) Description Original image Photochrom print (color photo lithograph) Created between 1890 and 1905 Source Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Photochrom Prints Collection, reproduction number LC-DIG-ppmsc-08234. ... , Annet is the second largest of the 50 uninhabited Isles of Scilly, 28 miles off the coast from Land’s End. ... St Martins taken from the helicopter to Penzance View from Tresco, the second largest member of the Isles of Scilly For the area of Surrey, see Scilly Isles, Surrey. ... Langstone Harbour is an inlet of the English Channel east of the city of Portsmouth and west of Hayling Island. ... For other places with the same name, see Barrow Island (disambiguation) Barrow Island is a built up island forming part of the town of Barrow-in-Furness, in Furness, England. ... The Islands of Furness are situated to the south and east of the Furness Peninsula. ... The location of the Bristol Channel The Severn Bridge and Bristol Channel, looking northwestward from England towards Wales The Bristol Channel coast at Ilfracombe, North Devon, looking west towards Lee Bay The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from South West... Bridgemarsh Creek showing part of the edge of Bridgemarsh Island to the left of the creek. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Brownsea Island is the largest of eight islands in Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. ... Poole Harbour is a harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the towns of Poole and Wareham on its shores. ... Bryher is the smallest of the five inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly. ... Burgh Island (, ) is a small tidal island off the south coast of Devon in England near to the small seaside village of Bigbury on Sea. ... Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Burntisland Burntisland is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland on the Firth of Forth. ... Rivers in Kent, showing the Medway. ... , Canvey Island (area 18. ... The Thames Estuary is a large estuary where the River Thames flows into the North Sea. ... Chapel Island is a limestone outcrop that lies in the Leven estuary of Morecambe Bay in England, less than one mile (1. ... The Islands of Furness are situated to the south and east of the Furness Peninsula. ... Cindery Island is at the mouth of Brightlingsea Creek (off the town of Brightlingsea) on the east coast of England in the county of Essex. ... Cobmarsh Island lies off Mersea Island in the English county of Essex. ... Coquet Island is a small island of about 6 hectares (fifteen acres), situated 1. ... Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. ... Denny Island (grid reference ST458810) is a small rocky island extending to some 0. ... Satellite view of the Bristol Channel Map of the Bristol Channel The Bristol Channel (Welsh: ) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from the West Country and extending from the lower estuary of the River Severn (Afon Hafren) to that part of the North... Drakes Island as seen from Plymouth Hoe. ... English Island is an uninhabited Island that is part of the Isles of Scilly, although it is realistically no more than a rock. ... Official Secrets Act warning sign. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Foulney Island is a low-lying grass and shingle area 1 mile (1. ... The Islands of Furness are situated to the south and east of the Furness Peninsula. ... Furzey Island is one of several islands in Poole Harbour in Dorset, England. ... Poole Harbour is a harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the towns of Poole and Wareham on its shores. ... Godrevy Lighthouse Godrevy is a locality in Cornwall, United Kingdom and lies on the eastern rim of St Ives Bay about 3 miles north-east of the town of Hayle. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... Great Ganilly (Cornish: Guen Hily, meaning the saltwater downs) is one of the Isles of Scilly. ... Gweal (Cornish: Gwithial, meaning place of trees) is one of the Isles of Scilly. ... Havengore Island is a low-lying, marshy island in Essex, England. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Havergate Island covers 267 acres in the River Alde and the River Ore in Suffolk, England. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in East Anglia, England. ... The coastline of Hayling Island. ... Chichester Harbour is a large natural harbour to the south west of the city of Chichester on the English Channel; geographically it is a ria. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... The Hilbre Group of islands in the estuary of the River Dee, and are part of the estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest. ... The Wirral is a peninsula in North West England bounded by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east. ... A map of Horsea Island in 1945 Horsea Island was an island located in the northern end of Portsmouth Harbour. ... Portsmouth Harbour is a large natural harbour in Hampshire, England. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... A map of Farne Islands in 1947 Inner Farne and its lighthouse. ... The Inner Farne seen from Seahouses harbour The Farne Islands (also referred to less formally as the Farnes) are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England. ... Map of the UK showing the location of Lindisfarne at 55. ... Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. ... Little Eye is a small sandstone outcrop, smallest of the Hilbre Islands, in the Dee Estuary and the first reached when walking from West Kirby. ... The Wirral is a peninsula in North West England bounded by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east. ... Longships is the name given to a group of rocks situated 1. ... Lands End shown within Cornwall Lands End, the most westerly point in England The wreck of the RMS Mülheim at Lands End, 2003 This article is about the location at the western tip of Cornwall. ... Langstone Harbour is an English inlet of the English Channel, sandwiched between Portsea Island to the south and west, Hayling Island to the south and east, and Langstone to the north. ... Langstone Harbour is an inlet of the English Channel east of the city of Portsmouth and west of Hayling Island. ... Looe Island, also known as St Georges Island, is a small island a mile from the mainland town of Looe in Cornwall. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... Lower Horse is an uninhabited island off the English coast, lying in the Thames Estuary between Canvey Island and Stanford-le-Hope, close to grid reference TQ760828. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... This article is about the island of Lundy, which is part of England. ... Satellite view of the Bristol Channel Map of the Bristol Channel The Bristol Channel (Welsh: ) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from the West Country and extending from the lower estuary of the River Severn (Afon Hafren) to that part of the North... Mersea Island is the most easterly inhabited island in the UK, located marginally off the coast of the county of Essex, 9 miles (14 km) to the southeast of Colchester. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... The Wirral is a peninsula in North West England bounded by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east. ... New England Island is an uninhabited island in Essex, England. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Langstone Harbour is an English inlet of the English Channel, sandwiched between Portsea Island to the south and west, Hayling Island to the south and east, and Langstone to the north. ... Langstone Harbour is an inlet of the English Channel east of the city of Portsmouth and west of Hayling Island. ... Northey Island is an uninhabited island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Old Harry Rocks peak A stack at Old Harry rocks Old Harry Rocks at Handfast Point are a small but characteristic set of coastal landforms off Ballard Down at the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast world heritage site near Swanage in Dorset, England. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dÉ”.sÉ™t], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Orford Ness, described by a BBC documentary as half wilderness, half military junkyard, is a peninsula on the Suffolk coast in Great Britain, linked to the mainland at Aldeburgh and stretching along the coast to Orford. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in East Anglia, England. ... Osea Island is an inhabited island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Pewet Island lies on the south side of the estuary of the River Blackwater in the English county of Essex. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Piel Island also known as Piel Island lies half a mile (1420 km) off the southern tip of the Furness Peninsula in the administrative county of Cumbria, though formerly in the area of Lancashire north of the sands. ... The Islands of Furness are situated to the south and east of the Furness Peninsula. ... Pilsey Island is a small island in Chichester Harbour. ... Chichester Harbour is a large natural harbour to the south west of the city of Chichester on the English Channel; geographically it is a ria. ... The Isle of Portland is a long by wide limestone island in the English Channel. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dÉ”.sÉ™t], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Portsea is a small island on the south coast of England. ... For other uses, see Hampshire (disambiguation). ... Potton Island is an uninhabited island west of Foulness in Essex, England. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Reads Island, situated just outside the Ancholme sluice, some suggest is an artificial island. ... Humber is also the name of one of the ranges of cars manufactured by the Rootes Group Humber is also the name of a river in Newfoundland, Canada, as well as a river and a college, both in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Roa Island lies just over half a mile (1 Km) south of the village of Rampside at the southernmost point of the Furness Peninsula in the area of Lancashire north of the sands. ... The Islands of Furness are situated to the south and east of the Furness Peninsula. ... Round Island is the name of many islands. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... St Agnes is the southernmost populated island of the Isles of Scilly, England. ... Mousehole Harbour See Mousehole (drilling) for the drilling term Mousehole (pronounced IPA: to rhyme with cowsll; Cornish: ) (grid reference SW469263) is a village and fishing port near Newlyn in Cornwall, United Kingdom, reputed to have one of the most beautiful harbours in the country. ... St Helens (Cornish: Ynys Elidius) is one of the Isles of Scilly. ... St Martins taken from the helicopter to Penzance St Martins is the northernmost populated island of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. ... St. ... St. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... St. ... Tyne and Wear is one of six metropolitan counties in England, comprising the estuary areas of the rivers Tyne and Wear. ... Samson is one of the biggest uninhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly. ... Sheep Island is a small grassy area just over 1/4 mile (400 m) from the shore of Walney Island, opposite Snab Point. ... The Islands of Furness are situated to the south and east of the Furness Peninsula. ... 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Steep Holm (grid reference ST228607) is a 48. ... Satellite view of the Bristol Channel Map of the Bristol Channel The Bristol Channel (Welsh: ) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from the West Country and extending from the lower estuary of the River Severn (Afon Hafren) to that part of the North... Teän (sometimes without the diaeresis; pronounced TEE-an) is one of the Isles of Scilly. ... This article is about the English town. ... Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Thorney Island is an island (effectively a peninsula) that juts into Chichester Harbour in West Sussex. ... Chichester Harbour is a large natural harbour to the south west of the city of Chichester on the English Channel; geographically it is a ria. ... 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Lake and river islands

• Belle Isle, Windermere
• Denny Island, Chew Valley Lake
• Eel Pie Island, River Thames
• Read's Island, River Humber

See also Islands in the River Thames For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... A map of Belle Isle from 1925 Belle Isle is the largest of 18 islands on the lake Windermere in the English Lake District and the only one ever to have been inhabited. ... Windermere from the north. ... Map of the lake Chew Valley Lake (grid reference ST5659) is a large reservoir in the Chew Valley, Somerset, England, and the fifth-largest artificial lake in the United Kingdom (the largest in south-west England), with an area of 1,200 acres (4. ... Eel Pie Island, in the River Thames at Twickenham in London, England, can only be reached by a footbridge or boat. ... This article is about the River Thames in southern England. ... Reads Island, situated just outside the Ancholme sluice, is in fact an artificial island. ... Humber is also the name of one of the ranges of cars manufactured by the Rootes Group Humber is also the name of a river in Newfoundland, Canada, as well as a river and a college, both in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... This article lists the islands in the River Thames, England. ...

Largest islands in England

The Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight satellite image Adapted from: Earth Sciences and Image Analysis, NASA-Johnson Space Center. ... Isle of Wight satellite image Adapted from: Earth Sciences and Image Analysis, NASA-Johnson Space Center. ... For other uses, see Isle of Wight (disambiguation). ... View towards Minster from Elmley Marshes The Isle of Sheppey is a small (36 square miles, 94 km²) island off the northern coast of Kent, England in the Thames Estuary, some 38 miles (62km) to the east of central London. ... The coastline of Hayling Island. ... Official Secrets Act warning sign. ... Portsea is a small island on the south coast of England. ... , Canvey Island (area 18. ... Mersea Island is the most easterly inhabited island in the UK, located marginally off the coast of the county of Essex, 9 miles (14 km) to the southeast of Colchester. ... Walney Island, otherwise the Isle of Walney is the eighth-largest marine island off the coast of England. ... The Isle of Portland is a long by wide limestone island in the English Channel. ... Wallasea Island lies in Essex, England. ...

List of English islands by population

Census 2001 is the name by which the national census conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 is known. ... Portsea is a small island on the south coast of England. ... For other uses, see Isle of Wight (disambiguation). ... View towards Minster from Elmley Marshes The Isle of Sheppey is a small (36 square miles, 94 km²) island off the northern coast of Kent, England in the Thames Estuary, some 38 miles (62km) to the east of central London. ... , Canvey Island (area 18. ... The coastline of Hayling Island. ... The Isle of Portland is a long by wide limestone island in the English Channel. ... Walney Island, otherwise the Isle of Walney is the eighth-largest marine island off the coast of England. ... Mersea Island is the most easterly inhabited island in the UK, located marginally off the coast of the county of Essex, 9 miles (14 km) to the southeast of Colchester. ... For other places with the same name, see Barrow Island (disambiguation) Barrow Island is a built up island forming part of the town of Barrow-in-Furness, in Furness, England. ... St. ... Thorney Island is an island (effectively a peninsula) that juts into Chichester Harbour in West Sussex. ... Official Secrets Act warning sign. ... The view from the helicopter leaving Tresco Tresco (Cornish: ), is the second largest island of the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, UK. It is 735 acres in size. ... Map of the UK showing the location of Lindisfarne at 55. ... St Martins taken from the helicopter to Penzance St Martins (Cornish: Brechiek, meaning dappled island) is the northernmost populated island of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. ... Roa Island lies just over half a mile (1 Km) south of the village of Rampside at the southernmost point of the Furness Peninsula in the area of Lancashire north of the sands. ... Bryher (grid reference SV880150) is the smallest of the five inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly. ... St Agnes is the southernmost populated island of the Isles of Scilly, England. ... This article is about the island of Lundy, which is part of England. ...

Places called "island" or "isle" which are not islands

Some places in the British Isles are called islands or isles, but are not. Some of these were formerly islands surrounded by marshland. Others are peninsulas or just coastal settlements. They include: This article is about marsh, a type of wetland. ... A peninsula in Croatia A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three or more sides by water. ...

• Cobholm Island, part of Great Yarmouth
• Isle of Athelney
• Isle of Axholme
• Isle of Dogs
• Isle of Elmley part of Sheppey
• Isle of Ely
• Isle of Grain
• Isle of Harty part of Sheppey
• Isle of Oxney
• Isle of Portland
• Isle of Purbeck
• Sunk Island
• Isle of Thanet separated by the Wantsum Channel
• Ramsey Island
• Thorney Island, Cambridgeshire
• Isle of Wedmore

Cobholm Island is situated in the East Anglian county of Norfolk, England, close to Great Yarmouth. ... Great Yarmouth, often known to locals simply as Yarmouth, is an English coastal town in the county of Norfolk. ... Athelney is a small village located in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. ... The Isle of Axholme is an area located in Lincolnshire, between the three towns of Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough. ... The Isle of Dogs in 1899, at the height of its commercial success The Isle of Dogs is in the centre of this 2005 aerial view of east London as seen from the skies over south London. ... View towards Minster from Elmley Marshes The Isle of Sheppey is a small (36 square miles, 94 km²) island off the northern coast of Kent, England in the Thames Estuary, some 38 miles (62km) to the east of central London. ... The Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, is a traditional region around the city of Ely. ... Grain church The Isle of Grain, (OE Greon meaning gravel) is in north Kent, England at the eastern end of the Hoo peninsula. ... View towards Minster from Elmley Marshes The Isle of Sheppey is a small (36 square miles, 94 km²) island off the northern coast of Kent, England in the Thames Estuary, some 38 miles (62km) to the east of central London. ... Isle of Oxney is an area in Kent, England. ... The Isle of Portland is a long by wide limestone island in the English Channel. ... Corfe Castle The Isle of Purbeck, not a true island but a peninsula, is in the county of Dorset, England. ... Sunk Island is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. ... The Isle of Thanet is an area of northeast Kent, England. ... The Wantsum Channel is the name given to a now silted-up watercourse in the English county of Kent. ... Wedmore – often called the Isle of Wedmore – is a thriving village in the English county of Somerset. ...

See also

• List of islands of Scotland
• List of islands of Wales
• List of islands of Ireland
• List of the British Isles

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The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Guernésiais, also known as Dgèrnésiais, Guernsey French, Guernsey Norman French, is the variety of Norman language spoken in Guernsey. ... Irish Sign Language (ISL) is the sign language of Ireland, used primarily in the Republic of Ireland. ... Jèrriais is the form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, in the Channel Islands. ... Northern Ireland Sign Language (NISL) is a sign language used in Northern Ireland, mainly Belfast. ... Ulster Scots, also known as Ullans, Hiberno-Scots, or Scots-Irish, refers to the variety of Scots (sometimes referred to as Lowland Scots) spoken in parts of the province of Ulster, which spans the six counties of Northern Ireland and three of the Republic of Ireland. ... Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Sercquiais also known as Sarkese or Sark-French (Lé Sèrtchais) is the Norman dialect of the Channel Island of Sark. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... This article concerns those peoples who consider themselves, or have been considered by others, to be Celts in modern times, ie post 1800. ... The Cornish people are a British ethnic group originating in Cornwall. ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... Irish Travellers (sometimes known as Tinkers) are a nomadic or itinerant people of Irish origin living in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States. ... This article is about the Scottish as an ethnic group. ... Ulster-Scots is a term mainly used in Ireland and Britain (Scotch-Irish or Scots-Irishis commonly used in North America) primarily to refer to Presbyterian Scots, or their descendents, who migrated from the Scottish Lowlands to Ulster (the northern province of Ireland), largely across the 17th century. ... The Welsh are, according to Hastings (1997), an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language, which is a Celtic language. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... England is the largest and most populous of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom. ... Prehistoric Britain was a period in the human occupation of Great Britain that extended throughout prehistory, ending with the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43. ... Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ... Logres (also spelt Logris or Loegria) is another name for England in Arthurian legend. ... The History of Anglo-Saxon England covers the history of early medieval England from the end of Roman Britain and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 5th century until the Conquest by the Normans in 1066. ... Motto Dieu et mon droit(French) God and my right Territory of the Kingdom of England Capital Winchester; London from 11th century Language(s) Old English (de facto, until 1066) Anglo-Norman language (de jure, 1066 - 15th century) English (de facto, gradually replaced French from late 13th century) Government Monarchy... The Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Battle of Hastings and the events leading to it. ... Lancaster York For other uses, see Wars of the Roses (disambiguation). ... Allegory of the Tudor dynasty (detail), attributed to Lucas de Heere, c. ... The English Renaissance was a cultural and artistic movement in England dating from the early 16th century to the early 17th century. ... This box:      King Henry VIII of England. ... Elizabethan redirects here. ... Not to be confused with Jacobinism or Jacobitism. ... For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ... The Acts of Union were a pair of Acts of Parliament passed in 1706 and 1707 (taking effect on 1 May 1707) by, respectively, the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. ... The Georgian architecture of The Circus, Bath, built between 1754 and 1768 The Georgian era is a period of British history, normally defined as including the reigns of the kings George I, George II, George III and George IV, i. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... For other uses, see Blitz. ...
Politics	Government of England · Elizabethan government · Parliament of England · Monarchy of England · English flags (national) · Royal Coat of Arms see also Politics of the United Kingdom This politics-related article is a stub. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... England under Queen Elizabeth Is reign, the Elizabethan Era, was ruled by the very structured and complicated Elizabethan government. ... The English parliament in front of the King, c. ... For the various rulers of the kingdoms within England prior to its formal unification, during the Heptarchy, see Bretwalda. ... This is a list of flags used exclusively in England. ... The Flag of England (5:3) The Flag of England is the St Georges Cross. ... The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom The Royal Arms of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II are her arms of dominion in right of the United Kingdom. ...
Geography	Regions · Counties · Districts · Gardens · Islands · Places · Towns · Parishes The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... The traditional counties as usually portrayed. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Gardens in England is a link page for any garden, botanical garden, arboretum or pinetum open to the public in England. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a link page for towns and cities in England. ... This is a list of civil parishes in England, the smallest level of local government, split by county. ...
Demographics	English language in England · English people (list)
Culture	Castles · Church of England · Education · National cricket team · The Football Association · Museums · National rugby team · Innovations and discoveries · Cuisine · St George's Day · Anglosphere · Anglophile This article discusses the Demographics of England as presented by the United Kingdom Census in 2001. ... English is a West Germanic language originating in England. ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Castles in England is a link page for any castle in England. ... The Church of England logo since 1998 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. ... Museums in England is a link page for any museum in England. ... First international (also the worlds first)  Scotland 4–1 England  (27 March 1871) Largest win  England 134–0 Romania  (17 November 2001) Worst defeat  Australia 76–0 England  (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team represents... English inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques which owe their existence either partially or entirely to a person born in England; in some cases, their Englishness is determined by the fact that they were brought into existence in England , by non-English people working in the country. ... English cuisine is shaped by the countrys temperate climate, its island geography and its history. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Definitions of the Anglosphere vary: Countries in which English is the first language of a large fraction of the population are shown in blue. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...