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2 days ago · England. England’s topography is low in elevation but, except in the east, rarely flat. Much of it consists of rolling hillsides, with the highest elevations found in the north, northwest, and southwest. This landscape is based on complex underlying structures that form intricate patterns on England’s geologic map.
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3 days ago · While countries like England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are well-known, counties play an essential role in administrative, geographical, and political demarcation. In the UK, the term “shire” is historically equivalent to county.
3 days ago · Great Britain, island lying to the east of the island of Ireland and off the northwestern coast of Europe. It consists of England, Scotland, and Wales. Great Britain is part of the British Isles, together with the island of Ireland as well as smaller islands and island groups. The term Great Britain, which this article uses as a geographic ...
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3 days ago · Cambridgeshire, England. Cambridgeshire, administrative, geographic, and historic county of eastern England. The administrative county covers a much larger area than the ancient shire, or historic county. Formed in 1974, the administrative county incorporates almost all of the historic county of Cambridgeshire and most of the historic county of ...
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12 hours ago · He began his career in 2016 covering the world-renowned Sandbach United, of North West Counties fame, before earning a spot on the sports desks of national papers, where he bounced between several ...
3 days ago · Hop-drying buildings are called oasts in Kent and Sussex and hop kilns in Hampshire, Surrey, Hereford, and Worcestershire. There are about 1500 hop-drying buildings on Historic England’s National Heritage List. Oasts and hop kiln spread across the landscape until the late 19th Century when England was the world’s largest producer of dried hops.
4 days ago · To address these concerns, the Blue Card (BC) initiative was introduced in certain counties in 2014. This initiative allows referees to remove players suspected of having sustained a concussion from play. It is widely used in community rugby in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. In New Zealand, the rugby authorities cover the cost of medical ...
