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England and Wales ( Welsh: Cymru a Lloegr) is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is English law .
Wales ( Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəm.rɨ] ⓘ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 3,107,494. [1]
The England–Wales border (Welsh: Y ffin rhwng Cymru a Lloegr; shortened: Ffin Cymru a Lloegr), sometimes referred to as the Wales–England border or the Anglo-Welsh border, runs for 160 miles (260 km) from the Dee estuary, in the north, to the Severn estuary in the south, separating England and Wales.
- 160 miles (260 km)
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Wales ( / ˈweɪlz / ( listen) ; Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəm.rɨ] ( come-ree )) is one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom. It is west of England, and east of the Irish Sea and Ireland . Wales is one of the Celtic areas of Britain. The native people of Wales, the Welsh, have their own culture and traditions.
Mar 21, 2024 · Wales, constituent unit of the United Kingdom that forms a westward extension of the island of Great Britain. Its capital and main commercial and financial center is Cardiff. Famed for its rugged landscape, Wales retains aspects of Celtic culture that are markedly different from those of its English neighbors.
1 day ago · Wales, a congeries of Celtic kingdoms lying in Great Britain’s southwest, was formally united with England by the Acts of Union of 1536 and 1542. Scotland, ruled from London since 1603, formally was joined with England and Wales in 1707 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
2 days ago · The term Great Britain refers to the island that consists of England, Scotland, and Wales. It lies to the east of the island of Ireland and off the northwestern coast of Europe.