England Fact Cards

London is the capital city of England. In 43AD the Romans built a bridge over the Thames, and a town grew up around it.

Lake Windermere in Cumbria is the largest lake in England. It is 16.9km (10.5miles) long and 74m (243ft) deep. As it is so large, it has a slight tide.

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Scafell Pike in Cumbria, at 978m (3209ft) above sea level. On a clear day, you can see mountains in Wales, Ireland and Scotland from the summit. In 2015, according to oﬃcial estimates, about 54.8 million people lived in England. This is 84% of the population of the United Kingdom.

www.teachingideas.co.uk © Images: © ThinkStock The Thames is the longest river

that is entirely in England. It is approximately 346km (215 miles) from its source at Thames Head in Gloucestershire to the mouth of the Thames Estuary in Essex. The largest inhabited island, by area, in England is the Isle of Wight. It covers 380 sq km (147 sq miles). It also has the last remaining Hovercraft service in the world!

www.teachingideas.co.uk © Images: © ThinkStock At the closest point, England is only

35km (22 miles) from France. The Channel Tunnel was opened between the two countries in 1994.

St George is the patron saint of England. His Saint's Day is the 23rd of April, which also believed to be William Shakespeare's birthday.

www.teachingideas.co.uk © Images: © ThinkStock The lowest point in England can be found at Holme Post in the Norfolk Fens. The area is about 2.75m (9ft) below sea level.

According the Ordnance Survey, Church Flatts Farm in Derbyshire is the furthest place in England from the sea. It is 113km (70 miles) to the nearest coast.

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and largest castle which people still live in, in the world. It is an oﬃcial residence of the Queen. Building began around 1070AD. The English National Anthem is "God save the Queen". It was frst performed in London in 1745 and became the National Anthem at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

www.teachingideas.co.uk © Images: © ThinkStock London is the most populated city in England, followed by Birmingham, Leeds, Sheﬃeld and Bradford.

The oﬃcial language of England is English, but there are a few hundred people who still speak Cornish, which survives from the 7th century.

www.teachingideas.co.uk © Images: © ThinkStock England has 39 counties. Each county council provides or organises lots of important services, like education and libraries.

The Angel of the North is 20m (65ft) high and its foundations go 20m (65ft) into the ground. About 33 million people see it each year.

www.teachingideas.co.uk © Images: © ThinkStock England covers an area of 130,395 sq km (50346 sq miles) and has 302,234km (187,800 miles) of public roads.

Cautley Spout in Cumbria is England's highest waterfall. There are four drops, with the water falling a total of 199m (650ft) into the River Rawthey.

three lions on a red background. The country's motto is actually in French - "Dieu et mon droit", meaning "God and my right" .

The England Flag is the cross of St George, a red cross on a white background.