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| + | |From towns steeped in history to new towns created for the people, England has a diverse range of cultural attractions, landscapes and industries. As well as busy towns and cities England has acre after acre of open common land, woodland and agricultural land. | ||
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| + | '''Capital''' - London | ||
| + | '''Patron Saint''' - St George | ||
| + | '''Currency''' - Pound sterling | ||
| + | '''[[Places_of_Worship | Places of Worship]]''' | ||
| + | '''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]''' | ||
| + | | [[Image:counties.jpg|frame|English Towns and Villages]] | ||
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| + | ==Mainland== | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_counties_of_England Historic Counties of England] | ||
| − | + | The administrative boundaries of England have changed several times over the years. This article from Wikipedia explains it all from the 9th Century until today. | |
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| + | |[[Bedfordshire]]||[[Berkshire]]||[[Buckinghamshire]]||[[Cambridgeshire]] | ||
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|[[Cheshire]]||[[Cornwall/Kernow|Cornwall]]||[[Cumberland]]||[[Derbyshire]] | |[[Cheshire]]||[[Cornwall/Kernow|Cornwall]]||[[Cumberland]]||[[Derbyshire]] | ||
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|[[Huntingdonshire]]||[[Kent]]||[[Lancashire]]||[[Leicestershire]] | |[[Huntingdonshire]]||[[Kent]]||[[Lancashire]]||[[Leicestershire]] | ||
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| − | |[[Lincolnshire]]||[[London And Middlesex|LONDON (Middlesex)]] ||[[Norfolk]]||[[Northamptonshire]] | + | |[[Lincolnshire]]||[[London And Middlesex|LONDON (Middlesex)]]||[[Norfolk]]||[[Northamptonshire]] |
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|[[Northumberland]]||[[Nottinghamshire]]||[[Oxfordshire]]||[[Rutland]] | |[[Northumberland]]||[[Nottinghamshire]]||[[Oxfordshire]]||[[Rutland]] | ||
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|[[Shropshire]]||[[Somerset]]||[[Staffordshire]]||[[Suffolk]] | |[[Shropshire]]||[[Somerset]]||[[Staffordshire]]||[[Suffolk]] | ||
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| − | |[[Surrey]]||[[Sussex]]||[[Warwickshire]]||[[ | + | |[[Surrey]]||[[Sussex]]||[[Warwickshire]]||[[Westmorland]] |
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|[[Wiltshire]]||[[Worcestershire]]||[[Yorkshire]] | |[[Wiltshire]]||[[Worcestershire]]||[[Yorkshire]] | ||
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==Islands== | ==Islands== | ||
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| + | |[[Isles of Scilly]]||[[Isle of Wight]] | ||
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| + | ==National Links== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/ The Federation of Family History Societies] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/ UK Genealogy Archives] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ GENUKI UK and Ireland Genealogy] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.genogold.com GenoGold] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.local-history.co.uk/ Local History Online] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.familia.org.uk/libraries.html UK Libraries Index] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk Victoria County History] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.victorianweb.org/index.html Victorian England] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.institutions.org.uk/ Workhouses, Hospitals and Asylums] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joinermarriageindex.co.uk%2Findex.php Joiner Marriage Index] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/towns.html#menu Medieval English Towns] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=parish%20registers A selection of on line Parish Records] | ||
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| + | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pobjoyoneill/tradedir/engtrade.htm English Trade Directories of the 19th Century] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/index.shtml Surrey Plus Wills Index] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.englandspastforeveryone.org.uk/ England's Past for Everyone] | ||
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| + | '''[[The British Isles]]''' | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:57, 16 May 2023
| From towns steeped in history to new towns created for the people, England has a diverse range of cultural attractions, landscapes and industries. As well as busy towns and cities England has acre after acre of open common land, woodland and agricultural land.
Patron Saint - St George Currency - Pound sterling |
 English Towns and Villages |
Mainland
The administrative boundaries of England have changed several times over the years. This article from Wikipedia explains it all from the 9th Century until today.
Islands
| Isles of Scilly | Isle of Wight |
National Links
