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Map of England
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Facts about England

• Area 130,423 square kilometres
• Population 50,000,000
• Capital London

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National Flower - the rose
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Currency Pound Sterling
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Highest Point
Highest Point Scafell Pike (978 m)
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Scafell Pike
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The Peak District and the Lake District
Much of England consists of flatland or hills.
The Peak District and the Lake District are
exceptions. Thousands of tourists visit these
areas every year to hike in beautiful
surroundings.
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Peak District
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Largest Lake Windermere 14.7 sq. km
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Windermere
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Longest River the Thames (346 km)
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The Thames
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The English Canals
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The English Canals were built to transport goods.
At the time there were no roads. Building Canals
was cheaper than building roads. Today you can
rent a narrowboat and cruise the canals.
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Inside a narrowboat
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There are many castles in England. Most of them
were built in medieval times.
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Ragland Castle
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Warwick Castle is one of England's finest
examples of a medieval Castle. With over a
thousand years of history, this castle was first
fortified by William the Conqueror in 1068. This
is one of the UK's most visited attractions.
Warwick Castle
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Cambridge in Cambridgeshire

• Cambridge is an old university city in south-east
  England.
• Some of the oldest universities can be found
  here.
• The city got its name from the river Cam.
• On this river you can see some peculiar boats
  called punts.

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What is punting?Punting is one of Cambridges
chief attractions. Punts are flat-bottomed boats.
They are usually steered with a long pole (about
10 foot long).
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County Map of England
This map shows the current but often changing
Government Administrative counties of England.
These are the counties you will find on most maps
and road atlases.
County Key Yorks Yorkshire, Wars
Warwickshire, Leics Leicestershire, Mancs
Manchester, Lancs Lancashire, Derbys
Derbyshire, Staffs Staffordshire, Notts
Nottinghamshire, Shrops Shropshire, Northants
Northamptonshire, Herefs Herefordshire, Worcs
Worcestershire, Bucks Buckinghamshire, Beds
Bedfordshire, Cambs Cambridgeshire, Herts
Hertfordshire.
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Cornwall

• Cornwall lies in the south-western part of
  England.
• Cornwall is considered to be very extraordinary
  for at least two reasons.
• They have their own language, Cornish, which is a
  Celtic language. Not many people speak it today.
• Cornwall is extremely beautiful and is a paradise
  for hikers and birdwatchers.

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Stonehenge