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This document provides information about various famous locations in England, offering descriptions of historical buildings, landmarks, and historical events. It includes details on locations like Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and others, likely intended for educational purposes.

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Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, Gothic abbey church, in the City of Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster, traditional place of coronation and burial CHURCH OF ENGLAND 1710, funerals of Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Winston Churchill, and Marg...

Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, Gothic abbey church, in the City of Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster, traditional place of coronation and burial CHURCH OF ENGLAND 1710, funerals of Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Winston Churchill, and Margaret Thatcher; the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, the launch of the Festival of Britain and the thanksgiving services for the Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees and the 80th and 90th birthdays of Elizabeth II. clock Palace of Westminster Palace of Westminster London [1 Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II Minneapolis City Hall Minneapolis City Hall  1110, William the Conqueror, Berkshire, St George's Chapel,1992- a fire  The biggest brick building, now there is a Tate Modern  a former Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley in the North York Moors National Park,North Yorkshire, England, it was dissolvedby Henry VIII of England in 1538. Anne Boleyn Tower Green Tower Green  Kent, Historic dockyards  Anglican church in London, UK, noted for its Anglo-Catholic worship and choir. Ornate Victorian Gothic building designed 1850 by William Butterfield. Lime Street Liverpool Lime Street railway station Lime Street railway station Neoclassical National Heritage List for England finds Roman Bath tourist Grand Pump Room keep Tower of London Tower Hamlets London England William the Conqueror Blackpool Eiffel Tower Grade I listed building [2 castle William the Conqueror Warwick Warwickshire River Avon Kent England Edward I Henry VIII Henry VIII Catherine of Aragon cathedral York England East End London England Forty Hill Forty Hill Enfield north London Grade I listed building London Borough of Enfield Elsyng Palace London High Court Court of Appeal Court of Appeal England and Wales George Edmund Street Doric column City of London London Bridge Great Fire of London Norman castle Durham, England University College, Durham River Wear peninsula Durham Cathedral grid reference SK463637 Derbyshire Elizabethan country house prodigy house Palace of Westminster Old Palace Old Palace Yard Yard Picts province Britannia Hadrian River Tyne Solway Firth Irish Sea Roman Empir  The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North- West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes,  The Scottish Highlands (Scots: the Hielands; Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, "the place of the Gaels") are a historic region of Scotland. The region became culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands escarpment Severn Valley  Snowdon (Welsh: Yr Wyddfa, is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres,. Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in Gwynedd,  Snowdon "probably the busiest mountain in Britain" walled city Cheshire England River Dee suspension bridge London River Thames Tower of London iconic symbol iconic symbol Bridge House Estates  wapienny wąwóz w Wielkiej Brytanii, w pobliżu wioski Cheddar, w południowej części masywu wzgórz Mendip, na terenie hrabstwa Somerset w Anglii. W skałach tworzących wąwóz znajduje się wiele jaskiń, gdzie w 1903 roku odnaleziono najstarszy ludzki szkielet na Wyspach Brytyjskich, nazwany Człowiekiem z Cheddar,  Gloucester is a city and district in southwest England, the county city of Gloucestershire. on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the southwest, famous for cheese rolling  is a headland and holiday complex in western Cornwall, England. It is the most westerly point of mainland Cornwall and England, is within the Penwith peninsula  wyżyna w centralnej i północnej Anglii, w południowej części Gór Pennińskich, położona głównie w północnej części hrabstwa Derbyshire, ale obejmująca swoim zasięgiem także Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire  Famous for its ponies  Famous lake, Scotland  Królewskie Ogrody Botaniczne w Kew – rozległy kompleks ogrodów i szklarni pomiędzy Richmond i Kew w Richmond upon Thames, w południowo-zachodnim Londynie. Wikipedia  he Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture, designed by Antony Gormley, located near Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Completed in 1998,  The legendary stomping-ground of Robin Hood, this 450 acre country park is now part of the Sherwood Forest National Nature  las otaczający wioskę Edwinstowe w hrabstwie Nottinghamshire w Anglii. Ten, znany na całym świecie teren rekreacyjny o powierzchni 423 ha, jest pozostałością dawnej, znacznie większej puszczy, związanej z legendą Robin Hooda stacks chalk Isle of Wight Alum Bay Needles Lighthouse  wyspa pływowa u wybrzeży Kornwalii (Anglia) w zatoce Mount's Bay, niedaleko Marazion i Penzance. Połączona ze stałym lądem drogą o długości 366 m możliwą do pokonania podczas odpływu. Uważana jest za odpowiednik Mont Saint-Michel w Normandii we Francji. Na szczycie znajduje się XV wieczna kaplica św. Michała. Wyspą opiekuje się organizacja National Trust.  The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland,... It is sometimes referred to as the Forth Rail Bridge to distinguish it from the Forth Road Bridge, though this has never been its official name.  The Eden Project (Cornish: Edenva) is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England. Inside the two biomes are plants that are collected from many diverse climates  Tintagel Castle is a medieval fortification located on the peninsula of Tintagel Island adjacent to the village of Tintagel, north Cornwall in the United Kingdom.  is an area of moorland in southern Devon, England. Protected by National Park status as Dartmoor National Park, it covers 954 km2 (368 sq mi).  The Osmington White Horse is a hill figure cut into the limestone of Osmington Hill just north of Weymouth in 1808. It is in the SouthDorset Downs in the parish of Osmington.  The figure is of King George III riding his horse and can be seen for miles around  sometimes called Chesil Bank, in Dorset, southern England is one of three major shingle structures in Britain  is a small village in the Torridge district of Devon, England. It has a harbour and is a tourist attraction notable for its steep pedestrianized cobbled main street, donkeys and views over the Bristol Channel. At the 2011 census, the parish population was 443, which was 50 fewer than ten years previously.[n 1] The ward of Clovelly Bay includes the island of Lundy  The Jurassic Coast covers 95 miles of truly stunning coastline from East Devon to Dorset, with rocks recording 185 million years of the Earth's history.  is a hill near Glastonbury in the English county of Somerset, topped by the roofless St Michael's Tower, a Grade Ilisted building. The whole site is managed by the National Trust, and has been designated a scheduled monument.  The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend and inherited by his son,  wieś w hrabstwie Wiltshire w Anglii. Znajduje się tam krąg neolityczny głazów otaczający całą wieś, większy i starszy niż w pobliskim Stonehenge.  Grobla Olbrzyma – oryginalna formacja skalna na wybrzeżu Irlandii Północnej składająca się z ciasno ułożonych kolumn bazaltowych. Grobla została odkryta w roku 1692 przez ówczesnego biskupa miasta Derry.  John o’ Groats (gael. Taigh Iain Ghròt) – wioska w północnej Szkocji, najbardziej na północ wysunięta osada wyspy Wielka Brytania. W 2002 zamieszkana przez 300 osób. Stąd zaczyna się najdłuższa trasa lądowa wyspy – drugim skrajnym końcem jest Land’s End wKornwalii.  Angielskie wyrażenie from Land’s End to John o’ Groats oznacza „jak wyspa długa i szeroka”, polski odpowiednik to od Helu do Tatr  is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. Made by a turf-cut outline filled with chalk, it depicts a large naked man  is a country house in the Jacobethan style, with a park designed by Capability Brown. The 5,000-acre (2,000 ha) estate is in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Newbury, Berkshire. It is the county seat of the Earl of Carnarvon, a branch of the Anglo- Welsh Herbert family.

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