England

England is the largest and the richest country of Great Britain. The capital of England is London but there are other large industrial cities, such as Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and other famous and interesting cities such as York, Chester, Oxford and Cambridge. Stonehenge is one of the most famous prehistoric places in the world. This ancient circle of stones stands in Southwest England. It measures 80 metres across and made with massive blocks of stone up to four metres high. Why it was built is a mystery.

Not far from Stonehenge stands Salisbury Cathedral. It is a splendid example of an English Gothic Cathedral; inside there is one of four copies of Magna Charta and the oldest clock in England. Chester is very important town in the north-west of England. In the past it used to be a Roman fort; its name comes from the Latin word castra, meaning "fortified camp". In Chester there is a famous museum which contains over 5000 ancient and modern toys.

Oxford is the home of the oldest university of England. The most famous college is Christ Church. It has a great hall which was built during the reign of Henry VIII and its chapel has become the Cathedral of Oxford. Cambridge is the home of Britain's second oldest university. York was the capital of Northern England. It is one of the best preserved medieval cities of Europe. It was built by Romans, conquered by Anglo-Saxons and ruled by the Vikings. Birmingham is often called the "City of 1,500 trades" because of the great variety of its industries.

England

The United Kingdom is very small compared with many other countries in the world. London is the world’s seventh biggest city. Britain is an unusually beautiful country. There are five regions of England: Southeast, Southwest, East Anglia, Midlands and North of England.

In the Southeast a lot of industries near the Thames. London is the capital of UK and it had historic cities: Windsor, Dover and Brighton. Heathrow Airport is a largest airport in the world and it about 33km. The County of Kent situated here is known as the Garden of England.

The Southwest is the region where the main activity is farming. The Southwest used to be known for its pirates. There are two principal cities: Bristol and Bath. The most westerly point of Great Britain “Land’s End” is also in the Southwest.

East Anglia is very flat and farming region. It has beautiful cities with fine historic as Cambridge. The part of East Anglia called Fens. Oliver Cromwell was born in the Fens area. The East Anglia it’s more than half surrounded by seas.

The Midlands, know as the heart of England, is the largest industrial part in the country. The two famous Midlands cities: Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford are connected with English culture: Stratford is the birthplace of great William Shakespeare and Oxford is famous for its university.

The North of England is the widest and loneliest part of the country. The part of country is rich in coal. The main attractions of the North of England are the Lake District, the cities of York and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Many tourists come to see ruins of Hadrian’s Wall.

England is the largest of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom. It embraces a wide variety of regional landscapes and cultures. The south-eastern corner of the country, is prosperous and densely populated but still has large tracts of unspoiled countryside, with low, rolling hills and dramatic chalk cliffs along the Kent and Sussex coasts.

The Lake District, in the north-west, offers dramatic scenery and good hill-walking. The rocky south-west is also popular with visitors: it enjoys England's mildest climate, and many tender plants can be seen in the great gardens of Devon and Cornwall. East Anglia, by contrast, is largely flat, dotted with villages that contain half-timbered houses and stone churches of great antiquity, dating from when it was a prosperous wool-producing area in the Middle Ages.