British Towns and Villages Network

England and the English

ENGLISH REGIONS
Loughrigg Tarn & the Langdales, near Ambleside, South Lakeland Cambo, Castle Morpeth

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You can click on the map or use the text menu on the right to zoom in on your area of interest at county level and from there you can select the district or borough where we list the local towns and villages, and then down to parish level many with links to their own websites. On the way you can view photographs, maps, get details of local events and attractions and an increasing amount of historical and geographical detail.

This section of the British Towns and Villages Network is dedicated to the English and the counties of England, since is was designed to present the cities, towns and villages in the setting of their counties. Hence, county by county, it touches the ways of life, history, geography and communities therein.
The Far South West of England The South West of England The London area South Eastern England The Southern Counties of England The Isle of Wight The Eastern Counties of England The Midland Counties of England Isle of Man The Northern Counties of England Scilly Isles Active map of the regions of England

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The urban and densely populated areas of England have now been separated from their old counties and boroughs to form new Unitary Authorities. These areas govern themselves under Parliament. It is likely that over the coming years we will see an expansion of this type of two-tier government.

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In a similar manner London has been divided up into the new London Boroughs. Visitors to the UK should note that the City of London and London are two different places. The City being a very small area within the conurbation of the whole made up of all the London Boroughs and the City of Westminster

 

Selected News about England from the BBC

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Closer watch on children's care

Children's services in England are to be more closely monitored following a "damning" report into the Baby P case.
Murder charge over football death

A man is charged with murder after a London amateur footballer dies when a fight breaks out between opposing players.
Patients going 'private' on NHS

Thousands of patients a month are using a government reform to get what is effectively private care paid for by the taxpayer.
Third of jobs go at Aston Martin

Luxury car maker Aston Martin announces that 600 full-time and temporary jobs are to go.
Business demands better transport

A new survey of British businesses calls for drastically improved transport, including a third runway at Heathrow.
'Terrible death plan' of doctors

A jury has been told two NHS doctors planned "murder on a terrible scale" with a series of car bombings across Britain.
North-south divide 'is growing'

England's north-south wealth divide has grown "dramatically" since the 1970s, the BBC's Changing UK report finds.
Why hundreds thought this theme park was no winter wonderland

A Lapland-style theme park in the New Forest is described as a "joke" and "a scam" by hundreds of angry visitors.

 

This green and pleasant land

The English scene is one of variety that is exhibited not only by the country as a whole  but also by nearly every county within it, albeit one that is coming under the increasing pressures of development. However one may still find areas of uniform pastoral scenery. There is scarcely a county which does not exhibit startling changes of scene, of people and of occupation. From the densely populated areas in the south east to the wilds of Dartmoor or the North Yorkshire Moors, the topographic desert of the Fens, the hills of central England and the mountains of Cumbria the country is a natural patchwork, one that is perhaps its greatest asset.

Visitors and Tourists

If you are taking your holiday or vacation in England you will find details of attractions and events throughout this website. As you move around the site you will discover that we display smaller attractions and events as you zoom in to local level. Hence you will find "County Shows" at county level and "Church Fetes" and local fairs at district level. Organisers of events and owners of attractions of any size are free to submit to us providing they have a website we can link to.