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A long winding road in Lower Heswall, the area has remained unchanged for around 100 years.

Heswall

in the county of Merseyside

St. Peters Square. Emsworth. Hampshire

Emsworth

in the county of Hampshire

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England Historical Facts

235 Interesting and historical facts about England.

Welcome to the England Facts Database. As the database grows, we will be organising the England facts into categories such as general facts, village facts, royal facts, spooky facts, and more! and also allowing you to sort facts by county, date added, and so on.

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The name of Big Ben

The name Big Ben is not the name of the clock tower itself as most people think, but the name of the Great Bell inside the tower.

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The Largest Lake In England

Lake Windermere in Cumbria is the largest lake in England. It is 10.5 miles long (over 18 km), and is 219 feet deep (66.7 m).

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England's Tallest Mountain

At 978 metres (3,209 ft) above sea level, Scarfell Pike in Cumbria is the tallest mountain in England.

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Why wasn't the city of Oxford bombed during WWII?

Adolf Hitler hoped to use the city of Oxford as his capital should he succeed in conquering England. This is the reason Oxford was never bombed during WWII.

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Where is the oldest museum in the world?

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford was the first museum in the world to have opened its doors to the public when it first opened in 1683.

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