50+ Interesting Facts About England

England is a small country located on the island of Great Britain. Its population is around 5.6 crores. England is a part of the United Kingdom. Which also includes Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. These four countries together form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. But England has the most power among these four. All of them are also called Britain in the world. This is Britain which ruled over 88% of the world’s land. But after the second world war, Britain started becoming very weak. So let’s know some 50+ interesting facts about England.

50+ Interesting Facts About England

• There are more chickens than humans in England
• There are 8500 Indian restaurants in England.
• If a person in England completes 100 years, he gets a gift from the royal family of England.
• England once ruled over 88% of the world’s land. This included big countries like India and America.
• England drinks the most tea in the world. In England, a person drinks at least four cups of tea in a day.
• Many years ago in England, even animals were given death penalty for committing crimes.
• In the history of England, England has looted India the most.
• In 1943, England forcibly took all the grains of Bengal region of India and gave it to the soldiers fighting in the Second World War. Due to this, there was a shortage of grains in Bengal region. Due to this, more than 70 lakh people died due to hunger.
• The capital and largest city of England is London. London is also famous as the Global City.
• The national language of England is English.
• The name of England is derived from Engla Land which means the country of Angles.
• The national flower of England is the red rose. Which has a very good fragrance.
• The largest river in England is Thames. Also, more than 50 rivers flow in England.
• The flag of England is the cross of St. George.
• Westminster Abbey is the largest church in England.
• Scafell Pike Mountain is the highest mountain in England. Whose height is 978 meters.
• Lake Windermere is the largest lake in England.
• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) originated in England.
• Pound Sterling (£) is the currency of England.
• The oldest monarchy system in the world is followed in England.
• The first railway network in the world was also started in England.
• The national sports of England are football and cricket.
• Oxford and Cambridge Universities are famous not only in England but all over the world.
• York is the oldest city in England.
• Tea is very famous in England. That is why according to a survey, 165 million cups of tea are consumed every day in England.
• The first postal service in the world was established in England in 1660.
• The weather of England is called four seasons in a day. Because in England, there is no way to predict when it will rain, when the sun will rise and when it will feel cold.
• There are more than 1,500 castles in England.
• Most tourists in England come to visit London.
• The first newspaper was published in England in 1621.
• The first police department in the world was established in England in 1829.
• Luxury car companies like Rolls-Royce, Land Rover, Jaguar and Bentley also started in England.
• The most famous king of England was Henry VIII.
• St. George is called the national hero of England.
•  In England, Magna Carta was signed in 1215, which is considered the foundation of democracy.
• The Big Bang Clock located in England is one of the most famous clock towers in the world.
• The world’s first public library was opened in England.
• Oxford University was founded in 1096. But in those times, Nalanda University was the best and the largest.

Fun Facts About England

• The first football club was established in England in 1857.
• The Royal Family of England is the most recognizable family in the world.
• Every year more than 2000 festivals are celebrated in England.
• Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning queen in the entire history of England.
• The people of this country like to eat fish and chips.
• The first industrial revolution in the world took place in England.
• Windsor Castle is the largest fort in England.
• Isaac Newton discovered the law of gravity and he was from England. But the surprising thing is that many years ago gravity was discovered by Varah Mihir, who was an Indian sage.
• The first telephone was also started in England in 1876.
• Edmund Hillary was the person who first climbed Mount Everest, who is from England.
• The first TV in the world was made by John Logie Baird, who was from England.
• The raincoat was also first invented in England.
•  The Times is the most famous newspaper in England.
• After America, the most gold is kept in the city of London.

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