Place:England

NameEngland
Alt namesAngleterresource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-7
Angliasource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 20
Britannia maiorsource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 20
Britannia propriasource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 20
Britannia Romanasource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 20
Engsource: common abbreviation
Inghilterrasource: Cassell's Italian Dictionary (1983) p 711
Inglaterrasource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) p 343
Englsource: common abbreviation
TypeCountry
Coordinates53°N 2°W
Also located inUnited Kingdom     (1927 - )
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland     (1801 - 1927)
Kingdom of Great Britain     (1707 - 1800)
Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland     (1653 - 1659)
Commonwealth of England     (1649 - 1653)
Kingdom of England     (927 - 1649)
Contained Places
Administrative county
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely ( 1965 - 1974 )
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
Cornwall
Cumberland ( - 1974 )
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Durham
East Riding of Yorkshire ( 1889 - 1974 )
East Suffolk ( 1888 - 1974 )
East Sussex ( 1888 - )
Essex
Gloucestershire
Greater London ( 1965 - )
Hampshire
Hereford and Worcester ( 1974 - 1998 )
Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
Holland ( 1888 - 1974 )
Huntingdon and Peterborough ( 1965 - 1974 )
Huntingdonshire ( - 1965 )
Isle of Ely ( 1889 - 1965 )
Isle of Wight
Kent
Kesteven ( 1889 - 1974 )
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lindsey ( 1889 - 1974 )
London ( 1889 - 1965 )
Middlesex ( - 1965 )
Norfolk
North Riding of Yorkshire ( 1889 - 1974 )
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Rutland
Shropshire
Soke of Peterborough ( 1889 - 1965 )
Somerset
Staffordshire
Surrey
Warwickshire
West Riding of Yorkshire ( 1889 - 1974 )
West Suffolk ( 1888 - 1974 )
West Sussex ( 1888 - )
Westmorland ( - 1974 )
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Civil parish
Hexhamshire ( 850 - 1572 )
Dependent state
Isle of Man ( - 1765 )
Diocese
Diocese of Lichfield
Diocese of Sodor and Man
District municipality
Isle of Wight (council) ( 1995 - )
Ecclesiastical province
Canterbury
York (ecclesiastical province)
Former administrative division
Hexhamshire ( 850 - 1572 )
General region
Marches
Midlands
The Weald
Wessex
Historic county
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
Cornwall
Cumberland ( - 1974 )
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Durham
Essex
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
Huntingdonshire ( - 1965 )
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Middlesex ( - 1965 )
Monmouthshire
Norfolk
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Rutland
Shropshire
Somerset
Staffordshire
Suffolk
Surrey
Sussex
Warwickshire
Westmorland ( - 1974 )
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Yorkshire
Kingdom
Mercia ( 0527 - 0919 )
Metropolitan county
Greater Manchester ( 1974 - 1986 )
Merseyside ( 1974 - 1986 )
South Yorkshire ( 1974 - )
Tyne and Wear ( 1974 - 1986 )
West Midlands ( 1974 - )
West Yorkshire ( 1974 - 1986 )
Modern county
Avon ( 1974 - 1996 )
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
Cleveland ( 1974 - 1996 )
Cornwall
Cumbria ( 1974 - )
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Durham
East Riding of Yorkshire ( 1889 - 1974 )
East Sussex ( 1888 - )
Essex
Gloucestershire
Greater London ( 1965 - )
Hampshire
Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
Humberside ( 1974 - 1996 )
Isle of Wight
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
North Yorkshire ( 1974 - )
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Rutland
Shropshire
Somerset
Staffordshire
Suffolk
Surrey
Warwickshire
West Suffolk ( 1888 - 1974 )
West Sussex ( 1888 - )
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Region
East Midlands ( 1996 - 2010 )
East of England ( 1996 - 2010 )
North East England ( 1996 - 2010 )
North West England ( 1996 - 2010 )
South East England ( 1996 - 2010 )
South West England ( 1996 - 2010 )
Unitary authority
Bristol ( 1996 - )
Isle of Wight (council) ( 1995 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation.

England's terrain is chiefly low hills and plains, especially in central and southern England. However, there is upland and mountainous terrain in the north (for example, the Lake District and Pennines) and in the west (for example, Dartmoor and the Shropshire Hills). The capital is London, which has the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom. England's population of 56.3 million comprises 84% of the population of the United Kingdom, largely concentrated around London, the South East, and conurbations in the Midlands, the North West, the North East, and Yorkshire, which each developed as major industrial regions during the 19th century.

The Kingdom of England – which after 1535 included Wales – ceased being a separate sovereign state on 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union put into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year, resulting in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801, Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland (through another Act of Union) to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922 the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Contents

How places in England are organized

Prior to 1889 England was divided into 39 historic counties. From 1889-1974, it was divided into administrative counties. In 1974 the administrative counties were abolished and replaced by metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties. Unitary authorities started to be added in the 1990's and continue to increase in number. WeRelate labels metropolitan, non-metropolitan, and unitary authorities as "modern counties".

The Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) lists places in England according to their historic county with one exception: London is an administrative county created in 1889 from the historic county of Middlesex, and parts of the historic counties of Surrey, and Kent, and places are listed in the FHLC under London instead of being listed under their historic county.

The standard at WeRelate is to title English places according to their historic county when it is known, with also-located-in links to the administrative county and modern county and dates of change when these are known. Rather than locating towns in unitary authorities, they are located in the associated ceremonial counties. A short note here: The County of Yorkshire is an all-inclusive term for the three ridings of Yorkshire (each a separate administrative county) and the four modern counties established in 1974 or after.

All places in England

Further information on historical place organization in England

Research Tips

Refer also to the England research guide

Research Tools

  1. England - FamilySearch Research Wiki

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GENUKI England

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