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United Kingdom

Also Known As United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Northern Europe

The United Kingdom occupies most of the British Isles off the northwest coast of continental Europe, comprising Great Britain, England, Scotland and Wales, together with Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland. The 1707 Acts of Union joined the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain; a further Act of Union in 1801 joined Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Most of Ireland left the union after the Irish War of Independence, and the 1922 settlement fixed the present territorial form, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Its capital, London, sits on the River Thames in southeastern England.

Facts
Capital
London 2
Population
69,414,000 2
Britannica 2025 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
242,500 2
Independence or Founding Year
1801 2
1801 legislation joined Great Britain (itself formed by the 1707 union of England and Scotland) with Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The present territorial form, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, dates from 1922, after most of Ireland left the union; 1801 is recorded here as the founding of the United Kingdom as a state, with the 1707 and 1922 milestones kept in this note.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
High 4
Government Type
Constitutional Monarchy 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
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Three Unions

This article records tradition as it has been passed down and reported. Its sources are not yet part of the atlas's verified catalogue.

The United Kingdom this atlas records today is the product of three separate acts of union, each changing what the word Britain actually meant. The first, in 1707, joined the once-independent Kingdoms of England and Scotland, which had shared a monarch since 1603 but kept separate parliaments until the Acts of Union dissolved both and created a single Parliament of Great Britain at Westminster. The second, in 1801, joined that Kingdom of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland, forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, a state that governed the whole of the British Isles as a single political unit for over a century. The third came in 1922, not an addition but a subtraction: after the Irish War of Independence, the Anglo-Irish Treaty let the southern twenty-six counties leave as the Irish Free State, while six northern counties remained inside the union as Northern Ireland, fixing the territory in its present form. The state kept the name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for five more years afterward; only the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act, receiving royal assent on 12 April 1927, renamed it the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This atlas dates the United Kingdom's own founding to 1801, the year the name itself was first used for a single state, while carrying the 1707 union, the 1922 partition and the 1927 renaming in the same fact rather than picking one to represent all three.

Four Nations, One State

This article records tradition as it has been passed down and reported. Its sources are not yet part of the atlas's verified catalogue.

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are each, in ordinary usage, called a country, and the United Kingdom is the single sovereign state that contains all four of them at once, a structure that confuses almost everyone who did not grow up inside it. England has no devolved parliament of its own, governed directly from Westminster; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have their own devolved legislature, with varying powers over health, education and other domestic policy, won gradually since the late 1990s rather than granted at the country's 1801 or 1922 founding. A resident of Cardiff or Edinburgh genuinely has two governments, a devolved one and the UK one in London, answerable for different things, which is part of why questions of independence, Scottish most prominently, keep recurring inside a union old enough that most of its citizens have never known anything else. London sits at the center of all of it: the seat of the UK Parliament and the Crown, but not, formally, the seat of an English parliament that does not exist.

United Kingdom

Regions

Celtic nations

United Kingdom

Northern England

United Kingdom

Sussex

United Kingdom

Territories

Anguilla

United Kingdom

Bermuda

United Kingdom

British Virgin Islands

United Kingdom

Cayman Islands

United Kingdom

Falkland Islands

United Kingdom

Guernsey

United Kingdom

Isle of Man

United Kingdom

Jersey

United Kingdom

Montserrat

United Kingdom

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

United Kingdom

Turks and Caicos Islands

United Kingdom

Cities

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Aberdeen

United Kingdom

Abingdon-on-Thames

United Kingdom

Adamstown

United Kingdom

Alchester

United Kingdom

Ancaster (Roman town)

United Kingdom

Aquae Arnemetiae

United Kingdom

Aquae Sulis

United Kingdom

Arbroath

United Kingdom

Armagh

United Kingdom

Bangor, Gwynedd

United Kingdom

Belfast

United Kingdom

Berwick-upon-Tweed

United Kingdom

Birkin

United Kingdom

Birmingham

United Kingdom

Bradford

United Kingdom

Bristol

United Kingdom

Burnaston

United Kingdom

Caernarfon

United Kingdom

Calleva Atrebatum

United Kingdom

Cambridge

United Kingdom

Cardiff

United Kingdom

Carlisle

United Kingdom

Chelmsford

United Kingdom

Chester

United Kingdom

Chichester

United Kingdom

City of London

United Kingdom

City of Westminster

United Kingdom

Clausentum

United Kingdom

Cockburn Town

United Kingdom

Colchester

United Kingdom

Conwy

United Kingdom

Coria (Corbridge)

United Kingdom

Coventry

United Kingdom

Crewe

United Kingdom

Cunetio

United Kingdom

Derby

United Kingdom

Derry

United Kingdom

Doncaster

United Kingdom

Dundee

United Kingdom

Dunfermline

United Kingdom

Duroliponte

United Kingdom

Ealing

United Kingdom

Eboracum

United Kingdom

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Ely, Cambridgeshire

United Kingdom

Exeter

United Kingdom

Four Marks

United Kingdom

George Town, Cayman Islands

United Kingdom

Gibraltar

United Kingdom

Glasgow

United Kingdom

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FAQs

When did England and Scotland formally become one kingdom?

England and Scotland united as Great Britain on 1 May 1707.

The Acts of Union, passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments in 1707, created a united kingdom called Great Britain on 1 May of that year. The UK Parliament met for the first time in October 1707. Ireland joined this union later, in 1801.
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Associated With

Birmingham, Cities
Source Birmingham (Wikipedia)
Bristol, Cities
Cairngorms National Park, Protected Areas

Cairngorms National Park is the largest national park in the United Kingdom.

Source Cairngorms National Park (Wikipedia)
Cambridge, Cities
Source Cambridge (Wikipedia)
Edinburgh, Cities
Source Edinburgh (Wikipedia)
England, States or Territories

England is a constituent country of United Kingdom.

Source England (Wikipedia)
Giant's Causeway, Landforms

The Giant's Causeway is in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Source Giant's Causeway (Wikipedia)
Glasgow, Cities
Source Glasgow (Wikipedia)
Leeds, Cities
Source Leeds (Wikipedia)
Liverpool, Cities
Loch Ness, Bodies of Water
London, Cities

London is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
London, Cities
Source London (Wikipedia)
Manchester, Cities
Source Manchester (Wikipedia)
North Sea, Bodies of Water

The United Kingdom is one of the states bordering the North Sea.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Northern Europe, Regions
Oxford, Cities
Source Oxford (Wikipedia)
River Thames, Bodies of Water

The River Thames runs entirely in England, reaching London before emptying into the North Sea.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Scotland, States or Territories

Scotland is a constituent country of United Kingdom.

Source Scotland (Wikipedia)
Sheffield, Cities
Snowdonia National Park, Protected Areas

Snowdonia is a national park in North Wales, United Kingdom.

Source Snowdonia National Park (Wikipedia)
The British Isles, Regions

The United Kingdom governs most of the British Isles.

Source British Isles (Wikipedia)
Western Europe, Regions

Bordered By Water

Celtic Sea, Bodies of Water
English Channel, Bodies of Water
North Sea, Bodies of Water
Source North Sea (Wikipedia)
Strait of Dover, Bodies of Water

Has Capital

London, Cities

London is the capital of the United Kingdom.

Source London (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

Four Nations, One State, Articles
Three Unions, Articles

Rivers Through Territory

River Thames, Bodies of Water
Source River Thames (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Same As

United Kingdom

Also in Political Atlas: the same subject.

Has Member

Group of Eight (G8)

Also in Economics Atlas: a member of this subject.

Participant In

Falklands War

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Suez Crisis

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Nationals Include

Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Ailwyn Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn (10 November 1855 – 23 September 1924) was a British businessman, farmer and Conservative politician.
Albert Howard

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Albert Howard
Alfred Daniel Hall

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Alfred Daniel Hall
Alwyn Sidney Haynes

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Andrea Leadsom

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Andrea Leadsom
Andrew Meikle

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Andrew Meikle (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Andrew Meikle (5 May 1719 – 27 November 1811) was a Scottish mechanical engineer credited with inventing the threshing machine, a device used to remove the outer husks from grains of wheat.
Angela Eagle

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Angela Eagle
Arthur Griffith-Boscawen

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Arthur Griffith-Boscawen (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Sir Arthur Sackville Trevor Griffith-Boscawen PC (18 October 1865 – 1 June 1946) was a British politician in the Conservative Party whose career was cut short by losing a string of Parliamentary elections.
Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham
Arthur Wannop

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Arthur Young

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Arthur Young (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Arthur Young FRS (11 September 1741 – 12 April 1820) was an English agriculturist.
Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas and 5th Lord Dingwall, PC (25 May 1876 – 3 November 1916), who preferred to be known as Bron Herbert, was a radical British Liberal politician and fighter pilot.
Bernard Ottwell Binns

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Cadwaladr Bryner Jones

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Cadwaladr Bryner JonesLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Sir Cadwaladr Bryner Jones (6 April 1872 – 10 December 1954) was a Welsh agricultural educator and civil servant.
Caroline Dean

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Caroline Dean
Caroline Drummond

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Caroline Drummond
Caroline Spelman

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Caroline Spelman
Charles Coltman-Rogers

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Source Charles Coltman-Rogers - WikipediaLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Charles Coltman Coltman-Rogers (born Charles Coltman Rogers; 1854 – 19 May 1929) was a British agriculturalist and Liberal Party politician.
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, (; 18 April 1674 – 21 June 1738) was a British Whig statesman.
Charles Vancouver

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Charles Vancouver
Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire
Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison
Christopher Polge

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Christopher Polge
Christopher Soames, Baron Soames

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Source Christopher Soames, Baron Soames (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, (12 October 1920 – 16 September 1987) was a British Conservative politician who served as a European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia.
Christopher Wyndham Wilson

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Clare Sewell Read

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Clare Sewell ReadLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Clare Sewell Read (6 November 1826 – 21 August 1905) was a British agriculturist and Conservative politician.
Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, (14 September 1916 – 22 February 2001) was a Welsh Labour Party politician, usually associated with the moderate wing of the party.
Colin Spedding

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Colin Spedding
Cyril Webster

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David Baulcombe

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Source Wikidata: David Baulcombe
David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford

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Source David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres, (10 October 1871 – 8 March 1940), styled Lord Balcarres or Lord Balniel between 1880 and 1913, was a British Conservative politician and art connoisseur.
David Miliband

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David Nabarro

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Source Wikidata: David Nabarro
Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory
Derrick Thomas (agricultural scientist)

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Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Eleanor Anne Ormerod

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Source Eleanor Anne Ormerod (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Eleanor Anne Ormerod (11 May 1828 – 19 July 1901) was a pioneer English entomologist.
Emma Reynolds

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Emma Reynolds
Eve Balfour

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Source WikipediaLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Lady Evelyn Barbara Balfour, (16 July 1898 – 16 January 1990) was a British farmer, educator, organic farming pioneer, and a founding figure in the organic movement.
Fazle Hasan Abed

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Frank Arthur Stockdale

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Frank Arthur Stockdale
Fred Peart, Baron Peart

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Source Wikidata: Fred Peart, Baron Peart
Geoffrey Hawtin

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Source Geoffrey Hawtin (Wikipedia)Infobox: citizenshiptier 2
Quote, Infobox: citizenship
British and Canadian
George Eustice

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Source Wikidata: George Eustice
George Rothschild

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Gillian Shephard, Baroness Shephard of Northwold

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Gillian Shephard, Baroness Shephard of Northwold
Gordon Conway

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Gordon Conway
Harold Tempany

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Harold Tempany (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Sir Harold Augustin Tempany CBE CMG (23 July 1881 – 2 July 1955) was a British agricultural chemist who served for forty-three years in the Colonial Agricultural Service.
Henry Chaplin

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin - WikipediaLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin (22 December 1840 – 29 May 1923) was a British landowner, racehorse owner and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 until 1916 when he was raised to the peerage.

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Origin Of

Ancona Chicken

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Ancona chicken (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
Italy; United Kingdom
Angus Cattle

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Aberdeen Angus, WikipediaInfobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Aylesbury Duck

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Aylesbury duckLead sectiontier 2
Quote, Lead section
raising white ducks became popular in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, in the 18th century
Ayrshire Cattle

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Ayrshire cattle (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom (Scotland)
Bagot Goat

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Bagot goat (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
is a breed of goat which for several hundred years has lived semi-wild at Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire, England.
Belted Galloway

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Belted Galloway (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom (Scotland)
Berkshire Pig

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Berkshire pig, WikipediaInfobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Border Leicester

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Border Leicester (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
British Saddleback

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Source Wikipedia: British SaddlebackInfobox: countrytier 2
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Cheviot Sheep

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Cheviot sheep (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Clun Forest Sheep

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Sheep 101, University of Maryland Extension: Sheep Breeds A-Z: breeds CBreed entry for Clun Forest Sheep
Quote, Breed entry for Clun Forest Sheep
The Clun Forest originated in the mountainous district of South West Shropshire in England
Cornish Chicken

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source The Livestock Conservancy: Cornish Chicken - Heritage Breeds, The Livestock ConservancyBreed page for Cornish Chicken
Quote, Breed page for Cornish Chicken
developed around 1820 by Sir Walter Gilbert of England
Devon Cattle

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source North Devon cattle (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Dorking Chicken

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Dorking ChickenLead sectiontier 2
Quote, Lead section
The Dorking is a British breed of domestic chicken.
Dorset Horn

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Dorset HornInfobox: countrytier 2
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
English Spot

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Source English Spot (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
is a breed of domestic rabbit that was developed in England in the 19th century through selective breeding.
Essex Pig

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Essex pigInfobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Galloway Cattle

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Galloway cattle (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
UK (Scotland)
Gloucestershire Old Spots

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Gloucestershire Old Spots (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
is an English breed of pig which is predominantly white with black spots.
Gypsy Vanner Horse

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Gypsy horse (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Hampshire Down

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Hampshire Down (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Herdwick Sheep

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Herdwick (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
is a breed of domestic sheep native to the Lake District in North West England.
Hereford Cattle

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Hereford cattle (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Highland Cattle

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Highland cattle (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom (Scotland)
Jacob Sheep

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Jacob sheep (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Khaki Campbell Duck

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Source The Livestock Conservancy: Khaki Campbell Duck - Heritage Breeds, The Livestock ConservancyBreed page for Khaki Campbell Duck
Quote, Breed page for Khaki Campbell Duck
Adele Campbell of Gloucestershire, England, developed Campbell ducks in the late 1800s
Large Black Pig

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Large BlackInfobox: countrytier 2
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Large White Pig

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Large White pigInfobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Leicester Longwool

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Source Wikipedia: Leicester LongwoolLead sectiontier 2
Quote, Lead section
The Leicester Longwool is an English breed of sheep.
Lincoln Sheep

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Source Lincoln Longwool (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Middle White

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Source Wikipedia: Middle WhiteInfobox: countrytier 2
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Nubian Goat

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Anglo-Nubian (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Old English Game

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Source Old English Game (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Orpington Chicken

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Orpington chickenInfobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Oxford Sandy and Black

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Source Wikipedia: Oxford Sandy and BlackInfobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Red Poll Cattle

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Source The Livestock Conservancy: Red Poll Cattle - Heritage Breeds, The Livestock ConservancyBreed page for Red Poll Cattle
Quote, Breed page for Red Poll Cattle
Country of Origin: Britain
Romney Sheep

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Source Romney sheep (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
is a breed of sheep originating in England.
Scottish Blackface

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Source Scottish Blackface (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Sebright Chicken

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Source Sebright chicken (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Shire Horse

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Source Shire horse (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Shorthorn Cattle

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Source Shorthorn (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Silver Appleyard Duck

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Source Silver Appleyard (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Southdown Sheep

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Source Southdown sheep (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Suffolk Sheep

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Source Wikipedia: Suffolk sheep, WikipediaInfobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Sussex Chicken

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Source Sussex chicken (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Swaledale Sheep

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Source Swaledale sheep (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
is a breed of domestic sheep named after the Yorkshire valley of Swaledale in England.
Tamworth Pig

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Tamworth pig (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Welsh Harlequin Duck

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Source Welsh Harlequin (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
United Kingdom
Wiltshire Horn Sheep

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Sheep 101, University of Maryland Extension: Sheep Breeds A-Z: breeds W-ZBreed entry for Wiltshire Horn Sheep
Quote, Breed entry for Wiltshire Horn Sheep
The Wiltshire Horn is an ancient British breed from the Chalk Downs region of England.
Adam Style

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Source Adam style - Wikipedia

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Location Of

BBC Television Service Launch

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Source BBC Television (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom
Founding of the Leach Pottery

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Source Leach Pottery (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
in St Ives, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom
Publication of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management

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Source Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
an extensive guide to running a household in Victorian Britain
The Penny Black

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Source Penny Black (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
It was first issued in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1840 but was not valid for use until 6 May.
1000 Guineas Stakes

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Source 1000 Guineas Stakes (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain
2000 Guineas Stakes

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Source 2000 Guineas Stakes (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Group 1 flat race in Great Britain
British Open Squash Championships

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Source British Open Squash Championships (Wikipedia)Decline, venues
Quote, Decline, venues
the event began to move around Britain with eight different venues over the next 17 years
Epsom Oaks

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Source Epsom Oaks (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain
Grand National

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Source Grand National (Wikipedia)Lead, host country
Quote, Lead, host country
Aintree, Merseyside, England
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes

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Source King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Wikipedia)Lead, host country
Quote, Lead, host country
is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain
Netball Super League (United Kingdom)

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Source Netball Super League (United Kingdom) (Wikipedia)Lead, host country
Quote, Lead, host country
The Netball Super League is an elite netball league in the United Kingdom.
RFL Championship

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Source RFL Championship (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is the second highest tier of rugby league in Britain
Rugby Football League Championship Second Division

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Source Rugby Football League Championship Second Division (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was the second tier of professional rugby league in the UK until 2003
Sunday Times Golden Globe Race

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Source Sunday Times Golden Globe Race (Wikipedia)The finish
Quote, The finish
Knox-Johnston completed his voyage where it had started, in Falmouth.
Anglo-Afghan Wars

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Anglo-Maratha Wars

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Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604)

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War of 1812

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War of Jenkins' Ear

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Site Of

London Underground

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Source London Underground (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
rapid transit system serving Greater London
National Grid (Great Britain)

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Source National Grid (Great Britain) (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2
Quote, Lead
The National Grid is the high-voltage electric power transmission network supporting Great Britain's electricity market, connecting power stations and major substations, and ensuring that electricity generated anywhere on the grid can be used to satisfy demand elsewhere.
A. & J. Inglis

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Source A. & J. Inglis (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters country
Quote, Lead, headquarters country
in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland in 1862
Aberdare Railway

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Source Aberdare Railway (Grace's Guide)Company history, 1845, headquarters country
Quote, Company history, 1845, headquarters country
The company was responsible for the construction of a railway line from Ynys Meyrick to Aberdare in Glamorganshire.
AC Cars

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Source AC Cars (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
AC Cars, originally incorporated as Auto Carriers Ltd., is a British specialist automobile manufacturer and one of the oldest independent car makers founded in Britain.
AgustaWestland

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Source AgustaWestland (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
AgustaWestland was an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company
Albion Motors

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Source Albion Motors (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Albion Motors was a Scottish automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer.
Alexander Dennis

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Source Wikipedia: Alexander DennisIntroduction [headquarters-country]
Quote, Introduction [headquarters-country]
based in Larbert, Scotland
Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway

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Alloa Railway

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Source Alloa Railway (Wikipedia)History, authorising act
Quote, History, authorising act
authorised by the Alloa Railway Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. ccxiv)
Alvis

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Source Alvis Car and Engineering Company (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company in Coventry from 1919 to 1967.
Arbroath and Forfar Railway

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Armstrong Whitworth

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Source Armstrong Whitworth (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was a major British heavy engineering and manufacturing company
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft

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Source Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was a British aircraft manufacturer
Arrows

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Source Arrows Grand Prix International (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Arrows Grand Prix International was a British Formula One team active from 1978 to 2002.
Ashover Light Railway

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Associated Equipment Company

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Aston Martin

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Source Wikipedia: Aston MartinIntroduction [part-of]
Quote, Introduction [part-of]
is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers
Austin

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Source Wikipedia: Austin Motor CompanyIntroductiontier 2
Quote, Introduction
was a British manufacturer of motor vehicles
Austin-Healey

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Source Austin-Healey (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Austin-Healey was a British sports car maker established in 1952 through a joint venture between the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and the Donald Healey Motor Company (Healey), a renowned automotive engineering and design firm.
Avro

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Source Wikipedia: AvroIntroduction [part-of]
Quote, Introduction [part-of]
was a British aircraft manufacturer
AWD

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Source AWD Trucks (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters country
Quote, Lead, headquarters country
AWD Trucks (All Wheel Drive) was a British truck manufacturer
BAE Systems

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Source BAE Systems (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
British multinational aerospace, arms and information security company, based in London
BAE Systems Surface Ships

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Source BAE Systems Maritime - Naval Ships (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters country
Quote, Lead, headquarters country
it is the largest shipbuilding company in the United Kingdom
Bedford

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Source Bedford Vehicles (Wikipedia)History, wartime production
Quote, History, wartime production
Bedford became the only British manufacturer authorised to build single-deck buses during hostilities
Benetton

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Source Benetton (Wikipedia)Racing history, base of operations
Quote, Racing history, base of operations
The team also moved its base of operations from Witney, Oxfordshire to a new factory close to the nearby village of Enstone.
Bentley

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Source Bentley (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded by W. O. Bentley
Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway

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Blackburn Aircraft

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Source Blackburn Aircraft (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a British aircraft manufacturer
Brabham

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Source Brabham (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team
Bristol Aeroplane Company

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Source Wikipedia: Bristol Aeroplane CompanyIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
one of the most important British aviation companies
Bristol Commercial Vehicles

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Source Wikipedia: Bristol Commercial VehiclesIntroduction [headquarters-country]
Quote, Introduction [headquarters-country]
was a vehicle manufacturer located in Bristol, England
British Aircraft Corporation

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British Airways

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British Leyland

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Source British Leyland (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
British Leyland was a British automotive engineering and manufacturing conglomerate formed in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC), following the merger of Leyland Motors and British Motor Holdings.
British Rail

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Source British Rail (Wikipedia)Lead, Great Britain
Quote, Lead, Great Britain
the state-owned company responsible for rail transport in Great Britain
British Rail Engineering Limited

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Brompton

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Source Brompton Bicycle, WikipediaLead, location
Quote, Lead, location
Brompton Bicycle Limited, trading as Brompton, is a British manufacturer of folding bicycles based in Greenford, London.
Brough Superior

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Source Brough Superior (Wikipedia)Lead, works location
Quote, Lead, works location
Brough Superior works on Haydn Road in Nottingham, England
BSA

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Source Wikipedia: BSAIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
was a major British industrial combine
Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway

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Source Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
was a mineral railway company that constructed a railway line in Carmarthenshire, Wales
Cambrian Railways

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Carbodies

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Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesLead, headquarterstier 2
Quote, Lead, headquarters
based in Coventry, England
Channel Tunnel

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Source Wikipedia: Channel TunnelLead sentencetier 2
Quote, Lead sentence
The Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to as the Chunnel, is a 50.46-kilometre (31.35-mile) railway tunnel beneath the English Channel which connects Folkestone in the United Kingdom with Coquelles in northern France.
Chatham Dockyard

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Source Chatham Dockyard (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent
City Bridge Foundation

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Colas Rail

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Commer

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Source Commer (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Commer was a British manufacturer of commercial and military vehicles from 1905 until 1979
Cornwall Railway

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Source Wikipedia: Cornwall RailwayLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The Cornwall Railway was a 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) broad gauge railway between Plymouth in Devon to Falmouth in Cornwall, England.
Cosworth

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Source Cosworth (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Cosworth Ltd. is a British high-performance automotive engineering company

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Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

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Source Research Organization Registry: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board - ROR recordlocations
Quote, locations
"country_name": "United Kingdom"
Aylesbury Duck

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Source Wikipedia: Aylesbury duckLeadtier 2
Quote, Lead
Although there is only one surviving flock of pure Aylesbury ducks in the United Kingdom and the breed is critically endangered in the United States, the Aylesbury duck remains a symbol of the town of Aylesbury, and appears on the coat of arms of Aylesbury and on the club badge of Aylesbury United.
Ayrshire Cattle

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Bagot Goat

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Belted Galloway

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Berkshire Pig

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Border Leicester

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British Agricultural Revolution

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Source Wikipedia: British Agricultural Revolutiontier 2
British Alpine Goat

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Source British Alpine (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The British Alpine is a British breed of dairy goat
British Saddleback

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Cheviot Sheep

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Clydesdale Horse

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Cornish Chicken

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Devon Cattle

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Dorking Chicken

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Dorset Horn

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Enclosure Movement

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English Spot

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Essex Pig

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Galloway Cattle

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Gloucestershire Old Spots

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Gypsy Vanner Horse

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Hampshire Down

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Highland Cattle

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Highland Potato Famine

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Source Highland Potato Famine, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
It was part of the wider food crisis facing Northern Europe caused by potato blight during the mid-1840s, whose most famous manifestation is the Great Irish Famine, but compared with its Irish counterpart, it was much less extensive (the population seriously at risk was never more than 200,000 – and often much less) and took many fewer lives as prompt and major charitable efforts by the rest of the United Kingdom ensured relatively little starvation.
Holland Lop

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Source Holland Lop (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
Holland Lops are one of the most popular rabbit breeds in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Jacob Sheep

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James Hutton Institute

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John Innes Centre

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Source John Innes Centre, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The John Innes Centre (JIC), located in Norwich, Norfolk, England, is an independent centre for research and training in plant and microbial science founded in 1910.
Large Black Pig

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Large White Pig

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Leicester Longwool

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Lincoln Sheep

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Middle White

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Millennium Seed Bank Partnership

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Nubian Goat

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Old English Game

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Orpington Chicken

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Oxford Sandy and Black

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Red Poll Cattle

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Source Oklahoma State University, Department of Animal and Food Sciences: Red Poll Cattle - Breeds of LivestockBreed history
Quote, Breed history
The Red Poll cattle were developed as a dual-purpose breed in their native counties in England.
Repeal of the Corn Laws

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Rothamsted Research

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Scottish Blackface

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Sebright Chicken

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Shetland Pony

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Shire Horse

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Shorthorn Cattle

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Silver Appleyard Duck

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Southdown Sheep

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The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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"name": "United Kingdom", "region": { "id": "ECS", "iso2code": "Z7", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia" }, "adminregion": { "id": "", "iso2code": "", "value": "" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "HIC", "iso2code": "XD", "value": "High income" }
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    London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025.
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River Thames (Wikipedia)
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England
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North Sea (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Bordered By Water: North Sea, Lead section
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.
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Manchester (Wikipedia)
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United Kingdom
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Birmingham (Wikipedia)
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United Kingdom
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Glasgow (Wikipedia)
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United Kingdom
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Cambridge (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Associated With: Cambridge, Infobox, Sovereign state
United Kingdom
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Edinburgh (Wikipedia)
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United Kingdom
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Oxford (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Associated With: Oxford, Infobox, Sovereign state
United Kingdom
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Leeds (Wikipedia)
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United Kingdom
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British Isles (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Associated With: The British Isles, Lead section
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Cairngorms National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Cairngorms National Park, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Cairngorms National Park, Lead section
already the largest national park in the United Kingdom
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Snowdonia National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Snowdonia National Park, Geographic information box
Quote, Associated With: Snowdonia National Park, Geographic information box
Wales, United Kingdom
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Giant's Causeway (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Giant's Causeway, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Giant's Causeway, Lead section
It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland.
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Wikidata: Wrexham
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Wikidata: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Wikidata: Lake District National Park
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Wikidata: Snowdonia National Park
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Wikidata: Peak District National Park
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Wikidata: Cairngorms National Park
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Wikidata: New Forest National Park
Encompasses: New Forest National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Brecon Beacons National Park
Encompasses: Brecon Beacons National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Dartmoor National Park
Encompasses: Dartmoor National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
The Broads (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: The Broads, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Northumberland National Park
Encompasses: Northumberland National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Exmoor National Park
Encompasses: Exmoor National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: South Downs National Park
Encompasses: South Downs National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Yorkshire Dales National Park
Encompasses: Yorkshire Dales National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Encompasses: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: North York Moors National Park
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Arbroath (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Arbroath, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Arbroath, Lead
is a historic coastal town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland.
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Celtic nations (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Celtic nations, Lead paragraph, second sentence [part-of 2]
Quote, Encompasses: Celtic nations, Lead paragraph, second sentence [part-of 2]
Brittonic or Brythonic languages are spoken in Brittany (Breton), Cornwall (Cornish), and Wales (Welsh)
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Colchester (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Colchester, Lead section
Quote, Encompasses: Colchester, Lead section
is a city in north-eastern Essex, England
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Northern England (source article)
Encompasses: Northern England, Tourism section
Quote, Encompasses: Northern England, Tourism section
only 8% of international tourists to the United Kingdom visit the region
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Chichester (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Chichester, Introduction
Quote, Encompasses: Chichester, Introduction
is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England
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Sussex (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Sussex, Climate
Quote, Encompasses: Sussex, Climate
The coastal resorts of Sussex and neighbouring Hampshire are the sunniest places in the United Kingdom
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Wakefield (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Wakefield, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Wakefield, Lead
Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England
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Stockport (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Stockport, Lead, first sentence
Quote, Encompasses: Stockport, Lead, first sentence
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England
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Four Marks (source article)
Encompasses: Four Marks, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Four Marks, Lead
Four Marks is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England.
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Lichfield (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Lichfield, Lead section
Quote, Encompasses: Lichfield, Lead section
is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England
View the Source
Whitby (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Whitby, Lead paragraph, location
Quote, Encompasses: Whitby, Lead paragraph, location
a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
View the Source
Preston, Lancashire (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Preston, Lancashire, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Preston, Lancashire, Lead
is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England
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Chagos Marine Protected Area (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Chagos Marine Protected Area, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Chagos Marine Protected Area, Lead
in the British Indian Ocean Territory of the United Kingdom
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Abingdon-on-Thames (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Abingdon-on-Thames, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Abingdon-on-Thames, Lead
is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Thames in the Vale of the White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England
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Crewe (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Crewe, Climate
Quote, Encompasses: Crewe, Climate
Like most of the United Kingdom, Crewe has an oceanic climate
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Ealing (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Ealing, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Ealing, Lead
is a district in west London, England
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Burnaston (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Burnaston, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Burnaston, Lead
in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England
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Woking (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Woking, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Woking, Lead
is a town and borough in north-west Surrey, England
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Falkland Islands (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Falkland Islands, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Falkland Islands, Lead
the United Kingdom takes responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Lead, country
Quote, Encompasses: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Lead, country
is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean
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Birkin, North Yorkshire (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Birkin, Lead, country
Quote, Encompasses: Birkin, Lead, country
is a village and civil parish in the south-west of the county of North Yorkshire, England
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England (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: England, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: England, Lead paragraph
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Scotland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Scotland, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Scotland, Lead paragraph
Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom,
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Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Infobox location
Quote, Encompasses: Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Infobox location
location = Loch Lomond, Scotland ;
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Sherwood Pines Forest Park (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Infobox location
Quote, Encompasses: Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Infobox location
location = Kings Clipstone, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG21 9JL England
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Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere Reserve (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere Reserve, Lead section
Quote, Encompasses: Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere Reserve, Lead section
The Living Coast (formerly the Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere Reserve, established 2014) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in Sussex on the southeast coast of England near the city of Brighton and Hove.
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Great Britain (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Great Britain, Lead, second paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Great Britain, Lead, second paragraph
This territory, together with Northern Ireland, constitutes the United Kingdom.
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Torbay (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Torbay, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Torbay, Lead
is a borough and unitary authority area in Devon, south west England
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Kent (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kent, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Kent, Lead
Kent is a ceremonial county in South East England
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Essex (Wikipedia)
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is a ceremonial county in the East of England
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Thurning, Northamptonshire (Wikipedia)
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Thurning is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire
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Eynhallow (Wikipedia)
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Eynhallow is a small, presently uninhabited island in Eynhallow Sound, between Rousay and the Mainland of Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland.
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Isle of Muck, County Antrim (Wikipedia)
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The Isle of Muck is a tiny island off Islandmagee, which is on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located between the towns of Larne and Whitehead.
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Wales (Wikipedia)
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is a country that is part of the United Kingdom
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Northern Ireland (Wikipedia)
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is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland
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Bermuda (Wikipedia)
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The United Kingdom is responsible for foreign affairs and defence
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Isle of Man (Wikipedia)
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The government of the United Kingdom is responsible for the Isle of Man's military defence and represents it abroad
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Guernsey (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Guernsey, Lead [part-of]
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the UK government has certain responsibilities for the Bailiwick
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Jersey (Wikipedia)
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the UK government manages its defence, international representation and certain policy areas
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Anguilla (Wikipedia)
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Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory of the Caribbean region in the North Atlantic Ocean
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British Virgin Islands (Wikipedia)
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is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean
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Cayman Islands (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Cayman Islands, Lead section
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is a self-governing British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean
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Montserrat (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Montserrat, Lead section
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is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean
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Turks and Caicos Islands (Wikipedia)
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is a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands
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Gibraltar (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Gibraltar, Lead section
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is a British Overseas Territory and city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula
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