ANCIENT HISTORY ROCKS A family climbs aboard a train in a bustling London station They are whisked from the sprawling city to the rolling hills and small villages of the countryside In less than two hours they reach Stonehenge Huge slabs of ancient stone stand in the middle of a lush green field 4
OTHER TOP SITES BIG BEN HADRIAN’S WALL JURASSIC COAST WINDSOR CASTLE Everyone marvels at the mysterious site No one knows what purpose the circle of stones once served Nearby a busy highway hums with traffic Ancient countryside and modern cities live side by side here This is England 5
LOCATION England is on the island of Great Britain just west of mainland Europe Wales borders to the west Scotland lies to the north Together with Northern Ireland these four countries make up the United Kingdom The capital of England is London It sits in southeast England near the division of the Eastern and Western hemispheres England covers 50,302 square miles 130,281 square kilometers The English Channel and the North Sea separate it from the rest of Europe The Celtic and Irish Seas lie to the west Tiny islands dot the coasts including the Isle of Wight 6 NORTHERN IRELAND IRELAND CELTIC SEA
WHERE EAST MEETS WEST Greenwich London is where the Eastern and Western hemispheres meet Visitors can stand with a foot in each hemisphere UNITED KINGDOM NORTH SEA SCOTLAND LEEDS LIVERPOOL IRISH SEA MANCHESTER WALES BIRMINGHAM LONDON ISLE OF WIGHT ENGLISH CHANNEL 7 ENGLAND
