The new towns in the United Kingdom were planned under the powers of the New Towns Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 68) and later acts to relocate people from...
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This is a list of post towns in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies, sorted by the postcode area (the first part of the outward code of a postcode)...
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towns of Singapore, since 1952 New towns in the United Kingdom, designated under Acts of Parliament since 1946 New towns movement Garden city movement...
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This is a list of places in the United Kingdom having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially...
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
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Town and country planning in the United Kingdom is the part of UK land law which concerns land use planning. Its goal is to ensure sustainable economic...
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shared between post towns ^not Not part of the United Kingdom and separate postal authorities List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom Address Management...
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Transport in the United Kingdom is facilitated by road, rail, air and water networks. Some aspects of transport are a devolved matter, with each of the countries...
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This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom that are officially designated as such as of 12 November 2022[update]. It lists those places that have...
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The New Towns Acts were a series of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to found new settlements or to expand substantially existing ones, to...
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is a list of towns in England. Historically, towns were any settlement with a charter, including market towns and ancient boroughs. The process of incorporation...
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areas than the place names with which they are associated. Many post towns are former "county towns" but postcode areas rarely align with the county (or...
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status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which might or might not meet the generally...
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zone of the UK Cities Capital of the United Kingdom: London Second city of the United Kingdom Cities by population Towns: Towns in England Burghs in Scotland...
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The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024, to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house...
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Religion in the United Kingdom is mainly expressed in Christianity, which dominated the land since the 7th century. Results of the 2021 Census for England...
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Events from the year 2024 in the United Kingdom. This year is noted for a landslide general election victory for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer. Monarch...
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Telecommunications in the United Kingdom have evolved from the early days of the telegraph to modern broadband and mobile phone networks with Internet...
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first phase of development, the newly developed towns were called "satellite towns", a concept borrowed from the United Kingdom, of which Hong Kong was a...
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from the year 1922 in the United Kingdom. Irish affairs occupied an important place in politics throughout this year. 1922 saw the establishment of the Irish...
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organised crime in the United Kingdom is concentrated around the cities of London, Manchester and Liverpool and regionally across the West Midlands region...
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The counties of the United Kingdom are subnational divisions of the United Kingdom, used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political...
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The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density...
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The economy of the United Kingdom is a highly developed social market economy. It is the sixth-largest national economy in the world measured by nominal...
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Tourism in the United Kingdom is a major industry and contributor to the U.K. economy, which is the world's 10th biggest tourist destination, with over...
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operating in the United Kingdom. The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom. British banking has been highly consolidated since the early...
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is the second-largest religion in the United Kingdom, with results from the 2021 Census recording just under four million Muslims, or 6.0% of the total...
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in the United Kingdom City status in the United Kingdom, differing ways which cities have become cities. List of towns in England, England's towns in...
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Postal codes used in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies are known as postcodes (originally, postal codes). They are...
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Irreligion in the United Kingdom is more prevalent than in some parts of Europe, with about 8% indicating they were atheistic in 2018, and 52% listing...
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