conducted a "County Flowers" public survey to assign flowers to each of the counties of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. The results of this campaign...
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the United Kingdom, but some counties in other countries also have them. One or two county flowers have a long history in England – the red rose of Lancashire...
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Wildflower (redirect from Wild flowers)
see County flowers of the United Kingdom for which members of the public nominated and voted for a wildflower emblem for their county. The aim was to...
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Cumberland (redirect from Cumberland (county, England))
Cumberland. The flower was also attributed to Cumbria in 2002 as part of a national County flowers of the United Kingdom campaign by the charity Plantlife...
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of the Commonwealth, the United Nations or any other international organisation of which the United Kingdom is a member; a flag of any island, county...
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – sovereign...
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Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man is a list of the national symbols of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries...
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The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by its combined nations' history; its historically Christian religious life, its interaction with the...
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Cannabis in the United Kingdom is illegal for recreational use and is classified as a Class B drug. In 2004, the United Kingdom made cannabis a Class...
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Agriculture in the United Kingdom uses 69% of the country's land area, employs 1% of its workforce (471,000 people) and contributes 0.5% of its gross value...
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London (redirect from Capital of the United Kingdom)
is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 8,866,180 in 2022. The wider metropolitan area is the largest...
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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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Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1) UK general election, 1880 List of parliaments of the United Kingdom...
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September 1761 until her death in 1818. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. As George's...
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southwestern tip of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. One of the islands, St Agnes, is over four miles (six kilometres) further south than the most southerly...
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Centaurea cyanus (redirect from Corn flowers)
long with 2–3 mm-long pappus bristles. It flowers all summer. Centaurea cyanus is a diploid flower (2n = 24). The genetic diversity within populations is...
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Cornwall (redirect from Cornwall, United Kingdom)
within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is the westernmost part of the South West Peninsula. Its coastline is characterised by steep cliffs and, to the south...
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November 1885 to 18 December 1885. See List of United Kingdom by-elections (1885–1900) UK general election, 1885 List of parliaments of the United Kingdom...
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Dragons List of association football rivalries in the United Kingdom "The top 10 greatest rivalries in the history of sport | Sport | the Observer". TheGuardian...
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Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, was elected Speaker on 4 November 2019, following the retirement of John Bercow. Hoyle...
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2015 in British television (redirect from Highest rated drama episodes in the United Kingdom in 2015)
2015 in British radio 2015 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 2015 "Miranda fans get happy ending in finale of hit sitcom". BBC News. BBC. 2...
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spikes with blue, pink, purple and white flowers. It is the county flower of Montgomeryshire in the United Kingdom. Cultivated varieties include blue ('Royal...
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Northern Ireland (redirect from Northern Ireland, United Kingdom)
ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ] ; Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country...
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13 October 2015. The collapse of Woolworths was a symbol of the credit crunch and financial turmoil in the United Kingdom at the end of 2008. In February...
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Spear – recording, mixing, production Trail of Flowers reached 106 on the Billboard 200. In the United Kingdom, it placed on several charts, peaking at:...
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Theatre of United Kingdom plays an important part in British culture, and the countries that constitute the UK have had a vibrant tradition of theatre...
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Gynura aurantiaca (category Flora of Asia)
flowers but no ray flowers. The Latin specific epithet aurantiaca means "orange", referring to the usual colour of the blooms. In cultivation in the UK...
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Primula elatior (section County flower)
yellow flowers (and red dots inside the flower), and a corolla tube without folds. The leaves of P. veris are more spade-shaped than P. elatior. The specific...
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Helianthus (redirect from Flowers of the Sun)
pollinators. The plants bear one or more wide, terminal capitula (flower heads made up of many tiny flowers), with bright yellow ray florets (mini flowers inside...
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succeeding Charles Stewart Parnell (Irish National League – Parnellite) who died 6 October. UK general election, 1886 List of parliaments of the United Kingdom...
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