10 INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT ENGLAND

1. Nowhere in the UK is more than 70 miles (113km) from the sea! A place called Coton in the Elms is the furthest place from the sea.

2. It is considered an act of treason to put a postage stamp with the queen’s head upside down on an envelope!

3. The British eat over 11.5 billion (1,500,000,000) sandwiches every year!!

4. England’s first telephone directory was published in 1880 and had only 248 names and addresses (there were no telephone numbers as you had to call the operator and ask for someone’s name to get connected).

5. Our wonderful city London has not always had this name. In the past it has been called Londonium, Ludenwic, and Ludenburg!

6. In 1945, a flock of birds landed on the minute hand of Big Ben and put the time back by 5 minutes.

7. Big Ben is not actually the name of the clock, it is the name of the bell which is inside the clock.

8. There are more chickens than people in England.

9. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

10. In 1647, Christmas was abolished by the English Parliament. No-one was allowed to celebrate!