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in the south west (for example, Dartmoor and the Cotswolds). The former capital city of England
was Winchester until London took over in 1066. Today London is the largest metropolitan area in the United
Kingdom and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. England’s population is about
51 million, around 84% of the population of the United Kingdom, and is largely concentrated in London,
the South East and conurbations in the Midlands, the North West, the North East and Yorkshire, which each
developed as major industrial regions during the 19 th century. Meadowlands and pastures are found beyond the
major cities.
The Kingdom of England—which after 1284 included Wales-was a sovereign state until 1 May 1707, when
the Acts of Union put into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year, resulting in
a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the new Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801, Great
Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland through another Act of Union to become the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, the Irish Free State was established as a separate dominion, but the Royal
and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 reincorporate
England Statistics:
Location: Europe
Status: UN Member Country
Capital City: London
Main Cities: Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast.
Population 60,943,912
Area: 244,880 km2
Currency: 1 pound sterling = 100 pence
Languages: English, Welsh, Scots, Scots Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, British, Sign Language (All official
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Judaism
From Wikipedia
United Grand Lodge of England
Freemasons’ Hall
60 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5AZ
Nearest Underground Station: Holborn
Telephone: 44 (0) 20 7831 9811
www.ugle.org.uk
Grand Lodge of England 24 th January 1717
Duke of Kent
Grand Master of England