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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, [m] is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] It comprises England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland .
The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the initial characters of the alphanumeric UK postcode. [1] There are currently 121 geographic postcode areas in use in the UK and a further three often combined with these covering the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man.
Geographers' A–Z Map Company Ltd. is the largest independent map publisher in the United Kingdom, providing cartographic services, [1] digital data products [2] and paper mapping publications [3] (including Street Atlases, Visitors' Guides, Great Britain Road Atlases, and The Adventure Atlas). The company is based in Dunton Green, Kent.
UK. England. London. 51°29′46″N 0°08′35″W / 51.496°N 0.143°W / 51.496; -0.143. Victoria is an area of Central London in the City of Westminster. It is named after Victoria Station, which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Victoria Street, opened 1851. [1]
Examples of cities in the United Kingdom; Liverpool, Edinburgh, Worcester; and London. This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom that are officially designated as such as of 12 November 2022. [1][2] It lists those places that have been granted city status by letters patent or royal charter. [3][4] There are currently 76 such cities in the ...
The United Kingdom has a well developed and extensive network of roads totalling about 262,300 miles (422,100 km). Road distances are shown in miles or yards and UK speed limits are indicated in miles per hour (mph) or by the use of the national speed limit (NSL) symbol. Some vehicle categories have various lower maximum limits enforced by ...
Golborne, Glossop and Newton-le-Willows added. Portsmouth Urban Area and Southampton Urban Area combined. Hedge End, Locks Heath, Bursledon and Whiteley added. Stubbington and Lee-on-the-Solent removed. Washington, Chester-le-Street, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring removed. Rottingdean, Saltdean and Findon removed.
London (/ ˈlʌndən / LUN-dən) [ 6 ] is the capital and largest city [ c ] of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 8,866,180 in 2022. [ 2 ] The wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. [ 7 ]