Main articles: Demographics of England, Population of England England is both the most populous and the most ethnically diverse nation in the United Kingdom with around 49 million inhabitants, of which roughly a tenth are from non-White ethnic groups. It is one of the most densely populated countries in Europe, second only to the Netherlands. There is a debate over the extent to which the population of England (and indeed that of Britain as a whole) is composed of long-standing indigenous stock or descended from various ...

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Main article: Politics of the United Kingdom, Government of England Since the promulgation of the 1284 Statute of Rhuddlan and the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542, Wales has shared a legal identity with England as the joint entity of England and Wales. The Act of Union with the Kingdom of Scotland in 1707 created the Kingdom of Great Britain, subsuming England, Wales and Scotland into a single political entity. Scotland, along with Northern Ireland, retain separate legal systems. The duchies of Cornwall and Lanca ...

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England is a nation and the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom accounting for more than 83% of the total UK population. It occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and shares land borders with fellow home nations Scotland, to the north, and Wales, to the west. Elsewhere, it is bordered by the sea. England is named after the Angles, one of a number of Germanic tribes believed to have originated in Angeln in Northern Germany, who settled in England in the 5th and 6th ...

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A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. This was the 19th UK Census. Census 2001 was organised by the Office for National Statistics in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland and the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. Detailed results by region, council area, w ...

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Westport is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. As of the 2004 census, the town had a total population of 26,544. Westport borders Norwalk on the west, Weston to the north, Fairfield to the east and Long Island Sound to the south. Interstate 95 and US Route 1, as well as the Saugatuck River, run through Westport. Westport has two Metro North railroad stations, Westport and Green's Farms. Westport is a member of Westports of the World (WOW), along with Westports in Ireland, New Zealand, Nova Scotia, Ontario ...

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The City of Bradford Metropolitan District is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, the city of Bradford. The Bradford Metropolitan District (population:477,770 Source ONS 2003 Mid Year Estinate) is England's 4th largest district with city status. In terms of the population of its urban area area, which is the primary meaning of city in British English, Bradford is around the tenth largest city in England. It has a large number of recent immigrants, ...

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Berkshire (IPA: [ˈbɑːkʃə] or [ˈbɑːkʃɪə] ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this title was made official with a grant in 1958. [1] Berkshire borders the counties of Oxfordshire, Bucki ...

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Canterbury is a cathedral city in the City of Canterbury district of Kent in South East England. Canterbury is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the primate of the Church of England, and head of the world-wide Anglican Communion. In this latter role, he is the second most important Christian leader in Europe. Canterbury - History. Canterbury - Early history. There has been a settlement in Canterbury since prehistoric times. Bronze Age finds, and Neo ...

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Wales (Welsh: Cymru; pronounced IPA: /ˈkəmɹi/, approximately "CUM-ree") is one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. Wales is located in the south-west of Great Britain and is bordered by Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel ...

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Accident is a town located in Garrett County, Maryland. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 353. The town's founder, George Deakins, had been given 600 acres of land by King George II of England. The two surveyors he hired to pick out the best plot of land used the same tree as a starting point, and selected the same plot of land, hence the name Accident. The town is home to Northern Garrett High School. Accident Maryland - Geography. Accident is located at 39°37'41" North, 79 ...

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Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, generally located in the vicinity of Albany, New York, the capital of New York State. Albany is also the county seat of Albany County. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England. As of 2000, the population is 294,565. As originally established, Albany County had an indefinite amount of land, but has o ...

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The traditional religion in the United Kingdom is Christianity. In England the established church is the Church of England (Anglican) whilst in Scotland it is the Church of Scotland (a Presbyterian Church). In Wales there is no established church, with the Church in Wales being disestablished in 1920. Likewise, in Northern Ireland the Church of Ireland was disestablished in 1871. In Northern Ireland there is a sectarian d ...

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See also: Population of England. The population of the United Kingdom in the 2001 census was 58,789,194. This has risen to 59,834,900 according to July 2004 estimates. (1st July 2004 population estimates by UK National Statistics)[1] Demographics of the United Kingdom - Age structure. The most numerous age groups (at the 2001 census) were the 5-year group born in the years 1946-51 (the post-World War II baby boom); the baby boom born a generation later in 1961-66 (the largest group of ...

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Broadly speaking, there are two educational systems in the United Kingdom: one covering England, Wales and Northern Ireland and another in Scotland. English, Welsh and Northern Irish students tend to sit a small number of more advanced examinations and Scottish students tend to sit a larger number of less advanced examinations. It should be noted that local English practice can vary from this general picture although across Scotland the system is well nigh universal. Children are generally given a free education between the age of 5 a ...

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Wales shares the same legal system as England, within the legal distinction of England and Wales. England legally annexed Wales under the Laws in Wales Act 1535, in the reign of King Henry VIII. The Wales and Berwick Act 1746 provided that all laws that applied to England would automatically apply to Wales (and Berwick, a town located on the Anglo-Scottish border) unless the law explicitly stated otherwise. This act, with regard to ...

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Taunton was founded in 1637 by Elizabeth Poole, and officially incorporated as a town on March 3, 1639. Most of the town's settlers were from Taunton, Somerset County, England. This led these early settlers to name the settlement after its (present-day) sister city. At the time of Taunton's incorporation, they explained their choice of name as being in honor and love to our dear native country.... And owning it a great mercy of God to bring us to this place, and settling of us, on lands of our own bought with our money in peace, in the midst of the heathen, for a possession for our ...

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Main article: Geography of Wales Wales is located on a peninsula in central-west Great Britain. The entire area of Wales is about 20,779 km2 (8,023 square miles). It is about 274 km (170 miles) long and 97 km (60 miles) wide. Wales borders by England to the east and by sea in the other three directions: the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel to the west, and the Irish Sea to the north. Together, Wales has over 965 km (600 miles) of coastline. There are several islands off the Welsh mainland, the large ...

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In the 7th century, Dalriada (part of what is now Scotland) was the first territory in what is now the UK to conduct a census, with what was called the "Tradition of the Men of Alba" (Senchus fer n-Alban). England took its first Census when the Domesday Book was compiled in 1086 for tax purposes. The UK census as we know it today started in 1801 (championed by John Rickman who managed the first four up to 1831), partly to ascertain the number of men able to fight in the Napoleonic wars, partly over concerns stemming from An ...

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The census is undertaken by the government for policy and planning purposes, and the (statistical) information is also sold to interested parties. Public access to the census returns is restricted under the terms of the 100-year rule and the most recent returns made available to researchers are those of the United Kingdom Census 1901. In January 2002, the much-anticipated British census for 1901 went online. Within minutes it was inaccessible because of server and network load, and it had to be taken offline. Later in the year, after upgrades ...

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