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The Anglo-Scottish border ( Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan Anglo-Albannach) is an internal border of the United Kingdom separating Scotland and England which runs for 96 miles (154 km) between Marshall Meadows Bay on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west. The Firth of Forth was the border between the Picto - Gaelic Kingdom of Alba and the ...
Belgium (M) Denmark (M) France France–UK border (M) Germany (M) Ireland - Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border. Netherlands (M) Norway (M) Faroe Islands [ 4]( Denmark) (M) United Kingdom (plus British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
In England, the term North–South divide refers to the cultural, economic, and social differences between Southern England and Northern England : Northern England usually refers to North East England, Yorkshire and the Humber and North West England including Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
England comprises most of the central and southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain, in addition to a number of small islands of which the largest is the Isle of Wight. England is bordered to the north by Scotland and to the west by Wales. It is closer to continental Europe than any other part of mainland Britain, divided from France ...
The River Dee marking the border between Farndon, England, to the left and Holt, Wales, to the right Bilingual "Welcome to Wales" sign Bilingual "Welcome to England" sign. The modern boundary between Wales and England runs from the salt marshes of the Dee estuary adjoining the Wirral Peninsula, across reclaimed land to the River Dee at Saltney just west of Chester.
I. Internal borders of the United Kingdom (5 C, 1 P) Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border (2 C, 24 P)
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and whose physical geography is characterised by a varied coastline and a largely upland interior. It is bordered by England to its east, the Irish Sea to its north and west, and the Bristol Channel to its south. It has a total area of 2,064,100 hectares (5,101,000 acres) and is about 170 mi ...
Scottish Marches. Scottish Marches was the term used for the Anglo-Scottish border during the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern era, characterised by violence and cross-border raids. The Scottish Marches era came to an end during the first decade of the 17th century following the union of the crowns of England and Scotland .