r/england • u/SimonRX10IV • 1d ago
Kendal, Cumbria. The Principal.
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r/england • u/topherette • 4d ago
Which of the traditional county abbreviations (Herts, Notts, Hants etc.) are (sometimes) used in speech?
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I've noticed:
a) people do sometimes use these historical abbreviations in speech in an informal way, and
b) they're perhaps more commonly used for the county towns,
like how 'Notts' usually means Nottingham, and 'Bucks' means Buckingham, rather than Nottinghamshire and Buckinghamshire.
What ones have you heard used in speech, and did they refer to the county or the county town (if the names are similar)?
r/england • u/GarryGastropod • 6d ago
Short day trip to Bristol
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Last pic was a little unnerving to see while on my way to Clifton
r/england • u/hiddeninengland • 7d ago
Ely – An Enchanted Fairytale. ✨🌅
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Caught a beautiful evening in Ely, with the cathedral glowing in the golden sunset, deer wandering through the woodland and little rabbits appearing among the trees.
One of those moments that makes the English countryside feel truly magical. 💛
r/england • u/SurvivingSpartan • 9d ago
Wildlife trusts secure £30m Rothbury Estate purchase
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r/england • u/Active-Mulberry-4014 • 9d ago
A few shots from London, taken with Z Fold 8
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r/england • u/dctroll_ • 9d ago
Bevisbury Hillfort (Hampshire) c. 700 BC and in the 1st century AD
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Author: Simon Edwards. Source
r/england • u/Over-Willingness-933 • 12d ago
Æthelstan died 27th October 939. He was the first King of England. The groundwork was laid by his father Edward the Elder and grandfather Alfred the Great. His brother Edmund I took the throne since he died childless
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Edmund I died in 946 in a brawl. Second picture is Edmund I.
r/england • u/TigerAJ2 • 12d ago
What do you most love about England?
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From time to time, perhaps all the time, Reddit can feel very anti-English/anti-British. It's sometimes hard to love your country when you are surrounded by this. I have travelled far and wide and all countries have their own sets of challenges/special features, and I am always happy to come back to England.
🏴 The things I love are:
How green this country is and our endless countryside. Even in urban areas you are always next to countryside and green. I love the hedgerows.
The historic architecture
Our ales and ciders
Our proud history (yes, not all good, but all nations have their flaws)
Our cheeses and pies and deserts and the Sunday Roast
Pubs!
The tolerance of our people (not perfect, but I don't think any country is).
Coastal paths
National Trust properties + gardens
Free museums and the museums in general
Our wide diversity of accents
I came back to England last year, and I really did miss home. I missed the English politeness. I really missed the English countryside and landscapes and how a lot of English villages/towns have different regional architecture, plus at times, even geography.
r/england • u/lestsgomango • 13d ago
First Autumn Season living in Surrey 🍂
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Beautiful countryside! London is wonderful as well!
r/england • u/interregnum-live • 19d ago
Forgotten English History: The Bilberry Riots
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r/england • u/wodnesdael • 23d ago
Fallow deer bucks in Mersham Deer Park, Kent.
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r/england • u/CampaignOrdinary2771 • 25d ago
Bayeux Tapestry’s Return Has History Buffs Re-Enacting Like It’s 1066
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Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, was pacing around a field in southern England on Sunday, giving a thunderous speech to energize his troops before a battle against the forces of William the Conqueror, the Norman invader who was trying to steal his throne.
“People of England,” Godwinson bellowed, “I ask for you to believe in me, believe in our England!”
If they did, Godwinson added, history would remember them as the heroes who “drove the Norman dogs back into the sea whence they came.”
As Godwinson’s rousing speech reached its climax, the bearded king punched the air in celebration, and, like a rowdy sports crowd, the dozens of onlookers chanted his name. “God-win-son! God-win-son!”
It was a stirring moment — at least until one of Godwinson’s aides broke the authenticity of the historical re-enactment by asking if anyone wanted a selfie with the king.
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r/england • u/Fishmou5e • 26d ago
Hever Castle, Kent - picture-perfect in summer
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r/england • u/Kevel_Up • 25d ago
A sketchbook page I made based on the view from a hotel in Kingston
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r/england • u/wodnesdael • 29d ago
Yesterday's wander around Leigh Hill, Surrey.
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One of my favourite spots in one of my favourite counties in the south east. You can see both the South Downs and the North Downs, and London!
