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* {{region_denominations}} - [[Church of England]], [[Roman Catholic Church in England|Roman Catholic Church]] | * {{region_denominations}} - [[Church of England]], [[Roman Catholic Church in England|Roman Catholic Church]] | ||
* Counties - [[Northumberland]], [[Tyne and Wear]], [[County Durham]], [[Cumbria]], [[Lancashire]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[South Yorkshire]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[Greater Manchester]], [[Merseyside]], [[Cheshire]], [[Derbyshire]], [[Nottinghamshire]], [[Lincolnshire]], [[Rutland]], [[Leicestershire]], [[Staffordshire]], [[Shropshire]], [[Herefordshire]], [[Worcestershire]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], [[Warwickshire]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[Cambridgeshire]], [[Norfolk]], [[Suffolk]], [[Essex, England|Essex]], [[Hertfordshire]], [[Bedfordshire]], [[Buckinghamshire]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[Bristol]], [[Somerset]], [[Wiltshire]], [[Berkshire]], [[Greater London]], [[Kent]], [[East Sussex]], [[West Sussex]], [[Surrey]], [[Hampshire]], [[Isle of Wight]], [[Dorset]], [[Devon]], [[Cornwall]] | * Counties - [[Northumberland]], [[Tyne and Wear]], [[County Durham]], [[Cumbria]], [[Lancashire]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[South Yorkshire]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[Greater Manchester]], [[Merseyside]], [[Cheshire]], [[Derbyshire]], [[Nottinghamshire]], [[Lincolnshire]], [[Rutland]], [[Leicestershire]], [[Staffordshire]], [[Shropshire]], [[Herefordshire]], [[Worcestershire]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], [[Warwickshire]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[Cambridgeshire]], [[Norfolk]], [[Suffolk]], [[Essex, England|Essex]], [[Hertfordshire]], [[Bedfordshire]], [[Buckinghamshire]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[Bristol]], [[Somerset]], [[Wiltshire]], [[Berkshire]], [[Greater London]], [[Kent]], [[East Sussex]], [[West Sussex]], [[Surrey]], [[Hampshire]], [[Isle of Wight]], [[Dorset]], [[Devon]], [[Cornwall]] | ||
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| − | England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the [[United Kingdom]]. It has a population of around 50 million, with [[London]] as its capital. It is the most | + | England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the [[United Kingdom]]. It has a population of around 50 million, with [[London]] as its capital. It is has the most [[Atheism|atheists]] than any country in the United Kingdom, with surveys revealing around half of its people believing in [[God]], a third believing that [[Jesus]] is the Son of God and about a fifth believe the [[Bible]] is the unique word of God. Less than 10% regularly attend a [[church service]]. Despite this, England is the only country in the United Kingdom that isn't secular: the official state religion of England is [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christianity]] and its official flag is [[Saint George's Cross]]. |
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
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| + | Celtic peoples have lived in England for thousands of years and continued to be the predominant people around the time of Jesus when the country was occupied by Roman forces and it was during this time that Christianity was first introduced to England through Roman missionaries. Following the collapse of the Roman Empire through the Middle Ages, England was invaded by waves of pagan Germanic peoples, Anglo-Saxons... | ||
===Geography=== | ===Geography=== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England Wikipedia - England] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England Wikipedia - England] | ||
| − | {{returnto}} [[United Kingdom]] | + | {{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Places]] -> [[Europe]] -> [[United Kingdom]] |
| + | [[Category:England]] | ||
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England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom. It has a population of around 50 million, with London as its capital. It is has the most atheists than any country in the United Kingdom, with surveys revealing around half of its people believing in God, a third believing that Jesus is the Son of God and about a fifth believe the Bible is the unique word of God. Less than 10% regularly attend a church service. Despite this, England is the only country in the United Kingdom that isn't secular: the official state religion of England is Protestant Christianity and its official flag is Saint George's Cross.
History
Celtic peoples have lived in England for thousands of years and continued to be the predominant people around the time of Jesus when the country was occupied by Roman forces and it was during this time that Christianity was first introduced to England through Roman missionaries. Following the collapse of the Roman Empire through the Middle Ages, England was invaded by waves of pagan Germanic peoples, Anglo-Saxons...
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