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Isles Of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly ( ; ) are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England. One of the islands, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, St Agnes, is over farther south than the most southerly point of the Great Britain, British mainland at Lizard Point, Cornwall, Lizard Point, and has the southernmost inhabited settlement in England, Troy Town. The total population of the islands at the 2021 United Kingdom census was 2,100 (rounded to the nearest 100). A majority live on one island, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's, and close to half live in Hugh Town; the remainder live on four inhabited "off-islands". Scilly forms part of the ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Cornwall, and some services are combined with those of Cornwall. However, since 1890, the islands have had Council of the Isles of Scilly, a separate local authority. Since the passing of the Isles of Scilly Order 1930, this authority has held the status of county council, and today it i ...
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Cornwall
Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, Devon to the east, and the English Channel to the south. The largest urban area is the Redruth and Camborne conurbation. The county is predominantly rural, with an area of and population of 568,210. After the Redruth-Camborne conurbation, the largest settlements are Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth, Penzance, Newquay, St Austell, and Truro. For Local government in England, local government purposes most of Cornwall is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, with the Isles of Scilly governed by a Council of the Isles of Scilly, unique local authority. The Cornish nationalism, Cornish nationalist movement disputes the constitutional status of Cornwall and seeks greater autonomy within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is the weste ...
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Bryher, Isles Of Scilly
Bryher () is one of the smallest inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly, with a population of 84 in 2011, spread across . Bryher exhibits a procession of prominent hills connected by low-lying necks and sandy bars. Landmarks include Hell Bay, famous for shipwrecks in the 18th and 19th centuries, Shipman Head, which was fortified in the Iron Age and where the tumbled ramparts of an Iron Age castle remain, and All Saints' Church, originally constructed in 1742. The island has two quays, Church Quay and Bar Quay. With a rich natural history, Bryher is home to Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) that host diverse flora and fauna, contributing to its allure for visitors interested in boating, walking, and wildlife observation. The island has also played a role in film and television productions, featuring in adaptations like "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" and "When the Whales Came." Bryher was the setting for works by authors like Michael Morpurgo and Sam Llewellyn. The ...
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Baner Ynysek Syllan
Baner is a suburb in the Western Metropolitan Corridor of Pune, India. Baner is well known for "Varkari" Parampara and Bhakti Aradhana from many years. Baner is bordered by Pashan in south, Balewadi to the west, Aundh (Pune), Aundh to the north and Pune University to the east. Baner is a residential and commercial hub of Pune and large portions are occupied by various IT companies. History The history of Baner dates back to the 17th century, when the Kalamkar family inherited Baner, becoming the rulers of the area. Kavaji Kalamkar built a temple of the goddess "Tukai Mata" on a hillock near Baner, which is now known as Baner Hill, part of the Baner-Pashan Biodiversity Park. Administration Jyoti Ganesh Kalamkar, Swapnali Pralhad Saykar, Amol Ratan Balwadkar and Baburao Dattoba Chandere were the current corporators of Baner ward (Pune Municipal Corporation, PMC ward Number: 09) in Pune Municipal Corporation. Geography Baner lies in the Western Metropolitan Corridor of ...
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England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It shares Anglo-Scottish border, a land border with Scotland to the north and England–Wales border, another land border with Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, the largest city and the Capital city, capital. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic. It takes its name from the Angles (tribe), Angles, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe who settled du ...
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List Of English Districts By Population
This is a list of the districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for from the Office for National Statistics. The list consists of 164 non-metropolitan districts, 32 London boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs, 62 unitary authorities, and two ''sui generis'' authorities (the City of London and the Isles of Scilly). {{#invoke: AutosortTable , create , class = wikitable plainrowheaders sortable sticky-header-multi , separator = -- , order = 1 , numeric = 1 , caption= English districts by population ({{English statistics year) , rowheader = 1 , header = -- Rank -- District -- Population -- Type -- Ceremonial county -- Region , -- {{cardinal, {{English district rank, GSS=E07000223 -- Adur -- {{English district population, GSS=E07000223 -- Non-metropolitan district -- West Sussex -- South East , -- {{cardinal, {{English district rank, GSS=E07000032 -- Amber Valley -- {{English district population, GSS=E07000032 -- Non-metropolitan d ...
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
The Liberal Democrats, colloquially known as the Lib Dems, are a Liberalism, liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988. They are based at Liberal Democrat Headquarters (UK), Liberal Democrat Headquarters, in Westminster, and the leader is Ed Davey. They are the third-largest political party in the United Kingdom, party in the United Kingdom, with 72 Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. They have members of the House of Lords, 5 in the Scottish Parliament, 1 in the Welsh Senedd, and more than 3,000 local council seats. The party holds a twice yearly Liberal Democrat Conference, at which policy is formulated. In contrast to its main opponents, the Lib Dems Liberal Democrat Conference#All-member Conference voting system, grant all members attending Conference the right to vote on policy, under a one member, one vote#United Kingdom, one member, one vote system. The p ...
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Andrew George (politician)
Andrew Henry George (born 2 December 1958) is a Cornish Liberal Democrat politician. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives in Cornwall since 2024, previously representing the constituency from 1997 to 2015, when he was defeated by the Conservatives' Derek Thomas. He was the vice-chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Housing and Planning Group in the 2010 parliament. George has served as a member of Cornwall Council for Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval and Heamoor, having been elected in the 2021 council election. Early life Andrew Henry George was born on 2 December 1958 in the village of Mullion near The Lizard, on the southwest coast of Cornwall, one of eight children born to horticulturist Reginald Hugh George and music teacher Diana May George (). Education George was educated locally at Helston Grammar School, in the town of Helston in Cornwall, before attending the University of Sussex where he received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in cultural and community ...
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List Of MPs Elected In The United Kingdom General Election, 2024
In the United Kingdom's 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election, 650 Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), members of Parliament were elected to the country's House of Commons (United Kingdom), House of Commons – one for each Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliamentary constituency. The UK Parliament consists of the elected House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the Sovereign. The new Parliament first met on 9 July 2024. Of the 650 MPs elected, more than half (335) were new to Parliament. House of Commons composition The Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lost over 240 seats and its 14-year long tenure in government. The Labour Party (UK), Labour Party formed a majority government under the leadership of Keir Starmer, winning over 400 seats. Other parties including the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats, Reform UK and the Green Party of England and Wales, Green Party saw an incr ...
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Robert Francis (politician)
Robert Francis is a British politician and businessman who has served as Chairman of the Council of the Isles of Scilly The Council of the Isles of Scilly is a ''sui generis'' local government authority covering the Isles of Scilly off the west coast of Cornwall, England. It is currently made up of 16 councillors, all independents. The council was created in 18 ... since 2018. He, along with his wife Teresa, have owned the Star Castle hotel since 2003 and the Holy Vale vineyard since 2009. Previous to this, he built a hotel on St Martin's which opened in 1989, and ran the Polurrian Hotel in Mullion, on the Lizard Peninsula. Electoral record 2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election 2021 Council of the Isles of Scilly election 2025 Council of the Isles of Scilly election References Living people British hoteliers People from the Isles of Scilly 21st-century British politicians 21st-century British bu ...
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Local Government In England
Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities. Every part of England is governed by at least one local authority, but parish councils and regional authorities do not exist everywhere. In addition, there are 31 Police and crime commissioner, police and crime commissioners, four Police, fire and crime commissioner, police, fire and crime commissioners, and ten National park authority, national park authorities with local government responsibilities. Local government is not standardised across the country, with the last comprehensive reform taking place Local Government Act 1972, in 1974. Civil parish, Civil parishes are the lowest tier of local government, and primarily exist in rural and smaller urban areas. The responsibilities of parish councils are limited and generally consist of providing and maintaining public spaces and facilities. Local authorities cover the entirety of England, and are responsi ...
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Hugh Town
Hugh Town ( or ) is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison (historically the Hugh) with the rest of the island. The population recorded by the 2011 census was 1,097 (up from 1,068 in 2001). Unlike the rest of the Isles of Scilly, the Freehold (law), freehold title to land in the town is ''not'' held by the Duchy of Cornwall — in 1949 it was sold to the inhabitants. The harbour, however, continues to be owned and run by the Duchy.St Mary's Harbour
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Hugh Town becomes particularly busy during the May Day Public holidays in the United Kingdom, bank holiday weekend (the first wee ...
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Cornish Language
Cornish (Standard Written Form: or , ) is a Southwestern Brittonic language, Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family. Along with Welsh language, Welsh and Breton language, Breton, Cornish descends from Common Brittonic, a language once spoken widely across Great Britain. For much of the Middle Ages, medieval period Cornish was the main language of Cornwall, until it was gradually pushed westwards by the spread of English language, English. Cornish remained a vernacular, common community language in parts of Cornwall until the mid-18th century, and there is some evidence for traditional speakers persisting into the 19th century. Cornish became extinct language, extinct as a living community language in Cornwall by the last speaker of the Cornish language, end of the 18th century, although knowledge of Cornish, including speaking ability to a certain extent, persisted within some families and individuals. Cornish language revival, A revival started in the e ...
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