Portal:England/Did You Know?/12 2007


 * ...that John Fowler won the 1858 prize of the Royal Agricultural Society for mechanical cultivation using winches and a steam engine?
 * ...that Tourism in London contributes to the employment of up to 13% of London's workforce?
 * ...that the Lake District in Cumbria is one of fourteen national parks throughout the United Kingdom?
 * ...that William de Lovetot is commonly credited as the founder of Sheffield?
 * ...that The Isle of Wight, an English Island, has rocks which date back to approximately 127 million years ago?

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