Portal:England/Did you know/Archive

December

 * ...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?
 * ...that Chelsea F.C.'s football stadium, Stamford Bridge holds a capacity of 42,055.
 * ...that London Gatwick Airport airport is the worlds busiest single runway airport, the 22nd in terms of passengers per year?
 * ...that Maidenhead Railway Bridge was featured on English painter J. M. W. Turner's artwork?
 * ...that the interior of Ringlestone Inn has not been modified since approximately 1732, however dating back to the time of Henry IV?