Talk:Geography of England

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Geography of the United Kingdom looks like the sort of thing we should be aiming for... Paulbrock 23:11, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

England is sinking while Scotland rises above sea levels, according to new study
--Mais oui! (talk) 14:05, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6226537/England-is-sinking-while-Scotland-rises-above-sea-levels-according-to-new-study.html


 * Yes, I believe this is Continental Rebound, Scandinavia, Wales and Northern England are rising, whilst Southern England, parts of Ireland and Northern France are sinking. There is a limit to just how much the land can rise and fall and if a new Ice Age were to occur the effects would be reverse, Ice would psuh Scotland and the  North downwards, whilst Southern England and Northern France rose, think of it like a see-saw, the the fat kid (representing the ice]] gets on and the other end goes up, if fat kid gets off the other end could fall (sink) or remain balanced (stable).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kentynet (talk • contribs) 15:13, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Here's a map:

Although I don't think it belongs in the English geography article at the moment. Kentynet (talk) 15:50, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Problem
This article has been corrupted. A fragment of a section on rivers has been fused with 'Climate'. Rivers section removed 23.8.10 in order to make the article readable, but information on rivers is now missing. Eiamjw (talk) 09:53, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Stats
The statistics box I "borrowed" from Geography of Scotland and edited for England, so thanks whoever created it in the first place. I intend to add more to this article and to bring it up-to a good standard. Kentynet (talk) 17:09, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Climate
The climate section has been added to, statistics provided, zones map provided and the layout of the article changed. Kentynet (talk) 17:31, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

New sections added
geology section added. It links to the geology scetion of GB. It needs adding in-depth information to, alas I know next to nothing on the subject and I don't intend to learn in a few hours, so if someone else could extend this section a bit that'd be great. Also added physical geography and topography, mountains and hills sections (again, inspiration taken from the Geography of Scotland article. Still intend to do a lot of work to this article if I can. Kentynet (talk) 18:19, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Article significantly expanded
I've finished my work on the article, I'll still do a few minor edits here and there, but I think the major part of it is done, just minor tweaks perhaps need doing. Its still not quite as good as the Geography of Scotland article, I'd like it to have more detail, but it does have a lot of statistics. Kentynet (talk) 10:12, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Land Use
Some statistics about land use would be nice. Off the top of my head I think urban accounts for 9% and arable is probably somewhere around 40%, pasture probably another 40% and Moorland and "other" should be around 10% I think. Can anyone find any statistics? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kentynet (talk • contribs) 22:32, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

the central and southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain
Does 56% of the landmass of Great Britain constitute 'two thirds'? And where does this description leave Wales? Ceartas (talk) 22:50, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Fair point. England and Wales together constitute "the central and southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain", give or take a few square miles.  As an introductory sentence (which shouldn't go into too much detail), let's try: "England comprises most of the central and southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain, in addition to....."  Ghmyrtle (talk) 23:00, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Miles and km
There seems to be some discrepancy in the way miles and km are used. While distances are in km (miles), areas are in sq miles then sq km. Does it matter? Probably not, but it jars all the same. In land use, sq miles is not given at all, while in the info box metric consistently comes first. I know the English "of a certain age" (including me) are ambivalent about miles (all our road signs) and km (many sporting events), and the road to metrication has been long and arduous, but... Just thinking aloud, really. Tony Holkham (talk) 21:12, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

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Removed Dr. Syntax Head but someone needs to review this
I don't know anything about the geography of England, but I DO know that this is fake (due to vandalism):

England (mainland)

 * Northernmost point – Marshall Meadows Bay, Northumberland at 55.8°N, -2.03333°W
 * Northernmost settlement – Marshall Meadows, Northumberland at 55.8°N, -2.03333°W
 * Southernmost point – Lizard Point, Cornwall at 49.95°N, -5.2°W
 * Southernmost settlement – Lizard, Cornwall at 49.95°N, -5.2°W
 * Westernmost point – Dr Syntax's Head, Land's End, Cornwall at 50.06667°N, -5.71667°W
 * Westernmost settlement – Sennen Cove, Cornwall at 50.06667°N, -5.7°W
 * Easternmost point – Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk at 52.48117°N, 1.76283°W
 * Easternmost settlement – Lowestoft, Suffolk at 52.46667°N, 1.75°W

I don't know if it should be corrected and reinserted. I'll leave it for a more knowledgeable editor to decide.--FeralOink (talk) 10:33, 21 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks but what exactly are you saying is fake? It seems a big step to take it all out - what have you determined is the problem here? Thanks and best wishes DBaK (talk) 11:02, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I was confused by the fanciful provenance of Dr Syntax Head, see here: "Doctor Syntax was the fictitious schoolmaster hero of three very popular books between 1812 and 1821. The famous caricaturist and water-colour painter Thomas Rowlandson painted one or two pictures each month showing the Doctor in various humorous scrapes...". I was incorrect, as the geographical location is genuine. Thank you for restoring the content. I apologize for my error. Glad you reverted quickly!--FeralOink (talk) 10:36, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks ! I'm glad you've been able to make Dr Syntax's acquaintance! Bizarre, isn't it? Thank you for your vigilance and for being so nice about this. Cheers DBaK (talk) 11:00, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
 * PS I have restored it for now until we can work out what the problem is. Hope this is OK. Cheers DBaK (talk) 12:33, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Dr Syntax's Head is the name given to the westernmost promontory at Land's End - for instance here - "Dr Syntax's Head, the headland at Land's End, is named after a cartoon schoolmaster published in Rudolph Ackerman’s 'Poetical Magazine' between 1809 and 1820. The adventures of Dr Syntax as he went in search of 'the Tour', 'Consolation' and 'A Wife' were written in verse by Dr William Combe and illustrated by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson.". It's debatable whether it should ever have its own article, but it's surprising that it isn't mentioned by name in the Land's End article.   Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:37, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Now that I have learned of it, I am almost tempted to write an article about it! Thank you for explaining to me.--FeralOink (talk) 10:39, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
 * As a starting point... William Combe.   Ghmyrtle (talk) 11:08, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
 * – Quite, and as says above, it's odd how low-profile it is and that we are redlinking to it ... maybe this will all be better one day. :) Best to all DBaK (talk) 11:00, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Quite interestingly, I've just noticed that an adjacent promontory shown on this map is known as Dr Johnson's Head. Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:15, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

"West England" and "Western England" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirects West England and Western England and has thus listed them for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 June 2 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Jay (talk) 20:53, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Region
I have made a small edit to change region in the infobox to match with the Geography of Scotland article.

it doesn’t make sense to have articles of two countries within the same region using two different region locations names, both are correct geographically but it just ensures clarity.

I would appreciate if anyone could tell if there is a naming practice for this.ChefBear01 (talk) 16:17, 30 March 2023 (UTC)