British Facts
A few interesting facts about Great Britain
Oldest Pub in Britain
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, Old Ferry Boat Inn, The Fighting Cocks or The Man and Scythe
Smallest Pub in Britain
The Nutshell Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Highest Pub in Britain
Tan Hill Inn Yorkshire
Commonest Pub name in Britain
The Crown
Remotest Pub in Britain
The Old Forge, Knoydart, West coast of Scotland
Geographical Centre of Britain
Dunsop Bridge, Lancashire. Telephone Box
Geographical Centre of England
Meriden, Warwickshire
Geographical Centre of Scotland
Forest of Atholl, Perthshire
Furthest Point from the Sea
South Derbyshire
Deepest Water
Off the Island of Raasay 173 fathoms
Narrowest sea strait
Seil Sound between Argyle and Seil Island is 20 ft / 6 m wide
Oldest rock formation
The Island of Lewis 2800 - 2900 million years old
Remotest Island
Rockall, 191 miles west of St. Kilda is just 83ft / 25 m across
Highest Mountain in Britain
Ben Nevis, Scotland 4,406 ft / 1,343 m
Highest Mountain in England
Scafell Pike, Cumbria 3,210 ft / 978 m
Highest Mountain in Wales
Snowdon, Gwynedd 3,560 ft / 1,085 m
Highest Mountain in Ireland
Carrauntoohill, Kerry 3,414 ft / 1,040 m
Lowest point in Britain
Bed of Loch Morar, Scotland 987 ft / 300 m below sea level
Lowest point in England
Bed of Windermere 94 ft / 29 m below sea level
Lowest Land point in Britain
Holme Fen, Cambridgeshire 9 ft 2.75 m below sea level
Longest River in Britain
River Severn 220 miles / 354 km long
Longest River in Ireland
River Shannon 240 miles / 386 km long
Longest River wholly in England
River Thames 215 miles / 346 km long
Longest River wholly in Wales
River Towy 64 miles / 102 km long
Longest River in Scotland
River Tay 117 miles / 188 km long
Highest Waterfall in Britain
Eas a Chual Aluinn, Highlands 658 ft / 200 m
Highest Waterfall in England
Caldron Snout, County Durham 200 ft / 60 m
Highest Waterfall in Wales
Pistyll Rhaeadr 240 ft / 73 m
Highest Waterfall in Ireland
Powerscourt Falls, County Wicklow 350 ft / 106 m
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