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Nomenclature. The name of a county often gives a clue to how it was formed, either as a division that took its name from a centre of administration, an ancient kingdom, or an area occupied by an ethnic group. The majority of English counties are in the first category, with the name formed by combining the central town with the suffix "-shire", for example Yorkshire.

21-10-2022 · LSHTM, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom. Lecture. Agriculture-food systems for nutrition: Lessons learned and current priorities. Mon 28 Nov. LSHTM, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom. Seminar Female friendship and the spread of low fertility values ...

The Army Reserve is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the British Army.It is separate from the Regular Reserve whose members are ex-Regular personnel who retain a statutory liability for service. The Army Reserve was known as the Territorial Force from 1908 to 1921, the Territorial Army (TA) from 1921 to 1967, the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve (TAVR) from 1967 to …

The 3rd (United Kingdom) Division is a regular army division of the British Army.It was created in 1809 by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army, for service in the Peninsular War, and was known as the Fighting 3rd under Sir Thomas Picton during the Napoleonic Wars.The division fought at the Battle of Waterloo, as well as during the …

This is a list of viaducts and significant bridges of the United Kingdom's railways, past and present. Name Location Length (m) Date Type Grade Notes Image Accrington Viaduct: Accrington, Lancashire: 231.6: ... Border Counties Bridge: River Tyne, Hexham, Northumberland: 1856: Only supports remain. Bourne End Railway Bridge: River ...

Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in each of the legal systems of the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Most law enforcement is carried out by police officers serving in regional police services (known as territorial police forces) within one of those jurisdictions.These regional services are complemented by UK-wide …

The United Kingdom plays a leading part in the aerospace industry, with companies including Rolls-Royce playing a leading role in the aero-engine market; BAE Systems acting as Britain's largest and the Pentagon's sixth largest defence supplier, and large companies including GKN acting as major suppliers to the Airbus project. Two British-based companies, GlaxoSmithKline …