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''For other meanings of the terms "United Kingdom" and "UK”, see United Kingdom (disambiguation) and UK (disambiguation).
For an explanation of these and terms such as Great Britain, British, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, see British Isles (terminology).''

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom, the UK and Britain) is a country Countries within a country, Number 10. Accessed May 29 2006 Member States: United Kingdom, UK Presidency of the EU 2005. Accessed May 29 2006. "United Kingdom", Encyclopædia Britannica Accessed May 29 2006 and sovereign stateUK or GB?, Directgov (UK government website); accessed May 29 2006 occupying Great Britain and the northeast of Ireland off the northwest coast of mainland Europe. Its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain, but it also shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland on the island of Ireland. The United Kingdom is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and its ancillary bodies of water- the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea.

The United Kingdom is a political union made up of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom also has several overseas territories, including Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands. The Crown has a relationship with the dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands; they are part of the British Islands but not part of the United Kingdom. A constitutional monarchy, the United Kingdom has close relationships with fifteen other Commonwealth Realms that share the same monarchQueen Elizabeth II — as head of state.

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All Saints' Church, Brixworth - Photographs, plan, model, history, discussion and bibliography on this Anglo-Saxon church by Stephanie James from Britannia Internet Magazine.
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500 All Saints, Thorpe Abbotts - Describes this interesting church in Norfolk with its round tower and some Saxon or Norman features. History, description and photographs of the interior, exterior and churchyard. Also gives a calendar of events and some information on the Friends of Thorpe Abbotts Church.
Meta Description: [ All Saints, Thorpe Abbotts is a minor Saxon church in Norfolk with an interesting history. ]

Anglo-Saxon Churches in Britain - David Nash Ford introduces the topic in Britannia Internet Magazine. Links to pages on specific churches.
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500 Bradwell-on-Sea, St Peter's Chapel, Essex - Comprehensive site devoted to this important small chapel which was built by St Cedd as a cathedral around 654, using the site of an old Roman fort.
Meta Description: [ St Peter's Chapel Bradwell, Essex, built in 654 AD by St Cedd of Lindisfarne. Now a place of pilgrimage and Celtic spirituality a place to renew your faith and to find peace and tranquility. ]

Breedon and Worthington, Leicestershire - The official site contains a detailed history, description and bibliography by Brian Williams of the Saxon church of Breedon-on-the-Hill, notable for its sculptures. Plan and drawings.
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404 Brixworth Church - A history of this much-debated Anglo-Saxon church from 'Brixworth Village Appraisal' (1994), hosted by Northampton and Lamport Railway.

Earls Barton, Northamptonshire - Many photographs with short descriptions, particularly of the famous Anglo-Saxon tower of All Saints church.
Meta Description: [ Guide to Earls Barton in Northamptonshire, UK. Its history, photographs and local information ]

Kilpeck, Herefordshire - Peter Evans gives a description and photographs of this superb Norman church, with bibliography.
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Monkwearmouth Parish - The parish web-site provides a history and photographs of the ancient church of St Peter, founded 674, though much rebuilt in the 1870s.
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Odda's Chapel, Deerhurst - Photograph and brief history of this tiny Anglo-Saxon chapel built by Odda, Earl of the Hwicce, by David Nash Ford from Britannia Internet Magazine.
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Saint Marys Church, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Swaffham - Details the discovery and restoration of this Anglo-Saxon church, which has revealed unique Holy Trinity wall paintings.
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Saxon Churches in Sussex - Martin Snow outlines the arrival of Christianity in Sussex and looks at each church. Includes scholarly articles from the Sussex Archaeological Collections, plans, drawings and photographs.

Sompting, Sussex, St Mary's Church - A tour around this historic church, accompanied by many expandable photographs.
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St Andrew's Church, Nether Wallop - Hampshire County Council describes the church which can boast the only Anglo Saxon wall painting to survive in situ. Its illustrated history includes a plan.

St Ben't's Church, Cambridge - The official site includes a history, plans and photographs of the church of St Benedict, which has a Saxon tower.

St John Baptist, Berkswell, near Coventry - Norman church with a two-storey timber-framed porch added in the 16th century. Photographs and brief history.
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St Laurence's Chapel at Bradford-on-Avon - Southampton University explains its work on one of the best-preserved Anglo-Saxon churches. History, architecture, excavation, interpretation and computer-based reconstructions.

St Mary's Priory Church, Deerhurst - Photographs and history of this Anglo-Saxon church by David Nash Ford from Britannia Internet Magazine.
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St Nicholas Church, Sturry - A descriptive tour around this Norman church with Gothic additions and Tudor porch.
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St. Laurence Church, Bradford-on-Avon - Photographs, plan, history, discussion and bibliography on this Anglo-Saxon chapel by Stephanie James from Britannia Internet Magazine.
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St. Martin's Church in Canterbury - Ghazwan Butrous provides a photograph, outline history and description of probably the oldest church in England still in use as a parish church. Reconstruction drawing by John Bowen.

St. Mary's Church, Sompting - Photographs, models, history, discussion and bibliography on this Anglo-Saxon church by Stephanie James and David Nash Ford from Britannia Internet Magazine.
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Wimborne Minster - The official site for this church dedicated to St Cuthburga, who founded a nunnery in Wimborne c.705. The present church is mainly Norman. Outline history included.

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