Northern England

defensive fortification in Roman Britain

region of England

region of England

The Pennines (), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are an upland range mainly located in Northern England. Sometimes described as the "backbone of England" because of its length and position, the range runs from Derbyshire and Staffordshire in the north of the Midlands to Northumberland in North East England. From the Tyne Gap in the north, the range extends south through the North Pennines, Yorkshire Dales, South Pennines, and Peak District to end near the valley of the River Trent. The Border Moors and Cheviot Hills, which lie beyond the Tyne Gap, are included in some definit

The Danelaw (, ; ; ) was the part of England between the late ninth century and the Norman Conquest under Anglo-Saxon rule in which Danish laws applied. The Danelaw originated in the conquest and occupation of large parts of eastern and northern England by Danish Vikings in the late ninth century. The term applies to the areas in which English kings allowed the Danes to keep their own laws following the early tenth-century Anglo-Saxon conquest of Danish-ruled eastern and northern England in return for the Danish settlers' loyalty to the English crown. "Danelaw" is first recorded in the early 1

sculpture by Antony Gormley

cultural area of Great Britain

association football league in northern England

area of northern Britain ruled by the Brythonic people in the 5-7th century

1536 uprising against Henry VIII in England

former British bank

rounded cap with a small stiff visor in front

Church of England ecclesiastical province

3rd-century Roman province in Britain

Catholic rebellion against Elizabeth I

music and dance movement that emerged, initially in Northern England in the late 1960s

series of campaigns waged by William the Conqueror in the winter of 1069–70

association football league in England

Roman province

former cabinet position in Great Britain

gingerbread cake

collection of accents and dialects

British football league

partnership

Officers of Arms of the College of Arms of the United Kingdom