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01869 — Bicester, Oxfordshire – – Was originally 0095 (OX5) until changed to 0869 in 1968. 01870 — Isle of Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Uist (US0) – – Was originally 0047 (OH) until changed to 0870 in 1968. 01871 — Castlebay, Outer Hebrides – – Was originally 0047 (OH7) until changed to 0871 in 1968.
History of the United Kingdom. The history of the United Kingdom begins in 1707 with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, [1] into a new unitary state called Great Britain. [a] Of this new state, the historian ...
Breakdown of UK daily newspaper circulation, 1956 to 2019. At the start of the 19th century, the highest-circulation newspaper in the United Kingdom was the Morning Post, which sold around 4,000 copies per day, twice the sales of its nearest rival. As production methods improved, print runs increased and newspapers were sold at lower prices.
807,000 sq ft (75,000 m 2) in 94 galleries. The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. [ 3 ] It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.
Black Country Bugle – weekly look at the history of the Black Country, published in newspaper format. Bulletin – online only UK newspaper. Classic Car Weekly – weekly newspaper for the classic car enthusiast. The Day – online daily newspaper for schools. The Economist – weekly news-focused magazine.
The late Michael Jackson has five albums that have charted for over 150 weeks: Number Ones (587 weeks), Thriller (287 weeks), Off the Wall (225 weeks), Bad (187 weeks) and The Essential Michael Jackson (171 weeks). Lady Gaga charted for 313 weeks with her debut album The Fame. Lana Del Rey has charted for 267 weeks with her album Born to Die.
International E-road network. A Class. B Class. Approximate extent of the completed motorway network in Europe as of May 2014. The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders.
1857. Iron truss. The least expensive bridge for its size ever constructed; the highest railway viaduct in the United Kingdom; the third highest viaduct in the world. Closed 1967. Crumlin Viaduct (Northern Ireland) Crumlin, County Antrim. 1915. Pratt Truss. Mothballed.