Great Britain
Island northwest of continental EuropeGreat Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The island of Ireland, with an area 40 per cent that of Great Britain, is to the west –these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, comprise the British Isles archipelago.
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Timeline
AI Generated- 4000 BCNeolithic farmers, of Anatolian origin, arrived in Britain, replacing the pre-existing hunter gatherers.
- 2000 BCThe Bronze Age Bell Beaker Culture arrived in Britain, associated with nearly complete population replacement.
- 1000 BCSignificant migration to southern Britain may have brought the Celtic languages to the island.
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Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England
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Yorkshire dialect
Dialects of English spoken in Yorkshire, England
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Embsay
Village in North Yorkshire, England
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Embsay railway station
Railway station in North Yorkshire, England
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Embsay Reservoir
Reservoir in North Yorkshire, England
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Embsay with Eastby
Civil parish and electoral ward in North Yorkshire, England
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Embsay Priory
Medieval monastic house in North Yorkshire, England
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Upper Barden Reservoir
Freshwater reservoir in North Yorkshire, England