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England i/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England's Royal Society laid the foundations of modern experimental science.
Southeast or south east is the ordinal direction halfway between east and south, the opposite of northwest.
Southeast, south east, or Southeastern may also refer to:
Accent Tag. British: South-East England - London and Surrounding Counties.
Discover England's Southeast
South East England PT2 with paintings by Andrew Whyte
English Gardens in South - East England no.1 2011.
Accent challenge - British accent (south-east England)
Jaywick area documentary. South East England.
English Gardens in South - East England 2 2011.
Flash floods hit south east England after heavy rainfall
Dungeness in Kent - English sea fishing marks, South East Coast, England, Britain, UK
South East England Photography trip
Regional Dialect Project - Portsmouth, Hampshire (South East, England)
Disney’s Into the Woods | "I love filming in England’s South East"
Contessa 32 "Chameleon" - South East England
Drought now official in south east England