Portal:South East England
The South East England Portal
South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics in 1999. Its boundaries include Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex.
Its population as of the 2001 census was 8,000,550; the most populous region. The highest point is Walbury Hill in Berkshire at 297m/974 ft. In common usage the area referred to by South East may vary.
Until 1999 there was a South East Standard Statistical Region which also included the counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Greater London. The former South East Civil Defence Region covered the same area as the current government office region.
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The Kennet and Avon Canal was built between 1794 and 1810 by John Rennie, to convey commercial barges carrying a variety of cargoes. It later fell into disuse and disrepair before being restored from 1970 to 1990. It is now fully navigable, mostly for leisure boating.
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From Portal:West Sussex:
Lancing College is a co-educational English Independent school, founded in 1848 by Rev. Nathaniel Woodard.
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From Portal:East Sussex:
Edward John "Eddie" Izzard (born February 7, 1962) is an English stand-up comedian and actor, known for his cross-dressing. His comedic style is expressed in rambling, surreal monologue and self-referential pantomime. In addition to touring, he is also a television, stage and film actor, and is active in charity work.
Izzard was born in Aden, Yemen. In 1962, the Izzards moved to Northern Ireland. He lived in Bangor, County Down until 1967, when the family moved to Skewen, Wales, and then Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, where he studied at Eastbourne College.
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1955: Author Nigel Benson was born in Newport Pagnell.
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