The island of Great Britain was settled by Cro Magnon populations after the last ice age about 10,000 years ago. Presumably, these people spoke a language that is related somehow to modern Basque.

With the coming of the Indo-Europeans to Europe, Great Britain was next settled en masse by Celtic tribes. The island was originally called by Celtic tribes something like "Curiteni," which in some dialects became "Priteni," which is the origin of the word "Britain" (via Latin) and the Welsh word "Prydain" meaning "Britain" and the Irish word "Cruithne," which referred to the Picts.

The languages of Britain before the Roman invasion can be called Brythonic languages, and modern Welsh and Cornish are descended from them. Brythonic is the original Celtic language spoken in Britain at this time.

When the Romans invaded and conquered Britain, they imposed Latin on the population, and the result was similar to other Roman provinces, where bilinguality was very common and the lower classes spoke the local language (Brythonic) and the upper classes spoke both or just Latin. Had nothing else changed linguistically in Britain, the British would probably have ended up speaking a Romance language related to French or Spanish.

This did not happen, however, because around 600 AD Germanic-speaking tribes started settling in Britain when the Romans pulled out. In the north of England, settlers spoke old forms of Danish or Norwegian, and in the south settlers spoke West Germanic dialects called Anglian, Saxon, and Jutish. (The term "English" comes from the Angles, who spoke Anglian.) Because all of these languages were so similar, over time they sort of coalesced into a more or less coherent language that became Anglo-Saxon or Old English.

Speakers of Anglo-Saxon slowly pushed Brythonic speakers west and north, so that the modern languages of Welsh and Cornish ended up being spoken mainly in the West. (Other Brythonic speakers ended up in Britany across the English channel.) English was spoken in central Britain, becoming modern England.

England was conquere din 1066 by French-speaking Normans, and French became the court language/official language of England for some 500 years. To this day, English is characterized by a huge influence from French--in terms of vocabulary and grammar.

Modern English can be said to be a hybrid of Scandinavian, West Germanic/Low Germanic, and French elements, with large vocabulary borrowings from Latin and Greek.

However, English is not the "original" language of Britain--that would be what Cro Magnon speakers spoke, followed by Celtic Brythonic speakers.

Alton Towers is located in the county of Staffordshire, UK. It is a theme park and resort attracted 2.4 million visitors.

The SWIFT for Natwest London is NWBKGB2L. There is not a specific SWIFT for each branch, the branch identification is done via the sort code. I don't know the sort code for the City of London branch. Cheers....

on the south coast, just above the isle of wight, in hampshire, and has the worlds best football team

It was built in the river Thames, east of London, between 1974 and 1984 to prevent flooding in London during exceptionally high tides.

Lincolnshire.

Kent.

Cleeve Hill at 330 meters

There are a number of different layers of counties in the UK, so getting an exact number is not so easy. Outside of greater London and the Isles of Scilly, there are 83 administrative counties. Six of those are known as metropolitan counties. On a different level all of England is divided into 48 geographical or ceremonial counties.

The largest county in size is County Tyrone at 3155 square kilometres.

By population, County Antrim is the largest with approximately 616000 people.

English counties do not have capitals as US states do; they have "County Towns" where the headquarters of Local Government is usually found.

The County Town of Kent is Maidstone.

The Isle of Thanet is in the South-East of England in the County of Kent.

by size, North Yorkshire. By population, Greater London.

That depends on where in dorset you are heading. Use google maps or similar to find the distance, and estimated travel time door to door. It would take approximately 2 horus 15 mins to get from Swindon town centre to Dorchester town centre.

Scarborough is on the Yorkshire coast in England.

you can not drive with algerian driving licence but you can live in France for 6 months and exchange your algerian licence to a french one and you can drive in the UK

To study in the UK after matric, you would typically need to have completed your GCSEs and achieved the necessary grades to meet the entry requirements of the college or university you wish to attend. The entry requirements will vary depending on the institution and the course you are interested in studying.

There are many colleges in the UK that offer foundation courses or diplomas that can prepare students for higher education. Some examples of colleges that offer such courses include:

INTO University of East Anglia

Cambridge Ruskin International College

Kaplan International Pathways

Bellerbys College

It's important to research different colleges and universities to find one that offers a course that aligns with your interests and career goals. You can find more information on studying in the UK and the different colleges and universities that offer foundation courses on websites such as AbGyan Overseas

The Gloucestershire floods of 2007 were caused by a period of exceptionally heavy rainfall in July of that year. The region experienced more than double its average rainfall for the month leading to flooding in many areas.

The floods were caused by a number of factors including:

• A low-pressure weather system that brought heavy downpours.
• The fact that the area had already experienced above-average rainfall in the weeks preceding the floods.
• The geography of the area with rivers running through narrow valleys increasing the speed of the water and making flooding more likely.

All of these factors combined to create a perfect storm which caused extensive flooding in Gloucestershire resulting in significant damage to property and infrastructure and sadly the loss of life.

Northumberland's total area is 5,013 km2

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