- ...that in 1806, Murrays' Mills in Ancoats, Manchester was the largest mill complex in the world?
- ...that because of its unique geology, a 230 hectare area of Rosthwaite Fell in Cumbria, England was declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1985?
- ...that county palatines, autonomous areas ruled by a count palatine with special quasi-royal authority, were first created in the 11th-century Kingdom of England to defend the Scottish and Welsh frontiers and still formerly exist in the modern UK in County Durham, Cheshire, and Lancashire?