A very strong walker might average 180 miles per week and finish the shorter route in around 7 months, or the full 7000 miles in around 10 months. Given that much of the route is over pretty tough terrain, anything much faster than that would be a major athletic undertaking.
The two furthest points apart on the mainland UK are Land's End (Cornwall, England) and John O'Groats (North East Scotland). Google maps says the distance by road between the two is 837 miles (1,346 km). Travelling by car will take 14 hours.
What is the geographic midpoint between Lands End to John O Groats United Kingdom? The nearest land based town or city to this midpoint is Jurby, Isle of Man which is 0.62 miles away from the mid point.
England is a country. Britain is an area that consists of England and the country of Wales. The United Kingdom (UK) is a country that is a union of the countries on the island of Great Britain, along with the country of Northern Ireland (which shares the island of Ireland with the Republic of Ireland.)
People born in Scotland are called Scottish or British and can say that they live in Scotland, Britain and/or the UK. Most people in Scotland will say they are Scottish rather than British. People born in Wales are called Welsh or British and can say that they live in Wales, Britain and/or the UK.
Meet Alex Ellis-Roswell, the man who is walking 6,500 miles around the entire British coastline to raise money for a charity that saves lives at sea.
Great Britain (sometimes just referred to as 'Britain')Great Britain is not a country; it's a landmass. It is known as 'Great' because it is the largest island in the British Isles, and houses the countries of England, Scotland and Wales within its shores.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), since 1922, comprises four constituent countries: England, Scotland, and Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain), as well as Northern Ireland, which is variously described as a country, province or region.
By inheritance in 1603, James VI of Scotland became king of England and Ireland, thus forming a personal union of the three kingdoms. Scotland subsequently entered into a political union with the Kingdom of England on 1 May 1707 to create the new Kingdom of Great Britain.
Ancient Britain was a peninsula until a tsunami flooded its land-links to Europe some 8,000 years ago. Did that wave help shape the national character? The coastline and landscape of what would become modern Britain began to emerge at the end of the last Ice Age around 10,000 years ago.
The 20 countries (and two territories) with the longest coastlines
- Canada - 202,080km.
- Indonesia - 54,716km.
- Greenland - 44,087km.
- Russia - 37,653km.
- Philippines - 36,289km.
- Japan - 29,751km.
- Australia - 25,760km.
- Norway - 25,148km.
The mapping authority for the United Kingdom, the Ordnance Survey, records the coastline of the main island, Great Britain, as 11,072.76 miles, rounding to 11,073 miles (17,820 km). The British Cartographic Society points out that "The true answer is: it depends!".
The village that is further from the sea than any other human settlement in the UK is Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire. One kilometre south-east is Church Flatts Farm, which is 113km (70 miles) from the nearest point on the coast, or 72km (45 miles) from the nearest tidal water.
The urban area
- London – 10,979,000.
- Manchester – 2,727,000.
- Birmingham-Wolverhampton – 2,605,000.
- Leeds-Bradford – 1,890,000.
- Glasgow – 1,259,000.
- Southampton-Portsmouth – 924,000.
- Liverpool – 905,000.
- Newcastle – 815,000.
For more than 500 years Meriden, near Coventry has marked the traditional centre of England. However, the Ordnance Survey has calculated the exact geographical centre to be in a field at Lindley Hall Farm, in Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire.
The Crown Estate controls about 45 per cent of England's foreshore; the remaining beaches are in a variety of hands, from the National Trust and Ministry of Defence, to local authorities and, of course, private individuals.
The ONS said the average man in England was 5ft 9in (175.3cm) tall and weighed 13.16 stone (83.6kg). The average woman in England weighed 11 stone (70.2kg) and was 5ft 3in tall (161.6cm). Women living in England or Wales will have an average of 1.96 children during their lifetime, said the ONS.
It is surrounded by over 1,000 smaller islands and islets. The greatest distance between two points is 968.0 km (601 1⁄2 mi) (between Land's End, Cornwall and John o' Groats, Caithness), 838 miles (1,349 km) by road.
The country stretches some 130 miles (210 km) from north to south, and its east-west width varies, reaching 90 miles (145 km) across in the north, narrowing to about 40 miles (65 km) in the centre, and widening again to more than 100 miles (160 km) across the southern portion.
