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2. Irish Sea Bridge - Wikipedia

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   The Irish Sea Bridge, sometimes called the Celtic Crossing by the media, [ 1] is a hypothetical rail and road bridge that would span the Irish Sea and connect the island of Ireland to the island of Great Britain. [ 2] It is one of a number of such proposed fixed sea links across Ireland and Britain. The bridge's length would depend upon the ...

3. Anglo-Scottish border - Wikipedia

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   The Anglo-Scottish border (Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan Anglo-Albannach) is an internal border of the United Kingdom separating Scotland and England which runs for 96 miles (154 km) between Marshall Meadows Bay on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west.

4. List of crossings of the Irish Sea - Wikipedia

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   List of crossings of the Irish Sea. The Irish Sea separates Great Britain and the island of Ireland. The sea has been a significant trade and communications barrier between the two islands for centuries as there is no fixed crossing across it. In 2013, 7.6 megatons of trade was handled between British and Irish ports, and ferry crossings remain ...

5. British Isles - Wikipedia

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   British Isles, the (geography) A geographical (not political or constitutional) term for England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (including the Republic of Ireland), together with all offshore islands. A more accurate (and politically acceptable) term today is the British-Irish Isles. ^ "Blackwellreference.com".

6. Acts of Union 1707 - Wikipedia

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   The Acts of Union[ d] refer to two Acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of England in 1706, the other by the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. They put into effect the Treaty of Union agreed on 22 July 1706, which combined the previously separate Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into a single Kingdom of Great Britain. The Acts took ...

7. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia

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   e. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland. [ 4] The establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 led to the remainder later being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ...