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I Never Knew That About England (Hardcover)

by Christopher Winn (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press; First Edition edition (7 April 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 009190207X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091902070
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 14 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,036 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"A treasure trove of unknown delights!", Terry Wogan, Terry Wogan ."A marvellously entertaining and instructive read- a compendium of facts and anecdotes that offers an exciting new kind of guide to England.", Simon Jenkins ."I never knew there was so much I never knew!", Gyles Brandreth ."hoards of fascinating facts, tantalising tales and titillating trivia', The Lady .'a beautiful guide to the lore of the villages, towns and cities of England. After reading about each county, I want to pack the car and go there immediately. It's a Christmas pudding of a book, immensely rich and not to be eaten at one sitting', Guy Browning, The Times

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"I never knew there was so much I never knew"

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122 of 126 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative - obscure facts about England, 7 Aug 2006
By DavyA (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK) - See all my reviews
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What a great read . Loads of interesting,obscure & little known facts about England.
There is a section on each English county & some of the towns & cities therein. The book covers each county's "claims to fame" (many of which were unknown to me - really interesting & enlightening) along with other fascinating historical snippets.
Dip in & out or read straight through, either way it's an entertaining & informative book.
It's the kind of book they must get pub quiz questions from !!
As the previous reviewer points out,a really excellent stocking filler - real value & a true "find" .
Top quality.
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136 of 143 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is what makes England so special, 3 Jan 2006
I found this book to be a brilliant stocking filler, a really good 'toilet' read. I flicked through it at first, searching for locations from my childhood and teens, such as places I had visited on family holidays, etc. However, after an initial trawl I read it over a period of about 36 hours. There is not a place in England that doesn't have some obscure fact related to it.

A bloody good book, highly recommended.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting but a bit disappointed at first glance..., 18 Dec 2007
By G. Meehan (Suffolk, England) - See all my reviews
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Just got this as a Christmas present for someone, and looking through, it makes a very interesting read, with lots of unusual and entertaining nuggets of information and facts. The illustrations are good too.

However I was a bit disappointed to find 3 mistakes in the space of as many pages when I looked at my own local area (Suffolk), which could have been corrected by anyone with Google and an extra 30 seconds to check each one... It was Sir Robert Watson-Watt who was instrumental in the development of RADAR at Bawdsey just before WW2 (not Robin), it's the River Deben (not Debden), and Grimston Hall is in Trimley St Martin (not the adjacent parish of Trimley St Mary). Which just makes me slightly question the veracity of the rest of the book. But it's still a good read, and probably the rest of it's all true!
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4.0 out of 5 stars I never knew this about England
I am frequently amazed by the number of books about the country that I live in and sometimes I can be disappointed with the contents and detail.This one does not disappoint. Read more
Published 7 days ago by M. H. Farr

5.0 out of 5 stars I never knew that about England
A most interesting book - we really did not know these things about England, including some things about our home County !
Published 3 months ago by A. Rodriguez-Veglio

4.0 out of 5 stars The Hardback is worth the extra £
I first saw this book in my local bookstore. I really enjoyed flicking through it, particularly my local area and other areas in England I thought I knew well. Read more
Published 4 months ago by G. HUNT

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of interesting facts
This book has so many interesting nuggets of information about places in England. It's not comprehensive but would encourage me to travel to parts of the country I don't know. Read more
Published 5 months ago by T. R. Lean

2.0 out of 5 stars Yet more errors
Along with G Meehan I find the errors irritating having found two more in the first 24 pages.
One is often repeated and may be considered trivial by many - the line from... Read more
Published 7 months ago by TT

4.0 out of 5 stars A compenium of the obscure and the quaint!

My wife and I bought this book as a gift for someone - and we've joked that we'll be borrowing it back soon so we can look at it again! Read more
Published 8 months ago by DangermouseZilla

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