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The issue whether England is a country or not has been repeatedly raised.

The outcome of discussion is that England is a country. This has been confirmed in formal mediation with respect to Wales, though the general issues are common amongst England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

The discussion about Wales is summarised in this archive. Further information on the countries within the UK for the different terms used to describe England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales can be found at Countries of the United Kingdom, and Subdivisions of the United Kingdom. A table of reliable sources can be found at Talk:Countries of the United Kingdom/refs. Additional material and debates can also be found on the archived talk and FAQs at Talk:United Kingdom.

This article is written in British English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, defence, artefact, analyse) and some terms may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

England was one of the Geography and places good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
April 25, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
February 13, 2008	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
March 22, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed
June 14, 2009	Good article reassessment	Delisted
August 4, 2009	Peer review	Reviewed
October 17, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed
September 22, 2024	Good article reassessment	Delisted
Current status: Delisted good article

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GA Reassessment

Latest comment: 2 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion

England

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Result: Delisted. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:21, 22 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

There is uncited text throughout the article. Z1720 (talk) 20:47, 9 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Work could also be done on GACR3b, as the article has gained almost 3,000 words over time since its promotion. CMD (talk) 02:05, 10 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Coordinate error

Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

{{geodata-check}}

The following coordinate fixes are needed for

—~2026-41716-59 (talk) 23:25, 26 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

You haven't said how the coordinates are erroneous, and they appear to be correct. If you still think that there is an error, you'll need to explain clearly what it is. Deor (talk) 00:42, 27 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 6 August 2026

Latest comment: 1 month ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

Add in the ww2 section in order to help Poland Hophopbugi (talk) 21:18, 6 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 21:33, 6 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Coordinate error

Semi-protected edit request on 6 August 2026