Fun Facts About England :)

by Makayla

Here are some intresting facts about england:

*The Saxons destroyed London Bridge in 1014 by using boats and ropes to tear it down. Some people wonder if this is where the idea originated for the nursery rhym London Bridge

*The world's first public zoo first opened in London in 1829.

*"The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street" is the nickname of the Bank of England.

*A clever Frenchman opened London’s first hot chocolate store during the mid 1600s. By the early 1700s he made drinking hot chocolate popular.

*In Europe London is the most popular and largest. There are over twelve million people living within the greater London area.