# Outline of the United Kingdom

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – sovereign country in Europe, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK), or Britain. Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, it includes the island of Great Britain—a term also applied loosely to refer to the whole country—the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is made up of four countries – England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales each having their own devolved government and national parliament.

## General reference

* The United Kingdom is...
** both a country and a country made up of countries
** both a nation state and a state made up of nations
** an island country
** a Commonwealth realm (1931–)
** a member state of NATO (1949–)
* Pronunciation: /juːˌnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm/
* Abbreviations: UK
* Common English country names: The United Kingdom, The UK, Britain
* Official English country name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
* Common endonyms: United Kingdom, UK, Britain
* Official endonyms: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
* Adjectivals: British, United Kingdom
* Demonyms: Briton, British, Brit
* Etymology: Name of Britain, Name of the United Kingdom
** Name of England
** Name of Northern Ireland
** Name of Scotland
** Name of Wales
* International rankings of the United Kingdom
* Official languages: English
* Terminology of the British Isles
* United Kingdom-related topics
** England-related topics
** Scotland-related topics
** Wales-related topics
** Northern Ireland-related topics
* ISO country codes: GB, GBR, 826
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GB
* Internet country code top-level domain: .uk, .gb (not used)

## Countries of the United Kingdom, Dependencies, Territories and Commonwealth
### Countries of the UK and their subdivisions

* England
** Subdivisions of England
*** Regions of England
**** Counties of England (see also Metropolitan county and Shire county)
**** Unitary authorities of England
**** Districts of England (see also Metropolitan district and Shire district)
**** Civil parishes
*** Greater London
**** London boroughs
* Northern Ireland
** Counties of Northern Ireland
** Local government in Northern Ireland
*** Districts of Northern Ireland
* Scotland
** Subdivisions of Scotland
*** Shires of Scotland, 33 historical, geographical or cultural regions that have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification
* Wales
** Subdivisions of Wales
*** Historic counties of Wales, 13 historical, geographical or cultural regions that have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification

### Crown Dependencies

Crown Dependencies
* Isle of Man
* Channel Islands
** Jersey
** Guernsey
** Alderney
** Sark

### British Overseas Territories

British Overseas Territories
* Anguilla
* Bermuda
* British Antarctic Territory
* British Indian Ocean Territory
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Falkland Islands
* Gibraltar
* Montserrat
* Pitcairn Islands
* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
* Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus
* Turks and Caicos Islands

### Commonwealth of Nations

The United Kingdom is a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
* Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
** Commonwealth realm
* Commonwealth citizen
** Head of the Commonwealth
* Commonwealth War Graves Commission (1917-)
* Commonwealth Games (1930-)

## Geography, resources and demography

Geography of the United Kingdom
* Location:
** Northern Hemisphere, on the prime meridian
** Atlantic Ocean
** Eurasia (but not on the mainland)
*** Europe
**** Northern Europe and Western Europe
***** British Isles
****** Great Britain (entire island and adjacent isles)
****** Ireland (northeastern sixth of the island)
** Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time = Western European Time (UTC+00), British Summer Time = Western European Summer Time (UTC+01)
* Area of the United Kingdom: 244,820 km$^2$ (94,530 sq mi) – 79th most extensive country
** Area of the countries of the United Kingdom
* Extreme points of the United Kingdom:
** North: Out Stack, Shetland Islands 60°51′N 0°52′W﻿ / ﻿60.850°N 0.867°W﻿ / 60.850; -0.867
** South: Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly 49°51′N 6°24′W﻿ / ﻿49.850°N 6.400°W﻿ / 49.850; -6.400
** East: Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk 52°28.87′N 1°45.77′E﻿ / ﻿52.48117°N 1.76283°E﻿ / 52.48117; 1.76283
** West: Rockall$^1$ 57°35′N 13°41′W﻿ / ﻿57.583°N 13.683°W﻿ / 57.583; -13.683
** High: Ben Nevis, Lochaber at 1,343 m (4,406 ft) 56°47′49.150″N 5°0′17.22″W﻿ / ﻿56.79698611°N 5.0047833°W﻿ / 56.79698611; -5.0047833
*** Low: The Fens at −4 m (−13 ft) 52°29′18″N 0°13′52″W﻿ / ﻿52.48838°N 0.23118°W﻿ / 52.48838; -0.23118
** Land boundaries: Republic of Ireland 360 km
** Land boundary: France undersea in Channel Tunnel
** Coastline: 12,429 km
* Atlas of the United Kingdom
** Atlas of England
** Atlas of Northern Ireland
** Atlas of Scotland
** Atlas of Wales
** Economic geography of the United Kingdom

### Ecoregions

List of ecoregions in the United Kingdom

### Environment

* Climate of the United Kingdom
* Environmental issues in the United Kingdom
* Conservation in the United Kingdom
* Energy in the United Kingdom
* Green building in the United Kingdom
* Ecoregions in the United Kingdom
* Renewable energy in the United Kingdom
** Green electricity in the United Kingdom
*** Hydroelectricity in the United Kingdom
*** Wind power in the United Kingdom
*** Solar power in the United Kingdom
* Geology of Great Britain
** Earthquakes in the British Isles
* National parks of the United Kingdom
** National parks of the United Kingdom
** National parks of Wales
** National parks of Scotland
* Protected areas of the United Kingdom
** Environmentally sensitive area (ESA)
** Heritage coast
** Scenic areas
*** Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) – England, Wales, Northern Ireland
**** Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wales – Wales
*** National scenic area – Scotland
** Scheduled monument
** Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
** Special Area of Conservation (SAC) (European Union)
** Special Protection Area (SPA) (European Union)
** Wetlands designated under the Ramsar Convention (International)
* Wildlife of the United Kingdom
** Flora of the United Kingdom
*** Trees of Britain and Ireland
*** List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland
** Fauna of the United Kingdom
*** List of mammals of the United Kingdom
*** Birds of the United Kingdom
**** List of birds of Great Britain
**** List of birds of Wales
*** List of reptiles of Great Britain
*** List of amphibians of Great Britain
*** List of fishes of Great Britain
*** Lists of insects of Great Britain
* Climate of the United Kingdom
** United Kingdom Climate Change Programme
** List of UK extreme rainfall amounts
* Conservation in the United Kingdom
* Environmentally sensitive area
** Green belts
** Notable trees in Great Britain
** National nature reserve
** National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
** Special Protection Area
*** Site of Special Scientific Interest
* List of waterfalls of the United Kingdom
* List of natural disasters in the United Kingdom
** The Great Storm of 1987

### Geographic features

* Coastline
* Islands
* Lakes
* Lochs
* Mountains and hills
** Volcanoes
* Rivers
** Waterfalls
* World Heritage Sites

### Regions

* Time zone of the UK

#### Municipalities

* Cities
** Capital of the United Kingdom: London
** Second city of the United Kingdom
** Cities by population
* Towns:
** Towns in England
** Burghs in Scotland
** Towns in Wales
** Towns in Northern Ireland
* City status in the United Kingdom
* Conurbations
* Green belt

### Natural Resources

* Energy in the United Kingdom inc. Renewable energy in the United Kingdom
** Biodiesel in the United Kingdom
** Coal mining in the United Kingdom
** Geothermal power in the United Kingdom
** Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom
** Hydroelectricity in the United Kingdom
** Marine energy in the United Kingdom
** North Sea oil
** Solar power in the United Kingdom
** Wind power in the United Kingdom
* Food
** Agriculture in the United Kingdom
** Fishing industry in England
** Fishing in Scotland
** Fishing industry in Wales
** Hunting and shooting in the United Kingdom
* Materials
** Forestry in the United Kingdom
** Mining in the United Kingdom
* List of renewable resources produced and traded by the United Kingdom

### Demography

Demographics of the United Kingdom
* Population of the United Kingdom: 64,105,700 (2013 estimate) making it the 22nd most populous country and, with a population density of 259/km$^2$ (679/sq.mile), ranking it 51st on the List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density. This is largely due to the particularly high population density of England which measures 406/km$^2$.
** Population of the countries of the United Kingdom
** UK birth and deaths since 1960
** Immigration to the United Kingdom

### Ethnicity

Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom
* Commission for Racial Equality
* British
* White British
** English
** Scottish
** Welsh
** Northern Irish
** Ulster-Scot
** Cornish
* White Irish
* Other White Ethnic Groups
** Western European
*** French migration to the United Kingdom
*** Dutch people in the United Kingdom
*** Italians in the United Kingdom
*** Germans in the United Kingdom
*** Spaniards in the United Kingdom
*** Portuguese in the United Kingdom
*** Scandinavian migration to Britain
** Eastern European
*** Poles in the United Kingdom
*** Baltic people in the United Kingdom
*** Lithuanians in the United Kingdom
*** Czechs in the United Kingdom
*** Hungarians in the United Kingdom
*** Greeks in the United Kingdom
*** Serbs in the United Kingdom
*** Romanians in the United Kingdom
*** Bulgarians in the United Kingdom
*** British Cypriots
** North American
*** Americans in the United Kingdom
*** Canadians in the United Kingdom
*** Australians in the United Kingdom
** Other
*** British Jews
*** Irish Travellers
*** Roma
*** New age travellers
* British Asian
** British Indian
** British Pakistanis
** British Bangladeshi
** British Sri Lankans
* Oriental British
** British Chinese
** Filipinos in the United Kingdom
** Japanese in the United Kingdom
** British Koreans
** Thais in the United Kingdom
** Malaysians in the United Kingdom
** Singaporeans in the United Kingdom
* British Arabs
** Yemenis in the United Kingdom
** British Iraqis
** Armenians in the United Kingdom
** Iranians in the United Kingdom
** British Turks
* Black British
** British African-Caribbean community
*** Barbadian British
*** British Jamaican
** African migration to Britain
*** Ghanaians in the United Kingdom
*** Kenyan migration to the United Kingdom
*** British Nigerian
*** South Africans in the United Kingdom
*** Ugandan migration to the United Kingdom
*** Tanzanians in the United Kingdom
*** Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom
* Latin American migration to the United Kingdom
** Argentines in the United Kingdom
** Brazilians in the United Kingdom
** Colombians in the United Kingdom
** Ecuadorians in the United Kingdom

## Government, monarchy, politics and honours

* Form of government: parliamentary multi-party representative democratic constitutional monarchy
* Censorship in the United Kingdom
* Elections in the United Kingdom
** British elections (specific elections)
* Gun politics in the United Kingdom
* Political parties in the United Kingdom
* Political scandals of the United Kingdom
* Taxation in the United Kingdom

### Monarchy

* Air transport of the Royal Family and government of the United Kingdom
* British Royal Family
* British monarchs' family tree
* Monarchy of the United Kingdom
* Coronation of the British monarch
* Household Cavalry
* Household Division
* HMY Britannia
* King's Guard and King's Life Guard
* Line of succession to the British throne
* List of British royal residences
* List of British monarchs
* List of Royal Yachts of the United Kingdom
* List of UK place names with royal patronage
* List of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter
* Royal Assent
* Royal charter
* Royal Christmas Message
* Royal Collection Management Committee
* Royal Collection Trust
* Royal Collection
* Royal Household
* Royal Librarian
* Royal Library, Windsor
* Royal Peculiar
* Royal Philatelic Collection
* Royal Prerogative
* Royal Standard
* Royal Style and Titles Act
* Royal Train
* Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom)
* Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
* Royal forest
* Style of the British sovereign
* Succession to the British Throne

### Branches of the government
#### Executive branch

* Head of state: Monarch of the United Kingdom, King Charles III
** Coronation of the British monarch
*** Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
* Head of government: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (list), Keir Starmer
* Cabinet of the United Kingdom
* Departments of the United Kingdom Government

#### Legislative branch

* Parliament of the United Kingdom (bicameral)
** List of parliaments of the United Kingdom
** List of parliaments of Great Britain
** Upper house: House of Lords
** Lower house: House of Commons of the United Kingdom
*** List of British MPs

#### Judicial branch

Courts of the United Kingdom
* Courts of England and Wales
* Courts of Northern Ireland
* Courts of Scotland
* Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

### Foreign relations

Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
* History
* Timeline of British diplomatic history
* United Kingdom and the United Nations
* Special Relationship
* Diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom
* Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom

#### International organisation membership

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a member of:

### Local government

* List of local governments in the United Kingdom

### Politics of England

Politics of England
* Regional assemblies in England
* Local government in England
** History of local government in England
** Mayors in England

### Politics of Northern Ireland

Politics of Northern Ireland
* Northern Ireland Assembly
** First Minister of Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill
** Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Emma Little-Pengelly
* Local government in Northern Ireland
** History of local government in Northern Ireland
** Mayors in Northern Ireland

### Politics of Scotland

Politics of Scotland
* Scottish Government
** First Minister of Scotland, and Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, John Swinney
** Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Kate Forbes
** International relations of Scotland
** Scottish Cabinet
*** Dewar government (1999–2000)
*** McLeish government (2000–01)
*** First McConnell government (2001–03)
*** Second McConnell government (2003–07)
*** First Salmond government (2007–11)
*** Second Salmond government (2011–14)
*** First Sturgeon government (2014–16)
*** Second Sturgeon government (2016–21)
*** Third Sturgeon government (2021–23)
*** First Yousaf government (2023–24)
*** Second Yousaf government (2024)
*** Swinney government (2024–)
* History of Scottish devolution
* Local government in Scotland
** History of local government in Scotland
** Provosts in Scotland
* Pressure Groups in Scotland
* Scottish Parliament
** Members of the Scottish Parliament
** 1999 Scottish Parliament election
** 2003 Scottish Parliament election
** 2007 Scottish Parliament election
** 2011 Scottish Parliament election
** 2016 Scottish Parliament election
** 2021 Scottish Parliament election

### Politics of Wales

Politics of Wales
* Local government in Wales
** History of local government in Wales
** Mayors in Wales
* Senedd (Welsh Parliament)
** Members of the Senedd
** Members of the 6th Senedd
** 2007 National Assembly for Wales election
** 2011 National Assembly for Wales election
** 2016 National Assembly for Wales election
** 2021 Senedd election
** Welsh Government
*** Eluned Morgan government
*** First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan

### Honours

* New Year Honours
* King's Birthday Honours
* Prime Minister's Resignation Honours
* Chivalric order
** Chivalric order § Modern orders
* List of honorary British knights and dames
* Category:British honours system
* Declining a British honour

## Military and defence

British Armed Forces

### Command

* Commander-in-chief: The Sovereign – King Charles III
** Chief of the Defence Staff: Admiral Sir Tony Radakin
*** First Sea Lord: Admiral Sir Ben Key
*** Chief of the General Staff: General Sir Patrick Sanders
*** Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston
* Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
** Defence Council of the United Kingdom

### Forces

* British Armed Forces
** British Army
** Royal Navy
** Royal Marines
** Royal Air Force

### Military history

Military history of the United Kingdom

### Related topics

* United Kingdom and weapons of mass destruction
** Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom

## Law and order

Law of the United Kingdom
* 9-9-9 emergency telephone number
* British citizenship, British nationality law
* Cannabis in the United Kingdom
* Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
* Common law
* Constitution of the United Kingdom
** History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom
** Magna Carta (1215)
** Petition of Right (1628)
** Habeas Corpus Act (1679)
** Bill of Rights (1689)
** Great Reform Act (1832)
** Parliament Act (1911)
** Scotland Act 1998
** Northern Ireland Act 1998
** Government of Wales Act 1998
** House of Lords Act 1999
* Courts of the United Kingdom
* Crime in the United Kingdom
* Law of the European Union
* Human rights in the United Kingdom
** Civil liberties in the United Kingdom
** LGBT rights in the United Kingdom
** Freedom of religion in the United Kingdom
* High treason in the United Kingdom
* Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
** Diplomatic Protection Group
** National Crime Agency
** Special Branch
* List of prisons in the United Kingdom
* United Kingdom prison population

### Law of England and Wales

* Courts of England and Wales
* Crown Prosecution Service
* His Majesty's Prison Service
* Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
* National Offender Management Service
* National Probation Service
* Police Federation of England and Wales
* Prison population of England and Wales
* Serious Fraud Office

### Law of Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland law
* Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland

### Law of Scotland

Scots law
* Courts of Scotland
* Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
* Faculty of Advocates
* Scottish Police Federation
* Scottish Prison Service
* Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency

## Infrastructure

* Water supply and sanitation in the United Kingdom

### Regulatory bodies

* Advertising Standards Authority
* Financial Services Authority or FSA
* Housing Corporation
* Office of Communications (Ofcom)
* Office of the Water Regulator (Ofwat)
* Press Complaints Commission
* Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)

### Trade Union Federations

* Irish Congress of Trades Unions
* Trades Union Congress
* Scottish Trades Union Congress

### Transport

Transport in the United Kingdom
* British Rail
* Airports in the United Kingdom
* Bus transport in the United Kingdom
* Coach transport in the United Kingdom
* List of long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom
* Railway system
** History of rail transport
** List of railway viaducts in the United Kingdom
** Stations A-Z
** London Underground
* Trams and Light Rail Trams and light rail systems
* Roads in the United Kingdom
** British car number plates
** Great Britain road numbering scheme
** List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
** List of motorways in the United Kingdom
** Motoring taxation in the United Kingdom
* Waterways in the United Kingdom
** British Waterways
** Waterways Ireland
** History of the British canal system
* Tunnels in the United Kingdom
* Cycleways in the United Kingdom
* Common Travel Area
* Transport Scotland

## Economy

Economy of the United Kingdom
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2008): 6th (sixth)
* Economic history of the United Kingdom
** The Industrial Revolution
** The Great Depression in the United Kingdom
* Financial services industry of the United Kingdom
** Banking in the United Kingdom
** Banks of the United Kingdom
*** Bank of England
*** Bank of Scotland
*** Royal Bank of Scotland
** London Stock Exchange
*** FTSE 100 Index
** Private finance initiative
** Currency of the United Kingdom: pound sterling
*** ISO 4217: GBP
*** British coinage
*** British banknotes
*** Pound sterling
* Communications in the United Kingdom
** Internet in the United Kingdom
* Companies of the United Kingdom
* Manufacturing in the United Kingdom
** Automotive industry in the United Kingdom
** Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom
** Pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom
* Construction industry of the United Kingdom
* Mining in the United Kingdom
** North Sea oil
* Energy in the United Kingdom
** Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
** Energy policy of the United Kingdom
*** Energy policy of Scotland
* Legal services in the United Kingdom
* Real estate in the United Kingdom
* Tourism in the United Kingdom
** Tourism in England
** Tourism in Scotland
** Tourism in Wales
** Tourism in Northern Ireland
* Transport in the United Kingdom
* Economy of London
** City of London

## History

* History of the United Kingdom
** Timeline of British history
* History of England
** Social history of England
** Timeline of English history
* History of Scotland
** Timeline of Scottish history
* History of Wales
* History of Northern Ireland
** Plantation of Ulster
* History of the formation of the United Kingdom
** Treaty of Union
** Acts of Union 1707
** Act of Union 1800
* British Empire and the Commonwealth
* UK underground

### History by period

* Georgian era
* Victorian era
* Edwardian era
* First World War
* Interwar
* Second World War
** civilian
** military
* Postwar
** political
** social
* Since 1979
** political
** social

### Historical states of the British Isles

* Ancient Britain
* Avalon
* Roman Britain
* Caledonia
* Hibernia
* Kingdom of the Picts
* Kingdom of the Scots
* Heptarchy
* States in Medieval Britain
* Commonwealth of England
* Kingdom of England
* Kingdom of Ireland
* Kingdom of Scotland (when Picts and Scots merged in 843)
* Kingdom of Great Britain (when England & Scotland merged in 1707);
* United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (when Great Britain and Ireland merged in 1801)

### By subject

* Economic history of the United Kingdom
** Economic history of Scotland
* Maritime history of the United Kingdom
** Maritime history of England
** Maritime history of Scotland
* Military history of the United Kingdom
** Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
** Bletchley Park
* History of agriculture in Scotland
* History of Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom
* History of Christianity in Scotland
* History of company law in the United Kingdom
* History of education in England
* History of education in Scotland
* History of electroconvulsive therapy in the United Kingdom
* History of fire brigades in the United Kingdom
* History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom
* History of football in England
* History of football in Scotland
* History of labour law in the United Kingdom
* History of law enforcement in the United Kingdom
* History of lidos in the United Kingdom
* History of local government in the United Kingdom
** History of local government in England
** History of local government in Scotland
** History of local government in Wales
* History of medical regulation in the United Kingdom
* History of Megabus routes in the United Kingdom
* History of metrication in the United Kingdom
* History of psychosurgery in the United Kingdom
* History of rail transport in the United Kingdom
* History of rugby union in Scotland
* History of taxation in the United Kingdom
* History of the Church of England
* History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom
* History of the formation of the United Kingdom
* History of the Green Party of England and Wales
* History of the Jews in the United Kingdom
** History of the Jews in England
*** History of the Jews in England (1066–1290)
** History of the Jews in Northern Ireland
** History of the Jews in Scotland
** History of the Jews in Wales
* History of the Marranos in England
* History of rail transport in Great Britain
* History of rail transport in Ireland
* History of the Reformation in Scotland
* History of the socialist movement in the United Kingdom
* History of the trust movement in Scotland
* History of trial by jury in England
* History of violence against LGBT people in the United Kingdom

## Culture

Culture of the United Kingdom
* British cuisine
** English cuisine
** Northern Irish cuisine
** Irish cuisine
** Scottish cuisine
** Welsh cuisine
* Festivals in the United Kingdom
* Gambling in the United Kingdom
* British humour
* Marriage in the United Kingdom
** Marriage in England and Wales
** Marriage in Northern Ireland
** Marriage in Scotland
** Civil partnership in the United Kingdom
* Media of the United Kingdom
* Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
** Coat of arms of the United Kingdom
** Flag of the United Kingdom
*** Union Jack
** National anthem of the United Kingdom
* Prostitution in the United Kingdom
* Public holidays in the United Kingdom
* Religion in the United Kingdom
** Buddhism in the United Kingdom
** Christianity in the United Kingdom
** Hinduism in the United Kingdom
** Islam in the United Kingdom
** Judaism in the United Kingdom
** Sikhism in the United Kingdom
* World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom

### Architecture

Architecture of the United Kingdom
* Cathedrals in the United Kingdom
* Council houses
* Energy efficiency in British housing
* Housing associations
* List of bridges in the United Kingdom
* National House Building Council
* New towns
* Piers (England and Wales)
* Reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
* Town and Country Planning in the United Kingdom

#### Architecture of England

* List of monastic houses in England
* Crossing the Thames, including tunnels
* List of country houses in the United Kingdom
* Housing Corporation

#### Architecture of Scotland

* List of monastic houses in Scotland

#### Architecture of Wales

* List of monastic houses in Wales

#### Architecture of Northern Ireland

* List of monastic houses in Ireland

#### Gardens

* List of botanical gardens in the United Kingdom
* Gardens in England
* Gardens in Scotland
* Gardens in Wales
* Gardens in Northern Ireland

### The arts

* Art of the United Kingdom
** Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
** Pornography in the United Kingdom
* British comedy
* Cinema of the United Kingdom
* Literature of the United Kingdom
** List of English writers
* Music of the United Kingdom
* Television in the United Kingdom
* Theatre of the United Kingdom
** List of British playwrights
** List of theatres in the United Kingdom

#### Museums

* Museums in England
* Museums in Northern Ireland
* Museums in Scotland
* Museums in Wales
* List of British railway museums

### Music

* Music of the United Kingdom
** List of music festivals in the United Kingdom

#### Popular music

* British pop music
* British popular music
* Early British popular music
* British Invasion
* New wave of British heavy metal
* Britpop
* List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart
* United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
* Music Hall

#### Classical music

* BBC Symphony Orchestra
* BBC National Orchestra of Wales
* BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
* BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
* City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO)
* Hallé Orchestra
* Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
* Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
* Royal Scottish National Orchestra
* Philharmonia
* London Symphony Orchestra
* London Philharmonic Orchestra
* Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
* Scottish Chamber Orchestra
* The Proms
* British opera
* Ulster Orchestra

#### Folk music

* Music of England
* Music of Northern Ireland
* Music of Scotland
* Music of Wales

#### Theatre

* Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
* Royal National Theatre
* Laurence Olivier Awards
* Theatres in England
* Theatres in Northern Ireland
* Theatres in Scotland
* Theatres in Wales

### Film

Cinema of the United Kingdom
* British Film Institute
** BFI Top 100 British films
* National Film and Television Archive
* British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
* British Independent Film Awards
* Carry On films

### Cultural icons
#### United Kingdom icons

* AEC Routemaster red double-decker bus
* Baked beans
* Basil Fawlty
* The Beano
* The Beatles
* Big Ben chimes
* Black Cab (hackney cab)
* Boudica
* Bowler hat
* Britannia
* British Monarchy
* Britpop
* British Rail
* British Bulldog
* Cap of Maintenance
* A Clockwork Orange
* Cool Britannia
* Concorde
* Coronation Street
* Crossroads
* Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
* Cutty Sark
* Dad's Army
* Doctor Who
* Dig for Victory
* EastEnders
* England expects that every man will do his duty
* Excalibur
* Excalibur (comics)
* Fawlty Towers
* The Few, "..so much owed by so many to so few"
* Fish and chips
* Football (soccer)
* Frank Spencer
* Full breakfast: Full English, Ulster fry, Scottish, Welsh
* Gentleman's Relish
* God Save the King
* The Great Escape
* Hackney carriage
* Harry Potter
* HP sauce
* Hyacinth Bucket
* InterCity 125
* The Italian Job
* Jaffa Cakes
* James Bond
* John Bull
* King Arthur
* Land of Hope and Glory
* Land Rover Defender
* Last Night of the Proms
* The Lion and the Unicorn
* Lonsdale Belt
* The Lord of the Rings
* Marks & Spencer
* Marmite
* Mini
* Miniskirt
* Miss Marple
* Mod
* Monty Python
* Morrissey
* Page Three girl
* Pantomime
* Pint glass
* Police box
* Pub
* Punk
* King's Guard
* RMS Queen Mary
* Red Arrows
* Red post boxes
* Red telephone boxes
* Robin
* Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
* Royal Warrant
* Rule Britannia
* Rugby
* The Sex Pistols
* Sherlock Holmes
* Skinhead
* Special Air Service (SAS)
* Sten
* Suffragettes
* Supermarine Spitfire
* Swinging Sixties
* Tea (cup of)
* Tea (meal)
* Test Card F
* Thunderbirds
* Tommy Atkins (generic name for a British soldier)
* Brodie helmet (helmet worn by the above)
* Trooping the Colour
* Twiglets
* Umbrella
* Union Flag
* Weather
* We shall never surrender, ..fight them on the beaches speech
* Wallace and Gromit
* Wellington boot
* Winston Churchill
* Woolworths Group plc

#### English icons

* 1966 World cup squad
* And did those feet in ancient time
* Angel of the North
* Bangers and mash
* The Boat Race
* Clapham Junction
* Cricket
* Del Boy
* Dixon of Dock Green
* EastEnders
* English rose
* Full English breakfast
* Jack the Ripper
* King Arthur
* London Bridge
* London Eye
* M25 motorway
* Morris dance
* Only Fools and Horses
* Oxbridge
* Premier League
* Robin Hood
* Saint George's Cross
* Soho
* Spaghetti Junction
* Status Quo
* Stilton cheese
* Stonehenge
* There'll Always Be an England
* Three Lions
* Tower Bridge
* Tube map
* Tudor rose
* Yeoman
* Yeomen Warders
* White Cliffs of Dover

#### Northern Irish icons

* Carrickfergus Castle
* Free Derry
* George Best
* Giant's Causeway
* Glens of Antrim
* H-Blocks
* Harland and Wolff
* Hurling, administered by Ulster GAA
* Mourne Mountains
* Saint Patrick's Day

#### Scottish icons

* Alex Ferguson
* Auld Lang Syne
* Bagpipes
* Ben Nevis
* Billy Connolly
* Common riding
* Dundee cake
* Edinburgh Castle
* Eilean Donan Castle
* Flower of Scotland
* Forth Bridge
* Full Scottish breakfast
* Great Highland bagpipe
* Hackle
* Haggis (with neeps and tatties)
* Highland games
* Kilt
* Loch Lomond
* Loch Ness
* Old Firm
* Oatcake
* Porridge
* Robert the Bruce
* Robert Burns
* St Andrew's Cross
* Scotch whisky
* Scotland the Brave
* Scottish Premier League
* Scots Wha Hae
* Sgian-dubh
* Shinty
* Shortbread
* Stirling Castle
* Tam o' shanter
* Tartan
* Thistle
* Trews
* Tweed (cloth)
* Unicorn
* Up Helly Aa

#### Welsh icons

* Bryn Terfel
* Cymraeg (Welsh language)
* Daffodil
* Eisteddfod inc. National Eisteddfod of Wales
* Land of my Fathers
* Laver bread
* Leek
* Rhondda Valley
* Rugby union in Wales
* Tom Jones (singer)
* Welsh Dragon
* Welsh rarebit
* Welsh hat

### Languages

Languages of the United Kingdom
* English Language
** English dialects
*** British English
*** Regional accents of English speakers
*** English language in England
*** Scottish English
*** Welsh English
*** Ulster English
*** Hiberno-English
** Comparison of American and British English
** Oxford English Dictionary
* Celtic languages
** Welsh
** Scots Gaelic
** Irish language in Northern Ireland
*** Ulster Irish
** Cornish
** Manx
* Scots in Scotland and Ulster
* British Sign Language (BSL)
* Romany
* Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi languages
** Gujarati
** Telugu
** Tamil
** Hindi
** Punjabi
** Urdu
** Bengali

### People

Demographics of the United Kingdom
* British people
** Lists of Britons
* English people
** List of English people
* People of Northern Ireland
* Scottish people
** List of Scots
* Welsh people
** List of Welsh people
* Cornish people
** List of Cornish people
* List of people commemorated by blue plaques

#### Interest groups and societies

* British Professional Bodies
* Women's Institute
* List of UK learned societies
* List of gentlemen's clubs in London
* Pressure groups in the United Kingdom
** Fathers' rights movement in the UK

### Religion

Religion in the United Kingdom
* Religion in England
* Religion in Northern Ireland
* Religion in Scotland
* Religion in Wales
* Christianity
** Assemblies of God in Great Britain
** Church of England (the established church in England)
** Church of Scotland (the national church of Scotland)
** Church of Ireland
** Church in Wales
** Episcopal Church of Scotland
** Free Church of Scotland (post 1900)
** Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)
** Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
** Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland
** Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland
** Presbyterian Church of Ireland
** Presbyterian Church of Wales
** General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
** Methodism
** Open Brethren
** Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland
** Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales
** Roman Catholic Church in Scotland
** Coptic Orthodox Church in Britain and Ireland
** United Reformed Church
** Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
** The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Hinduism in the United Kingdom
** Hinduism in England
** Hinduism in Northern Ireland
** Hinduism in Scotland
** Hinduism in Wales
* Islam in the United Kingdom
** Islam in England
** Islam in Northern Ireland
** Islam in Scotland
** Islam in Wales
* Judaism
** History of the Jews in England
** History of the Jews in Scotland
* Sikhism in the United Kingdom
** Sikhism in England
** Sikhism in Scotland
* Buddhism in the United Kingdom
** Buddhism in England
** Buddhism in Scotland
* Druidism
* Other
** Atheism/ Irreligion
** Jedi
** Scientology in the United Kingdom
** Status of religious freedom in the United Kingdom

### Sports, games, and pastimes

Sport in the United Kingdom The following are the major sports; local groups may well play many others.

#### Angling

* National Federation of Anglers
* National Federation of Sea Anglers
* Salmon and Trout Association

#### Chess

* English Chess Federation
* Scottish Chess Championship

#### Cricket

* Cricket in England
** 2005 English cricket season
** England cricket team
** Marylebone Cricket Club
** County cricket
* Cricket in Scotland
** Scotland national cricket team
* Cricket in Wales
** England cricket team
** Wales national cricket team
* Cricket in Ireland
** Ireland cricket team

#### Hiking

* Long-distance footpaths in the UK
* Ramblers' Association

#### Association football

* British Home Championship
* England
** The Football Association
** England national football team
** FA Premier League
** The Football League
** FA Cup
** English football league system
** National League System
* Scotland
** Scottish Football Association
** Scotland national football team
** List of Scottish Football Clubs
** Scottish Football League
** Scottish Premier League
** Highland Football League
** East of Scotland Football League
** South of Scotland Football League
** Scottish Junior Football Association
** North Caledonian Football League
** Scottish Cup
* Northern Ireland
** Irish Football Association (not to be confused with the Football Association of Ireland)
** Northern Ireland national football team
** Irish Football League (not to be confused with the League of Ireland)
* Wales
** Football Association of Wales
** Wales National Football Team
** League of Wales

#### Polo

* Hurlingham Polo Association

#### Rugby

* Rugby union
** England
*** Rugby Football Union
**** England national rugby union team
**** Guinness Premiership
**** National Division One
** Wales
*** Welsh Rugby Union
**** Wales national rugby union team
**** Pro14
**** Welsh Premier Division
** Scotland
*** Scottish Rugby Union
**** Scotland national rugby union team
**** Pro14
** Northern Ireland
*** Irish Rugby Football Union
**** Ireland national rugby union team
**** Pro14
** Calcutta Cup
** Powergen Cup
** British and Irish Lions
* Rugby league
** England
*** Rugby Football League
** Northern Ireland
*** Rugby League Ireland
** Scotland
*** Scotland Rugby League
** Wales
** Great Britain
** Challenge Cup

#### Sport rowing

* Boat Race (Oxford vs Cambridge)
* Henley Royal Regatta

#### Skiing

* Ski Club of Great Britain

#### Other sports, games, and pastimes

* London Olympics (disambiguation)
* Bowls
* Curling
* Darts
* English billiards
* Eton Wall Game
* Fives (including Eton Fives)
* British Gliding Association
* Horse racing in Great Britain
* Lawn tennis
* Shinty
* Skittles
* Snooker
* Motorsport

## Education

* Education in the United Kingdom
** Schools in the United Kingdom
*** Preparatory school
*** Grammar schools in the United Kingdom
*** Private schools in the United Kingdom
*** List of schools in the United Kingdom
*** School years
** Universities in the United Kingdom
*** British undergraduate degree classification
*** List of universities in the United Kingdom
*** National Union of Students of the United Kingdom

### Education in England

* Education in England
   * Academy (England)
   * General Teaching Council for England
   * List of schools in England
   * List of universities in England
   * National Curriculum for England

### Education in Northern Ireland

* Education in Northern Ireland
   * List of schools in Northern Ireland
   * Northern Ireland Curriculum

### Education in Scotland

* Education in Scotland
   * Curriculum for Excellence
   * Educational Institute of Scotland
   * General Teaching Council for Scotland
   * Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education
   * List of schools in Scotland
      * List of private schools in Scotland
   * List of universities in Scotland
   * Students' representative council
   * Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association
   * Scottish Qualifications Authority

### Education in Wales

* Education in Wales
   * List of schools in Wales
   * National Curriculum for Wales