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| bgs.ac.uk/ Its primary functions are to maintain and revise geological information for the land and offshore areas of the United Kingdom and the nearby continental shelf. Its work relates directl The UK national centre for earth science information, founded in 1835. | |
| pro.gov.uk/ Repository of the national archives for England, Wales and the United Kingdom. It was founded by act of Parliament in 1838 to bring together and preserve the records of central government and the courts of law, and to make them available to all who wish t | ||
| travel-guide.com/data/gbr/gbr.asp Basic reference information about the United Kingdom, population, geography, language, religion, time zone, history , capital, population density, such as area and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addres | ||
| odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/im.html Basic reference information about the Isle of Man, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, maps, high and low point | ||
| politicalresources.net/uk.htm Listing of political resources relevant to the United Kingdom, government, with links to parties, organisations and results of recent elections. | ||
| geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/1562/dev/ Also covers the governance of British Dependencies. Documents the process of governmental devolution in the UK, with sections on Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and proposals for regional government in England. | ||
| psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk.htm An index of resources relevant to British politics. Includes information on local councils, MPs email addresses, electoral data, historical political information and newsgroups related to British Politics, and a British Politics Timeline which covers the | ||
| uk2.multimap.com/map/places.cgi/ Just enter the name of a British city, town, village or grid reference to get a detailed road map. Default scale is 1:100,000. A comprehensive interactive atlas of Great Britain. | ||
| edina.ed.ac.uk/ukborders/ United Kingdom Boundary Outline and Reference Database for Education and Research Study. This service is dedicated to providing digital boundary datasets of the UK (including 1971, 1981, 1991 Census; administrative; electoral; historic and environmental b | ||
| statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=6303 Quarterly publication from the National Statistics Office covering population and demographic information. It contains commentary on the latest findings, articles on topical subjects such as one parent families, cohabitation, fertility differences, intern | ||
| odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sx.html Basic reference information about the UK dependent territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, climate, including details of geography and transnational issues. | ||
| bubl.ac.uk/uk/ Extensive links to UK government, charities, radio , companies, libraries, local government and television stations, Web directories, and other institutions and information sources. | ||
| bbc.co.uk/ Provides details of schedules, news, weather, education resources, and employment. UK national radio and television stations. | ||
| met.rdg.ac.uk/~brugge/bi.html Brings together links to meteorological information relevant to the British Isles (including Ireland) and surrounding waters. | ||
| uktravel.com/ukmap.html Part of the UK Travel Guide; a revised version of the UK guide originally developed at University College London. | ||
| nightclubbinuk.com/ Addresses are provided for each club, with some fuller entries detailing music policies, dress codes, opening times, and resident DJs. Directory of nightclubs in the UK, browsable by region, and then by town or city. | ||
| odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk.html Basic reference information about the United Kingdom, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and | ||
| state.gov/www/global/human_rights/1998_hrp_report/unitedki.html Detailed assessment of human rights practices in United Kingdom. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, a | ||
| sps.gov.uk/ Presents news from prisons throughout Scotland, and a directory of institutions with information on their history, annual reports, strategy documents addressing the management of sex offenders and prisoners' suicide risks, development and a directory of institutions with information on their history, development, and targets. | ||
| sil.org/ethnologue/countries/Unit.html Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness. A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in the United Kingdom, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. | ||
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