When was England first called 'England' and who named it?

Tribal or national names are generally given by outside groups. E.g. “Over there live a group of people who came from the north. We call them the Northmen, and they area they live is Northmanland.” As others have said, the name England derives from Angle-land. read more

As others have said, the name England derives from Angle-land. It is likely that the name was first used by Celts in France to describe the land taken over by invaders after the fall of the Roman Empire. It was then adopted by Christian Missionaries from Rome to describe where they were going. read more

The first recorded use of the name was in 897, when it was used to describe the southern part of the country which had been occupied by the Angles from Denmark. (ie Angleland). The use of the name gradually spread (and had changed to England by 1500) to describe the whole country. read more

Academic degrees in England are usually split into classes: first class (1st), upper second class (2:1), lower second class (2:2), third (3rd), and unclassified. The King's School, Canterbury and King's School, Rochester are the oldest schools in the English-speaking world. read more