the southern division of Great Britain, situated in the Atlantic ocean, between 2° E. and 6° W. longitude, and between 49° 55' and 55° 55' N. latitude.

There are in England, including Wales, fifty-two counties, two archbishoprics, twenty-four bishoprics, two universities, twenty-nine cities, upwards of eight hundred towns, and near ten thousand parishes; supposed to contain about 7,000,000 of people.

New England, comprehending the colonies of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode-island, and Providence-Plantation, is situated between 67° and 73° W. longitude, and between 41° and 45° N. latitude.