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Great Britain is a large European island, located to the northwest of the main continent. The island consists of England, Scotland and Wales, which, along with Northern Ireland, make up one sovereign state, the United Kingdom.
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Muggle government
The island is administrated by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the Muggle world, which consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in the Muggle world.

The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, the national flag of the United Kingdom
Magical government
It is governed by the British Ministry of Magic in the wizarding world.
Even though Ireland is not part of the United Kingdom, it is part of the British Ministry of Magic in the wizarding world as of 1994.[1]
Magical Education

Many British wizards and witches attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Scotland. Established around the 10th century, Hogwarts is considered to be one of the finest magical institutions in the wizarding world.
Children with magical abilities are enrolled at birth, and acceptance is confirmed by owl post at age eleven.
Those who do not wish to attend Hogwarts have the option of home-schooling. Durmstrang Institute also accepts British students if they have wizarding heritage:
Magical creatures
Nationwide
England
Scotland
- Ogre
- Blood-Sucking Bugbear
- Weetimorousbeastie (River Clyde) (possibly)
Wales
Europe
The following creatures are found in certain regions of Europe that Great Britain falls under:
North Sea
The following creatures are found throughout the North Sea:
Atlantic Ocean
The following creatures are found throughout the Atlantic Ocean:
Worldwide
The following creatures were all found worldwide:
Magical plants
England
Scotland
Magical games and sports
England
- The Appleby Arrows
- The Chudley Cannons
- The English National Quidditch team
- The Falmouth Falcons
- Shuntbumps is a popular game in Devon.
- Swivenhodge is a broom game that began in Herefordshire.
- The Tutshill Tornados
- The Wimbourne Wasps
Scotland
- The Banchory Bangers were a Scottish Quidditch team noted for their poor skills and post-match parties, but were disbanded in 1814.
- Creaothceann originated in Scotland, and is regarded as the most dangerous of all broom games.
- Montrose Magpies
- Pride of Portree
- The Scottish National Quidditch team
- Wigtown Wanderers
Wales
Northern Ireland
- The Ballycastle Bats
Food and beverages
- A Cornish pastie is a pastry from Cornwall, England.
- The source of the sparkling beverage McSpratts is in the Vale of McGowan in the Scottish Highlands.
- Quintin Black was a brand of alcohol produced and sold in Scotland by the Quintin family.
- Yorkshire pudding is a dish that originated in Yorkshire, England.
Known locations
Exclusively magical
England
Scotland
Muggle and magical
England
- Appleby
- Avalon
- Barnton
- Bedfordshire
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Brockdale Bridge
- Brookshire
- Budleigh Babberton
- Chipping Clodbury
- Clapham
- Cokeworth
- Dorset
- Eton
- Gloucestershire
- Stinchcombe
- Forest of Dean
- Cotswolds (partially)
- Woodcroft
- Hampshire
- Herefordshire
- Horcrux cave, by the Sea
- Hut-on-the-Rock, on the Sea
- Ilkley
- Ilkey Moor
- Isle of Wight, an island county located about five miles off the south coast of the English mainland.
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Liverpool
- London
- Maidenhead
- Manchester
- Didsbury
- Norfolk
- Northamptonshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Painswick
- Surrey
- Bakery
- Chertsey
- Grunnings, a drill company
- Little Whinging (Harry Potter, the only wizard, and Arabella Figg, a Squib)
- Staines
- Zoo
- Tutshill
- Upper Barnton
- Warwickshire
- Cotswolds (partially)
- West Country, a region of southwestern England.
- Wiltshire
- Malfoy Manor
- Cotswolds (partially)
- Wimbourne Minster
- Worcestershire
- Cotswolds (partially)
- Herbe Garden
- Wye River
- Yorkshire
Scotland
- Aberdeen
- Arbroath
- Argyllshire, was a county of Scotland until 1975
- Banchory
- Dufftown
- Dundee
- Glasgow
- River Clyde, a river that runs through Glasgow
- Hebrides Islands (a group of islands located off the northernmost tip of Scotland)
- Inverness, a city in Scotland
- Loch Lomond, a famous lake in Scotland
- Loch Ness, a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands
- Lowercroft
- Montrose
- Peebles
- Vale of McGowan, Scottish Highlands
- Wigtown
Wales
Northern Ireland
Behind the scenes
- J. K. Rowling has said that there are 3000 wizards and witches in Britain.[citation needed]
External links
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mentioned only)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Mentioned only)
- The Queen's Handbag
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
- LEGO Harry Potter
- LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
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- LEGO Dimensions
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault
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- Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- Wonderbook: Book of Potions
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
- Hogwarts Legacy
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 8 (The Quidditch World Cup) - The Bulgarian National Quidditch team was represented by the Bulgarian Minister for Magic, while the Irish National Quidditch team was represented by Cornelius Fudge of the British Ministry of Magic. In addition, the British and Irish Quidditch League, which falls under the authority of the Department of Magical Games and Sports of the British Ministry of Magic, has both a team from Ballycastle, Northern Ireland and a team from Kenmare, Republic of Ireland. This suggests that the whole of Ireland may be a single political entity that falls under the jurisdiction of the British Ministry of Magic in the wizarding world.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- ↑ Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Thestrals" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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