Geography of England land area, grasses and rough grazing 36%, other agricultural land 5%, forest and woodland 8%, and urban development 21%. England has two land borders: a border with Scotland that follows the Cheviot Hills and a border with Wales that loosely follows the route of Offa's Dyke. To the west, the Irish Sea separates England from Ireland and the Isle of Man; to the east, the North Sea separates England from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium and to the south, the English Channel separates England from France and the Channel Islands. England boasts one of the largest economies in Europe
North–South divide (England) professionals from the north to work in London, whereas it is much less common for young professionals from the south to move to a northern city. There is also a perceived cultural divide in England between the north and the south. The "It's Grim Up North" BBC television series and subsequent book attempted to tease out some of these divisions. Those in the north complained of having fewer cultural opportunities, the book also provided a view of southern life as faceless and bland. When the commercial broadcaster Granada Television began transmission in 1956, it was primarily based in Manchester. Granada's