This list of cultural icons of England is a list of objects from any period that are independently considered to be cultural icons characteristic of England.
An item may be included only if it is specifically attested to be a cultural icon of England by at least 3 reliable independent sources. Since notability is not temporary, an item such as cup of tea, which is clearly accepted as a cultural icon in 2012, will remain on the list even if in future the decline in tea drinking means that one day it is no longer widely recognised as an icon of England.
For example, candidates for the list include David Attenborough, winner of the 2006 BBC Living Icons contest. However, while Attenborough has many mentions, it is not possible to be sure there are 3 reliable independent sources for his status as cultural icon (many sources quoting the BBC result), so he is not part of the list.
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