England
- Spike Island, Bristol, an area of the English port city of Bristol, adjoining the city centre
- Spike Island, Cheshire, an area of Halton
- Spike Island, former name for Northumberland Heath, London
- Spike Island (Doncaster), a workman's platform situated off the Great Northern Railway's main line south of Doncaster
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Famous quotes containing the word england:
“a notable prince that was called King John;
And he ruled England with main and with might,
For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.”
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 2–4)
“Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just as they die of any other disease. Fortunately, in England at any rate, thought is not catching. Our splendid physique as a people is entirely due to our national stupidity.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“Though I am not imperial, and though Elizabeth may not deserve it, the Queen of England will easily deserve to have an emperor’s son to marry.”
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)