Portal:United Kingdom/Did you know/July 2009

... that the first patron of St Mary's Church, Mold (pictured) was Lady Margaret Beaufort, the mother of Henry VII?
... that HMS Lively won five battle honours during the Second World War, despite a career lasting less than a year from commissioning to being sunk?
... that the City of Carlisle is the largest city in England in terms of area, but is one of the smallest by population?
... that Centipede were an English jazz/progressive rock band with more than 50 members?
... that the British 21st Army Tank Brigade had so few tanks after the Battle of Dunkirk that two-thirds of the brigade was forced to serve as infantry?
... that former Olympic show jumper Marion Coakes won a silver medal on a pony and learned to ride on a donkey?