Yorkshire Pudding, the stiff upper lip, the Tube map and Winnie the Pooh have been added to the latest list of icons of England voted for by the public.
The 21 additions, which also include English weather, Iron Bridge and Doctor Who, have been revealed by the government's online Icons project.
Among the first 12 to be announced in January were Routemaster buses, Stonehenge and the cup of tea.
The latest were: Winnie the Pooh; Westminster Abbey; stiff upper lip; narrowboats on canals; cheddar; Rolls Royce; English weather; the Tube map; the V-sign; the robin; the Peak District; Iron Bridge; Guy Fawkes Night; Doctor Who; Sergeant Pepper; the Thames; the red telephone box; the rose; Wimbledon; roast beef and Yorkshire pudding; and Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management.
You can find out more at the ICONS website.
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