🇺🇸 The Tiny Piece of the US Hidden in England
A one-acre American exclave at Runnymede, west of London
📋 Fast Facts
- Location: Runnymede, Surrey, west of London, England
- Size: One acre of American territory on English soil
- Established: 1965, gift from Queen Elizabeth II to the United States
- Purpose: Memorial to President John F. Kennedy and symbol of UK-US friendship
In the water meadows of Runnymede, west of London, a single acre of land is officially designated as part of the United States—a geographical oddity created through diplomatic gift rather than conquest or negotiation. The site sits within an English landscape historically famed for the sealing of the Magna Carta in 1215. In 1965, Queen Elizabeth II formally presented this parcel to the United States as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy and as a tangible symbol of the enduring alliance ...