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Winston Churchill has been voted England’s Ultimate Icon by the great English public.

In a poll carried out to mark St George’s Day (23 April), the inspirational war leader came top with almost 30 per cent of people voting for him. In second place was St George himself with 21 per cent of the votes, and Lord Nelson came third with ten per cent. Two thousand people voted in the online poll carried out by the ‘Drink of England’ Wells Bombardier.

People had the chance to vote from an English Icon top ten list or submit their own choice, which included nominations ranging from fictional characters Del Boy, Sooty and James Bond, to sports stars including Linford Christie, Bobby Charlton and David Beckham. The Grand National legend,

Desert Orchid even managed to secure a vote, as did Mr Blobby, Sir Alan Sugar, Ainsley Harriott and even Roland Rat!

Brewery boss Paul Wells, who also secured one vote, says: “England’s ultimate icon should be the person that best represents the pride of England, and Winston Churchill certainly does that. St George’s Day is about celebrating all things English so what better way to toast England and St George than with a pint of traditional English bitter?”

The top ten were:

Winston Churchill – 30%
St George – 21%
Lord Nelson – 10%
William Shakespeare – 8%
Robin Hood – 4%
Bobby Moore – 4%
Queen Victoria – 3%
Isaac Newton – 2%
Henry VIII – 2%
Charles Dickens – 1%

(Other nominations – 15%)

Wells Bombardier has been championing the cause to celebrate St George’s Day for over ten years and in that time has turned the 23rd April into the third busiest day in the pub calendar.