Have the Brits ever checked their Latitude?
They know, of course, but their latitude does not reflect their weather as ours in North America does.
Latitude Isnt Everything (How the Gulf Stream Makes Europe Warm)
I lived in Europe for several years. Latitude-wise, I was deep into Canada (almost to the Hudson Bay). Weather-wise, no where near that. But the summers had daylight at 10:30pm, and in the winter it got dark around 3:15pm.