East Anglia

East Anglia is a region in eastern England which takes its name from a 7th-10th century Anglian kingdom. The region has no fixed definition, but is generally agreed to consist of at least the counties Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, which have a combined population of around 2 million. The region lies south-east of the Midlands and north-east of the Home Counties. East Anglia is the easternmost part of Great Britain and is characterised by a flat landscape and an extensive North Sea coastline.

The areas should not be confused with the larger East of England, a statistical region of England of which East Anglia forms a part.

Definition

Generally, East Anglia is described as the combined area of the traditional counties Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

The Diocese of East Anglia (Latin: Dioecesis Angliae Orientalis), established in 1976 as part of the Catholic province of Westminster, is larger than the traditional definition, comprising the administrative counties of Cambridgeshire County Council, Norfolk County Council, Peterborough City Council and Suffolk County Council. In other words, broadly the three traditional counties most often included, plus much of Huntingdonshire and part of north-east Northamptonshire.