| − | '''East Anglia''' is a region of south-eastern [[England]], between the [[Midlands]], [[the Wash]] and the [[River Thames]], consisting of the counties of [[Norfolk]], [[Suffolk]], [[Essex]], [[Cambridgeshire]], [[Bedfordshire]], and sometimes also including [[Hertfordshire]], [[Northamptonshire]] and southern [[Lincolnshire]]. | + | '''East Anglia''' is a area of Eastern [[England]], located to the east of the [[Midlands]], and to the north/north east of [[London]], forming the "Rump" of [[Great Britain]]. The [[Counties]] of [[Norfolk]] and [[Suffolk]] formed the [[Anglo-Saxon]] Kingdom of East Anglia. The tradional region also includes [[Cambridgeshire]] and North [[Essex]]. The area is largely rural without any large urban areas but the County Towns, [[Norwich]], [[Ipswich]] and [[Cambridge]], along with [[Colchester]] in Essex all have population in excess of 100 000. The areas should not be confused with the larger [[East of England]] region of England. |