West Midlands (region)

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West Midlands is one of the nine statistical regions that make up England, located mainly in the centre and west of the country. It loosely comprises the combined area of the traditional counties Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. By far, the largest settlement in the statistical region is Birmingham, Warwickshire, with other major cities in the region being the other Warwickshire city of Coventry, as well as Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. The West Midlands is also home to the historic cathedral cities Hereford, Lichfield and Worcester.

For statistical purposes, the Midlands is considered to constitute this region and the East Midlands combined.

Geography

The heart of the region, where the traditional counties Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire meet, is heavily urbanised, containing the UK's second-largest city Birmingham as well the city of Coventry less than 20 miles to the east and the Black Country built-up area less than 15 miles to the west. More rural areas are found in its extremities, particularly in Herefordshire, one of England's most rural areas, where Black Mountain (2,308 ft), the highest point in England south of the North, is found.

Definition

The statistical region West Midlands is comprised of the combined areas of 14 local authorities:

Together, these council areas cover a similar area that of the counties Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire combined. Some of these council areas also cover areas of other counties, such as north-eastern Gloucestershire the far-west of Derbyshire.

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