Difference between revisions of "East Midlands"
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* the village of Thurning in [[Huntingdonshire]] | * the village of Thurning in [[Huntingdonshire]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:30, September 25, 2024
The East Midlands is one of the nine statistical regions of England, established in 1994. It broadly corresponds to the eastern half of the area of England traditionally known as the Midlands which, in a statistical context, consists of the East and West Midlands combined.
Composition
As of 2024, the East Midlands consists of the following council areas:
- Derby City Council
- Derbyshire County Council
- Leicester City Council
- Leicestershire County Council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- Nottingham City Council
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- North and West Northamptonshire Council
- Rutland County Council
In terms of counties, the East Midlands comprises:
- most of Derbyshire (except for southern suburbs of Sheffield)
- Leicestershire
- much of Lincolnshire (except northern Lindsey)
- much of Nottinghamshire
- most of Northamptonshire (notably excluding Peterborough)
- Rutland
with the addition of smaller areas of other counties, including:
- two sparse areas of north and east Cheshire
- the village of Thurning in Huntingdonshire
- a sparse area of north west Norfolk