Difference between revisions of "East of England"
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'''East of England''', or '''Eastern England''', is one of the nine statistical regions of England established in 1994. It covers an area of eastern and southern England between Greater London and the Thames estuary in the south, and the Wash in the north. The region broadly covers the counties [[Bedfordshire]], [[Cambridgeshire]], [[Hertfordshire]] [[Huntingdonshire]], [[Norfolk]] and [[Suffolk]], with the addition of most (by area) of [[Essex]], an area of east [[Northamptonshire]] containing [[Peterborough]], as well as Linslade in [[Buckinghamshire]] and the Potters Bar area of [[Middlesex]]. | '''East of England''', or '''Eastern England''', is one of the nine statistical regions of England established in 1994. It covers an area of eastern and southern England between Greater London and the Thames estuary in the south, and the Wash in the north. The region broadly covers the counties [[Bedfordshire]], [[Cambridgeshire]], [[Hertfordshire]] [[Huntingdonshire]], [[Norfolk]] and [[Suffolk]], with the addition of most (by area) of [[Essex]], an area of east [[Northamptonshire]] containing [[Peterborough]], as well as Linslade in [[Buckinghamshire]] and the Potters Bar area of [[Middlesex]]. | ||
| − | As of 2022, the population of the East of England was just under 6.4 million. | + | As of 2022, the population of the East of England was just under 6.4 million. |
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| + | [[East Anglia]] is a cultural region of England, which broadly corresponds to the north-east of the statistical region East of England; being co-extensive with the traditional counties Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. | ||
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Revision as of 23:38, September 29, 2024
East of England, or Eastern England, is one of the nine statistical regions of England established in 1994. It covers an area of eastern and southern England between Greater London and the Thames estuary in the south, and the Wash in the north. The region broadly covers the counties Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, with the addition of most (by area) of Essex, an area of east Northamptonshire containing Peterborough, as well as Linslade in Buckinghamshire and the Potters Bar area of Middlesex.
As of 2022, the population of the East of England was just under 6.4 million.
East Anglia is a cultural region of England, which broadly corresponds to the north-east of the statistical region East of England; being co-extensive with the traditional counties Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.