East of England
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| East of England | |
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| Admin HQ | Cambridge |
| Area - Total | 2nd in England 19,120 km² |
| Population - Total (2001) - Density | 4th in England 5,388,140 282/km² |
| NUTS 1: | UKH |
Its population as of the 2001 census was 5,388,140. The area is mostly low-lying, and the highest point is an unnamed point near the hill of Ivinghoe Beacon, near Tring, reaching 245 metres.
Historical boundaries
Before the creation of the East of England region Essex, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire had previously been included in the official South East region.
Common usage
In common usage the easterly parts of this area would be known as East Anglia and the areas closer to London are more commonly called part of the South East. Especially Hertfordshire and Essex would also be included in most normal lists of the "Home Counties".
Local government
The official region consists of the following subdivisions:
| Map | Ceremonial county | Shire county / unitary | Districts |
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| Essex | 1. Thurrock | |
| 2. Southend-on-Sea | |||
| 3. Essex | Harlow, Epping Forest, Brentwood, Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford, Maldon, Chelmsford, Uttlesford, Braintree, Colchester,Tendring | ||
| 4. Hertfordshire | Three Rivers, Watford, Hertsmere, Welwyn Hatfield, Broxbourne, East Hertfordshire, Stevenage, North Hertfordshire, St Albans, Dacorum | ||
| Bedfordshire | 5. Luton | ||
| 6. Bedfordshire | Bedford, Mid Bedfordshire, South Bedfordshire | ||
| Cambridgeshire | 7. Cambridgeshire | Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Fenland, East Cambridgeshire | |
| 8. Peterborough | |||
| 9. Norfolk | Norwich, South Norfolk, Great Yarmouth, Broadland, North Norfolk, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Breckland | ||
| 10. Suffolk | Ipswich, Suffolk Coastal, Waveney, Mid Suffolk, Babergh, St Edmundsbury, Forest Heath | ||
External links
- [Government's list of councils in the East of England]
- [Statistics]
- [Government Office for the East of England] - GO-East
- [East of England Development Agency] - EEDA
- [East of England Regional Assembly]
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| Regions of England: East of England | East Midlands | London | North East | North West | South East | South West | West Midlands | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Districts of the East of England |
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| Babergh | Basildon | Bedford | Braintree | Breckland | Brentwood | Broadland | Broxbourne | Cambridge | Castle Point | Chelmsford | Colchester | Dacorum | East Cambridgeshire | East Hertfordshire | Epping Forest | Fenland | Forest Heath | Great Yarmouth | Harlow | Hertsmere | Huntingdonshire | Ipswich | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | Luton | Maldon | Mid Bedfordshire | Mid Suffolk | North Hertfordshire | North Norfolk | Norwich | Peterborough | Rochford | St Albans | St Edmundsbury | South Bedfordshire | South Cambridgeshire | Southend-on-Sea | South Norfolk | Stevenage | Suffolk Coastal | Tendring | Three Rivers | Thurrock | Uttlesford | Watford | Waveney | Welwyn Hatfield | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Bedfordshire - Cambridgeshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Norfolk - Suffolk |
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