East of England

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East of England
Image:EnglandEastEngland.png
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

East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. Some of the area is also known by its historical name of East Anglia. The current boundaries include Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk and Suffolk. In common usage the area may widely vary.

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.

1 Administrative regions
- 1.1 Map
2 Historical boundaries
3 Common usage
4 External links

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Administrative regions

The official government region consists of the following geographic counties (shown in bold) and their local government areas:

Bedfordshire (Ceremonial county)

Bedfordshire
Luton Unitary Authority

Cambridgeshire (Ceremonial county)

Cambridgeshire
City of Peterborough Unitary Authority

Essex (Ceremonial county)

Hertfordshire (Ceremonial county)

Hertfordshire

Norfolk (Ceremonial county)

Norfolk

Suffolk (Ceremonial county)

Suffolk

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Map

Image:EnglandEastNumbered.png

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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.

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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".

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External links

Template:United Kingdom regions

Districts of the East of England	Image:Flag of England.svg
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
Counties with multiple districts: Bedfordshire - Cambridgeshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Norfolk - Suffolk