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This article is about the region. For the airport, see East Midlands Airport. East Midlands Airport is an Airport in the East Midlands of England, near Castle Donington in Leicestershire. For the European constituency, see East Midlands (European Parliament constituency). East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional
East Midlands
East Midlands
East Midlands region shown within England
Geography
Status Region
Area
— Total		 Ranked 4th
15,627 km²
6,033 sq mi
NUTS 1 UKF
Demographics
Population
— Total
— Density		 Ranked 8th
4,172,179 (2001)
267/km²
GDP per capita £15,097 (6th)
Government
HQ Melton Mowbray[1]
Assembly
— Type		 East Midlands
not directly elected
Regional development EMDA
European parliament East Midlands
Website

The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The following table is a list of United Kingdom nations by area with England further broken down by Government Office Regions. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, ( NUTS) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology A list of the United Kingdom 's four constituent countries (and English regions) by population as recorded by the 2001 Census: See also The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency A list of United Kingdom nations and English regions by GDP per capita in GBP as at 2002 Melton Mowbray (known locally as Melton) is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. " Regional Assembly " is the name which has been adopted by the English bodies established as regional chambers under the Regional Development Agencies The East Midlands Regional Assembly is the regional assembly for the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. A regional development agency (RDA is a non-departmental public body established for the purpose of development primarily economic of one of England 's Government Office East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. It encompasses the combined area of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northampton­shire, Nottingham­shire and most of Lincolnshire, although people often speak of the "East Midlands" with only Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire in mind. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Rutland is a county of mainland England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire The point where the three counties meet is known as Trent Lock.

The highest point in the region is Kinder Scout, in the Derbyshire Peak District at 2,088 ft (636 m). Kinder Scout is a Moorland Plateau (and Mountain) in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in the United History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater A looser definition of the East Midlands would include the City of Peterborough and Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire. History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England.

Financial funding decisions for the East Midlands (usually public construction schemes) are taken at the East Midlands Regional Assembly, based in Melton Mowbray. Melton Mowbray (known locally as Melton) is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is not an elected chamber, but a quango. The acronyms Qango and Quango, variously spelt out as QUAsi Non-Governmental Organization, QUasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organization, and

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Population and settlement

See also: East Midlands English

Its main settlements are Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Derby, Northampton, Mansfield and Chesterfield. East Midlands English is a Dialect traditionally spoken in those parts of Mercia lying East of Watling Street (the A5 London - Shrewsbury Road Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional Lincoln (ˈlɪŋkən is a Cathedral city and County town of Lincolnshire, England. Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the County, lying on the River Maun, from which the name of the town Chesterfield is a historic Market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a County in England. Leicester is officially the largest city in the region, although the largest conurbation is the Nottingham Urban Area. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional Greater Nottingham is a Conurbation based around the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Links with and relations between the three cities is good; there have been Government proposals to call the three cities and the local area in between (which includes Loughborough) the "Greater Nottingham" area. Loughborough (pronounced locally as either /lɘfbɘɹɘ/ "LUFF-burra" /lɘf This plan was proposed by Ruth Kelly and was fiercely opposed, particularly by people from Derby and Leicester. Ruth Maria Kelly (born 9 May 1968 is a British politician, currently Member of Parliament for the Bolton West Constituency representing

Transport links

Road

The M1 motorway also serves the three largest conurbations. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where In the east, the A1 is an important, often overcrowded route for the east coast ports and is important for supplying much of the UK's agricultural production. The A46 since Roman times provided a connection between the south west and north east of the region, although around Newark, it has difficulty coping with capacity. The A46 is a Trunk road in England. It largely follows the course of the Roman Fosse Way, from Lincoln to south Devon. East-west routes by road in the region are essentially single-carriageway roads, with only the dual-carriageway A14 skirting the northern part of Northamptonshire.

Airports

East Midlands Airport in North West Leicestershire is situated between the three main cities of Derby, Leicester and Nottingham. East Midlands Airport is an Airport in the East Midlands of England, near Castle Donington in Leicestershire. North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England.

Railway

Two of the north-south mainline railways serve the region, The Midland Main Line (operated by East Midlands Trains) in the west and the East Coast Mainline (operated by NXEC) in the east. The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. East Midlands Trains ( EMT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom. The East Coast Main Line ( ECML) is the electrified high-speed railway link between London and Edinburgh connecting Yorkshire, North East National Express East Coast is the name under which the Train operating company NXEC Trains Ltd operates the InterCity East Coast rail franchise which Both companies operate high-speed trains to London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The main south west-north east Cross Country Route (MR) (operated by Arriva plc) run through Birmingham and Derby. The North-East/South-West route (sometimes simply The Cross-Country Route) is the major British rail route running from South West England via Bristol, Birmingham Arriva plc ( is a British -based international public transport operator headquartered in Sunderland. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um East-west routes are provided by the Nottingham - Skegness, Liverpool - Norwich (through Nottingham), and Birmingham - Stansted Airport (through Leicester) routes; these last two routes are the essentially the only east-west routes in the section of England between Sheffield and London, both routes meeting at Peterborough. Route The towns and villages served by the route are listed below Grantham Ancaster Rauceby Skegness is a seaside town and Civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund Nottingham station is the principal Railway station in the city of Nottingham, England, and the Greater Nottingham area The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is a cross-country railway line in the United Kingdom, linking the Midlands to East Anglia London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 Leicester railway station serves the City of Leicester in Leicestershire, England.

History

A historical basis for such an area exists in the territory of the Corieltauvi tribe. The Corieltauvi (formerly thought to be called the Coritani) were a tribe of people living in Britain prior to the Roman conquest, and thereafter a When the Romans took control of the region, they made Leicester its capital, then named Ratae Corieltauvorum. This page refers to the conquest begun in AD 43 For other Roman invasions see Caesar's invasions of Britain and Carausian Revolt. Ratae Corieltauvorum was a town in the Roman province of Britannia. The region also corresponds to the later Five Burghs of the Danelaw. The Five Burghs or more usually The Five Boroughs or The Five Boroughs of the Danelaw were the five main towns of Danish Mercia The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (also known as the Danelagh; Old English: Dena lagu; Danish: The current government office region was created in 1994.

Local government

The official region consists of the following subdivisions:

Map Ceremonial county Shire county
/unitary		 Districts
Image:EnglandEastMidlandsNumbered.png Derbyshire 1. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Derbyshire a. ) High Peak, b. High Peak is a Non-metropolitan district and Borough of the Non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire, England. ) Derbyshire Dales, c. Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ) South Derbyshire, d. South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ) Erewash, e. Erewash (ˈɛrəˌwɒʃ is a local government district and Borough in Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby. ) Amber Valley, f. Amber Valley is a local government district and Borough in Derbyshire, England. ) North East Derbyshire, g. See also the North East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency. ) Chesterfield, h. Chesterfield is a historic Market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a County in England. ) Bolsover
2. Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. Derby U. Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. A.
Nottinghamshire 3. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire Nottinghamshire a. ) Rushcliffe, b. Rushcliffe is a local government district with Borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. ) Broxtowe, c. Broxtowe is a local government district with Borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, west of the city of Nottingham. ) Ashfield, d. Ashfield is a local government district in western Nottinghamshire, England. ) Gedling, e. Gedling is a local government district with Borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. ) Newark and Sherwood, f. Newark and Sherwood is a local government district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. ) Mansfield, g. Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the County, lying on the River Maun, from which the name of the town ) Bassetlaw
4. Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107713 Nottingham U. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. A.
Lincolnshire (part only)
 5. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. Lincolnshire a. ) Lincoln, b. Lincoln (ˈlɪŋkən is a Cathedral city and County town of Lincolnshire, England. ) North Kesteven, c. North Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. ) South Kesteven, d. South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county ) South Holland, e. South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire. ) Boston, f. Boston is a local government district with Borough status in Lincolnshire, England. ) East Lindsey, g. East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. ) West Lindsey
Leicestershire 6. West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Leicestershire a. ) Charnwood, b. ) Melton, c. Melton is a local government district with Borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. ) Harborough, d. This is about the district of Harborough there is also the Harborough constituency. ) Oadby and Wigston, e. Oadby and Wigston is a local government district and Borough in the English county of Leicestershire. ) Blaby, f. Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. ) Hinckley and Bosworth, g. Hinckley and Bosworth is a local government district with Borough status in south-western Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley ) North West Leicestershire
7. North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. Leicester U. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional A.
8. Rutland
9. Rutland is a county of mainland England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire a. Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants ) South Northamptonshire, b. South Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. ) Northampton, c. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market ) Daventry, d. The Daventry district is a large local government district of western Northamptonshire, England. ) Wellingborough, e. Wellingborough is a local government district and Borough in Northamptonshire, England. ) Kettering, f. Kettering is a local government district and Borough in Northamptonshire, England. ) Corby, g. Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 13km north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. ) East Northamptonshire

MEPs

Further information: East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)

The East Midlands is also a six-member constituency for the European Parliament. Main Towns There are six towns in the district Rushden is by far the largest with a population of 25849 East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU

Economy

Main employers in the region include Weetabix at Burton Latimer. Weetabix is a Wheat -based Breakfast cereal produced by Weetabix Limited. Burton Latimer is a Town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population in 2001 of 6740 For engineering, there is Rolls-Royce in Derby, Siemens in Lincoln, Triumph Motorcycles in Hinckley, and Caterpillar has a large factory on an old airfield near Desford. Rolls-Royce plc ( is a British Aircraft engine maker and the second-largest in the world behind GE Aviation. Ruston was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England, the company's history going back to 1840 Triumph Motorcycles is a British Motorcycle manufacturer originally based in Coventry. Hinckley is a town in south-west Leicestershire, England. It has a population of 43246 (2001 census Caterpillar Inc ( is a United States -based Corporation headquartered in Peoria Illinois. Desford is a Village in Leicestershire, England. Desford contains a College, Bosworth College and a primary school The jet engine was first developed in the region in Lutterworth, and the first practical demonstration of radar was in Daventry. Lutterworth is a Market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Daventry (ˈdævəntri or ˈdeɪntɹɪ is a Market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22367 (2001 Census) The north part of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire used to have many coal mines, and there are two pits still producing in Nottinghamshire near Mansfield. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Now Thorntons is a big employer at Alfreton, and Wilkinson is at Worksop. Thorntons is a British Chocolate company established by Joseph William Thornton in 1911 Alfreton is a town in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England. The town is in both the Bolsover district and North East Derbyshire Wilkinson (or Wilko, some times Wilks as it is often known is a British high-street discount chain with 311 stores selling everything from washing Worksop is a town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest Boots is based in Lenton in Nottingham, as well as the head office of Games Workshop, the producers of Warhammer miniatures. This article is about a former British company which has now merged to form Alliance Boots, as a result information on this page may be out of date Lenton is an area of the City of Nottingham in the County of Nottinghamshire, England. The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game or Lord of the Rings SBG rather than Lord of the Rings when Capital One, the Virginia-based credit card company, has its UK HQ in Nottingham's city centre next to the train station, and Dublin-based Experian, one of two UK credit-referencing companies, was founded and has a large UK HQ to the south-west of the city, on the A453 near the River Trent. Capital One Financial Corp ( is a McLean Virginia -based Bank holding company specializing in Credit cards, home loans, Auto loans The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Nottingham station is the principal Railway station in the city of Nottingham, England, and the Greater Nottingham area Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Experian plc ( formerly known as CCN Systems is a global credit information group with operations in 36 countries A credit bureau (US or credit reference agency (UK is a company that collects information from various sources and provides consumer Credit information on individual The A453 road was formerly the main Trunk road connecting the English cities of Nottingham and Birmingham. The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire between Biddulph and Biddulph Moor. Many footwear companies such as Shoe Zone and Stead and Simpson, are based in Leicester, as is the clothing company, Next, the photographic equipment company Jessops (both based near each other on the Braunstone Frith estate), and the crisp company Walkers (owned by PepsiCo). Shoe Zone is a footwear retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland which sells shoes at low prices Next plc ( is a British clothes Retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicester. Jessops is Britain's largest specialist photographic retailer with 233 stores nationwide PepsiCo Incorporated (Short for Pepsi Company ( is a large conglomerate with interests in manufacturing marketing and selling a wide variety of carbonated and non- carbonated Alliance & Leicester is based in Narborough. Alliance & Leicester is a British Bank and former Building society. Narborough is a Village south of Leicester, England. It lies in the Blaby district of Leicestershire. Carlsberg is brewed in Northampton, Barclaycard is headquartered in the town, and Nationwide has a large administrative centre at Moulton Park; and the Black Leisure Group (owner of Blacks and Millets) is based in Duston, to the west of the town. The Carlsberg Group (ˈkɑrlzbɚɡ is a large Brewing company founded in 1847 by J Barclaycard is a global credit provider ( Credit cards and Loans ' owned by Barclays plc in the UK. Duston is a village in the borough of Northampton England in the English county of Northamptonshire. East Midlands Trains has its head office in Derby. East Midlands Trains ( EMT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom. Lincolnshire and Rutland are very agricultural, with much of the UK's arable crops grown in this area. In Geography, arable land (from Latin arare, to Plough) is an agricultural term meaning land that can be used for The RAF have many bases in this area too, with the main RAF College at Cranwell near Sleaford. The Royal Air Force College ( RAFC) is the Royal Air Force training and education academy which provides initial training to all RAF personnel who are preparing RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. Sleaford is a town within the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Interflora has its UK HQ in Sleaford. Interflora is the most commonly used name for a group of organisations worldwide providing florists with a brand under which flowers can be purchased and delivered to sixty Skegness provides seaside entertainment for many people in the East Midlands with its Butlins resort. Skegness is a seaside town and Civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Butlin's Holiday Camps, presently known by the (non-possessive trademark Butlins, were founded by (later Sir Billy Butlin to provide economical holidays ( North Nottingham is a popular night time destination (often for people outside of the East Midlands). The former East Midlands Electricity is now owned by E.ON UK (supply) and Central Networks (distribution). The East Midlands Electricity Board was formed in 1947 one of the 12 area electricity boards specified under the Electricity Act 1947. EON UK is an energy company in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of E EON UK is an energy company in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of E

Education

There is a mixture of education across the East Midlands - mostly comprehensive secondary schools, except Lincolnshire has fifteen state grammar schools (as well as some comprehensive schools). For GCSE results, City of Nottingham schools are the worst performing, with Leicester schools a close second. Rutland (the best area for GCSEs) has one of the highest percentages of pupils (Buckinghamshire is the highest) reaching the threshold of five grades A-C (including Maths and English) in England; it is almost twice the percentage value of schools in Leicester, although the highest performing district council area is Derbyshire Dales. Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. Leicestershire and Lincolnshire also have GCSE results above the UK average. At A level, Lincolnshire performs the best, and with schools in Nottingham, has results above the UK average; Nottingham has much better results at A level than those at GCSE on average. This describes the city quite accurately - it has the largest group of under-achieving school pupils in the East Midlands, but yet has one of the highest achieving groups of school pupils as well, giving a salient socio-economic diversity of almost chasmic proportions.

Top twenty state schools in the East Midlands (2007 A level results)

Local Media

Television

Radio

Newspapers

There are several newspapers, the largest of which include:-Derby Evening Telegraph, Derbyshire Times, Leicester Mercury, Lincolnshire Echo, Northampton Chronicle and Echo, and Nottingham Evening Post. The Derby Evening Telegraph is an afternoon tabloid newspaper printed and distributed in Derby, England. The Derbyshire Times is a local newspaper published in northern Derbyshire. The Leicester Mercury is a British regional Newspaper, owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust, for the city of Leicester and the The Lincolnshire Echo is a daily (evening British regional newspaper for Lincolnshire, founded in 1894. The Nottingham Evening Post is an English Tabloid Newspaper which serves Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and some parts of

See also

External links

The following is a partial list of currently operating Schools in the East Midlands region of England.

Dictionary

East Midlands

-proper noun

  1. A district in the geographical centre of England, being the counties of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
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