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East of England
Eastern
Eastern region shown within England
Geography
Status Region
Area
— Total		 Ranked 2nd
19,120 km²
7,382 sq mi
NUTS 1 UKH
Demographics
Population
— Total
— Density		 Ranked 4th
5,388,140 (2001)
282/km² (2001)
GDP per capita £16,086 (3rd)
Government
HQ Cambridge
Assembly
— Type		 East of England
not directly elected
Regional development EEDA
European parliament East of England
Website

The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. 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 The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, 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 of England Regional Assembly is the regional assembly for the East of England 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 The East of England Development Agency ( EEDA) is a Non-Departmental Public Body and the Regional development agency for the East of England region East of England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. 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 It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England.

Its population as of the 2001 census was 5,388,140. The area is mostly low-lying, and the highest place is an unnamed point near the hill of Ivinghoe Beacon, near Tring, reaching 817 feet. Ivinghoe Beacon is a prominent hill and landmark in the Chiltern Hills, standing 249m (817ft above sea level Tring is a small Market town in the Chiltern Hills in Hertfordshire, England. Peterborough, Luton and Thurrock are the region's most populous urban areas. 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 Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. The borough It lies on the River Thames just to the east of London.

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Historical use

Before the creation of the East of England region there had been a smaller standard statistical region of East Anglia which did not include Essex, Hertfordshire or Bedfordshire. England is divided into a number of different regional schemes for various purposes East Anglia is often used as a shorthand for the Kingdom of the East Angles. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. They had previously been included in the South East region. South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. The East of England civil defence region shared the boundaries of the current region. England is divided into a number of different regional schemes for various purposes

Common use

In common usage the easterly parts of this area, have long been and, continue to be known as East Anglia. East Anglia is often used as a shorthand for the Kingdom of the East Angles. The areas closer to London are more commonly called part of the South East with Hertfordshire and Essex included in the "Home Counties". South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. " Home counties " is an informal phrase used to designate the group of counties that border or surround London, England.

Local government

The official region consists of the following subdivisions:

Map Ceremonial county Shire county / unitary Districts
Image:EnglandEastNumbered.png Essex 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 Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Thurrock U. The borough It lies on the River Thames just to the east of London. A.
2. Southend-on-Sea U. A.
3. Essex a. ) Harlow, b. Harlow is a New town and local government district in Essex, England. ) Epping Forest, c. Settlement The north east of the district is rural and sparsely populated for an area so close to London; it includes the town of Chipping Ongar and surrounding ) Brentwood, d. History It is named after the town of Brentwood which is the main development in the area ) Basildon, e. Basildon district council The District Council is Conservative dominated ) Castle Point, f. History The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the Benfleet Urban District and the Canvey Island Urban District. ) Rochford, g. Energy policy In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in the district of Rochford produced the 9th highest average carbon emissions ) Maldon, h. Politics A subdivision of the county of Essex, the Non-metropolitan district is served by Maldon District Council ) Chelmsford, i. History The current district was formed on April 1, 1974 from the borough of Chelmsford and most of the Chelmsford Rural District. ) Uttlesford, j. Energy policy In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in Uttlesford produced the highest average carbon emissions in the country ) Braintree, k. ) Colchester, l. ) Tendring
4. Etymology There are these theories about the origin of its name- From Anglo-Saxon tynder = " Tinder " "place where tinder Hertfordshire a. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of ) Three Rivers, b. Politics District council Three Rivers is a Non-metropolitan district that elects one-third of its councillors at any one time three times every four years ) Watford, c. Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London ) Hertsmere, d. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the former area of Bushey Urban District ) Welwyn Hatfield, e. ) Broxbourne, f. Business There are 600 companies in the borough with warehousing and distribution sectors being particularly well represented ) East Hertfordshire, g. Footnotes ) Stevenage, h. Place-name meaning Stevenage may derive from Old English stiþen āc / stiōen āc / stithen ac (various Old English dialects ) North Hertfordshire, i. Towns Baldock Hitchin Letchworth Royston Villages ) St Albans, j. Naming The district's irregular sounding name reflects its diverse nature with two main urban areas and several villages typically districts with the status of cities are known ) Dacorum
Bedfordshire 5. Dacorum is a local government district and Borough in Hertfordshire, England. Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. Luton U. Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. A.
6. Bedfordshire a. ) Bedford, b. Bedford is a local government district with the status of a Borough in the East of England. ) Mid Bedfordshire, c. Mid Bedfordshire is a local government district in Bedfordshire, England. ) South Bedfordshire
Cambridgeshire 7. South Bedfordshire is a local government district in Bedfordshire, England. History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate Cambridgeshire a. ) Cambridge, b. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England ) South Cambridgeshire, c. List of settlements Abington Piggotts - Arrington - Babraham - Balsham - Bar Hill - Barrington - Bartlow ) Huntingdonshire, d. History The earliest English settlers in the district were the Gyrwas, an East Anglian tribe who early in the 6th century worked their way up the Ouse and the Cam ) Fenland, e. Economy The Fenland economy has for years been built upon farming and food related industry ) East Cambridgeshire
8. Archaeology The recent Fenland survey of archaeological finds mentions an enumeration of findings made between 1884 and 1994 in the region to the north Peterborough U. 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 A.
9. Norfolk a. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. ) Norwich, b. 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 ) South Norfolk, c. History The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Diss Urban District, Wymondham ) Great Yarmouth, d. Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. ) Broadland, e. History The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of St ) North Norfolk, f. North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, United Kingdom. ) King's Lynn and West Norfolk, g. King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district and Borough in Norfolk, England. ) Breckland
10. The Breckland as a landscape region is an unusual natural habitat of England. Suffolk a. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. ) Ipswich, b. Ipswich ( ˈɪpswɪtʃ is a Non-metropolitan district and the County town of Suffolk, England on the Estuary of the River Orwell ) Suffolk Coastal, c. ) Waveney, d. ) Mid Suffolk, e. Energy policy In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in Mid Suffolk produced the 15th highest average carbon emissions in the ) Babergh, f. Towns and parishes in Babergh District Acton Aldham Alpheton Arwarton ) St. Edmundsbury, g. See also St Edmundsbury local elections ) Forest Heath

Regional assembly

An East of England Regional Assembly exists to co-ordinate the work of the local councils in the area and provides other functions. Towns Mildenhall Newmarket Brandon Significant Villages The East of England Regional Assembly is the regional assembly for the East of England region of the United Kingdom. It is based in Flempton on the A1101 north-west of Bury St Edmunds. Flempton is a village in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk, England. Bury St Edmunds is a town in the county of Suffolk, England and formerly the County town of West Suffolk.

Economy

Hertfordshire

The Greater Watford area is home to Camelot Group (owners of the National Lottery), the UK headquarters of international firms Total Oil and Skanska construction, retailers TK Maxx and Costco, Leavesden Film Studios, Sanyo, Kenwood and Beko electronic goods manufacturers, Wetherspoons pub chains, the European HQ of the Hilton hotel group and Nestlé Waters. Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London Camelot Group plc Note A are the operators of the UK National Lottery. The National Lottery is the largest Lottery in the United Kingdom. Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world Skanska, is a multinational Construction and development company based in Sweden, where it is also the largest construction company TK Maxx is a chain of off-price Department stores in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Germany. Costco Wholesale Corporation ( is the largest membership Warehouse club chain in the world based on sales volume headquartered in Issaquah Washington, Leavesden Film Studios is a Film and media complex constructed on the site of the former Rolls-Royce factory at Leavesden Aerodrome which was an important () is a major Japanese electronics company and member of the Fortune 500 whose headquarters is located in Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture, Japan Arçelik AŞ is a Household appliances manufacturer in Turkey. J D Wetherspoon plc (commonly referred to as Wetherspoons or Spoons) is a British Pub chain, founded by Tim Martin in 1979 Nestlé is a multinational packaged food company founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland In Elstree and Borehamwood (close to the A1 motorway) are the Elstree Studios, where the Star Wars films were made and more recently Big Brother. Elstree is a Village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5, north of London. Borehamwood (sometimes referred to as Boreham Wood) is a town in southern Hertfordshire, situated 16 miles / 25km north of London. Historically the name " Elstree Studios " refers to any of several Film studios that were based in the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (originally released as Star Wars) is a 1977 Space opera Big Brother is a Reality television show where in each series a group of people live together in the Big Brother House isolated from the outside world but continuously Borehamwood is also home to BBC Elstree, The Boy's Brigade and DSG International (owners of Currys and PC World), while 3Com, Steria (formerly Bull and Honeywell), and Kodak have their UK bases in Hemel Hempstead. For the 80s New Wave band from Canada see Boys Brigade (band. DSG international plc ( is one of the largest Consumer electronics Retailers in Europe Currys is an electrical Retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and is owned by DSG International plc. This article is about PC World the UK computer retailer For the British magazine Personal Computer World Steria ( is a European provider of IT-driven business services focusing on key vertical market sectors public services finance telecommunications utilities and transport Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment Hemel Hempstead is a Town in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom with a Population of 81143 at the United Kingdom Census In Welwyn Garden City are the headquarters of the Thresher Group and the UK headquarters of Xerox and Hoffmann–La Roche. Welwyn Garden City is a Town in Hertfordshire, England. Welwyn Garden City is also referred to in Council parlance as WGC or less correctly Thresher Group is the largest independent Off-licence retail chain in the UK, with around 2000 shops operating under several retail brands Xerox Corporation ( (name ˈziːrɒks is a global document management company which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction F Hoffmann–La Roche Ltd is a Swiss global health-care company which operates world-wide under two divisions Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Shredded Wheat and Shreddies are manufactured in the town by Nestlé, at least until 2008. Shredded Wheat is a Breakfast cereal made from whole Wheat. It comes in two sizes bite sized (3/4 in x 1 in and normal size which are sometimes Shreddies is a Breakfast cereal sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand, produced by Post Cereals Tesco is based in Cheshunt and Computacenter in Hatfield. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain For the Australian village of the same name see Cheshunt Victoria Cheshunt (pronounced) is a town in the Broxbourne district of Computacenter plc is the parent company of a group of European companies engaged in the supply, Implementation, support Hatfield, originally Bishop's Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England.

Bedfordshire

Moto Hospitality have their headquarters are Toddington in Bedfordshire (at the service station). Moto Hospitality is a company which operates Motorway service stations in the UK. Toddington is a large village in the county of Bedfordshire, England which is situated 5 miles NNW of Luton, north of Dunstable, south west Luton is home to easyJet and InBev while its neighbour in Dunstable is home to Whitbread. For the proposed merged company see Proposed merger of Anheuser-Busch and InBev. This article is about the Whitbread company For the sailing race see Volvo Ocean Race.

East Anglia

The economy in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk is traditionally mostly agricultural. Nationally known companies include Bernard Matthews and Norwich Union in Norwich, Greene King in Bury St Edmunds, In Newmarket is the base of the UK horse racing industry. Bernard Matthews was founded by Bernard Trevor Matthews in 1950 Norwich Union is an Insurance company in the UK. It is the biggest life-insurer in the UK and has a strong position in motor insurance Greene King ( is a British Brewery established in 1799 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. The main water company for the area, AWG plc is based in Huntingdon. AWG plc is a British water and waste management company Originally Anglian Water, which is still its main trading name it was one of the regional British Huntingdon is a town in the county of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia, England. Around Cambridge on numerous science parks, are high technology companies which form the so-called Silicon Fen. A science park is a property development designed for a concentration of High tech, Science, or Research related Businesses The definition Silicon Fen (sometimes the Cambridge Cluster) is the name given to the region around Cambridge, England, which is home to a large cluster of Cambridgeshire has a few RAF bases. The USAF still have bases in Suffolk.

Education

Essex and Southend-on-Sea LEAs have selective schools. The others do not. Nine out of the top ten schools in the region (by A level results) are either in Essex or Southend-on-Sea. However, at GCSE, the best performing LEA is Hertfordshire, followed by Cambridgeshire and Southend-on-Sea. The General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE) is the name of an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject generally taken in a number of subjects by Suffolk also performs better than the England average of 45. 8% attaining 5 grades A-C including Maths and English. In general, the region performs well at GCSE, with only Luton being low performing. Thurrock and Peterborough are next lowest, but are not underperforming areas. At A level, the best performing area is Southend-on-Sea, followed by Cambridgeshire and Essex. No other areas are above the England average. Thurrock is the least performing area, followed closely by Luton. At A level, Norfolk does not perform well for a rural county.

Cambridge has an eponymous very well known university as well as a second, much less well-known one. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Anglia Ruskin University, formerly Anglia Polytechnic, is a University in England, with campuses in Cambridge and Chelmsford. There are also other towns and cities in the region which have universities including Norwich (University of East Anglia) and Hatfield (University of Hertfordshire). The University of East Anglia is a campus-based University located in Norwich, England, and founded in 1963 The University of Hertfordshire is a modern university based largely in Hatfield, in the county of Hertfordshire, England, from which the university

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

Local media

See also

External links

East of England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. The East of England Regional Assembly is the regional assembly for the East of England region of the United Kingdom. The following is a partial list of currently operating Schools in the East region of England.
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