East Midlands

The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and is the eastern half of the Midlands. 

The counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and most of Lincolnshire belong to this region.

The highest point in the region is Kinder Scout, in Derbyshire at 2,088 ft (636 m).

Population and settlement
Its main cities are Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Derby, and Northampton. Leicester is officially the largest city in the region, although the largest area is the Nottingham Urban Area.

East Midlands Airport is situated between the three main cities of Derby, Leicester and Nottingham.

Midland Mainline and GNER trains go to London and to Birmingham and the South West. 

The M1 motorway serves the three largest cities.

History
A historical basis for such an area exists in the Five Burghs of the Danelaw. 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. Derbyshire  High Peak, Derbyshire DalesSouth Derbyshire, ErewashAmber Valley, North East DerbyshireChesterfield, Bolsover 2. Derby Nottinghamshire  3. Nottinghamshire  Rushcliffe, BroxtoweAshfield, GedlingNewark and Sherwood, MansfieldBassetlaw 4. Nottingham Lincolnshire  5. Lincolnshire  Lincoln, North KestevenSouth Kesteven, South Holland, Boston, East Lindsey, West Lindsey Leicestershire  6. Leicestershire  Charnwood, MeltonHarborough, Oadby and WigstonBlaby, Hinckley and BosworthNorth West Leicestershire 7. Leicester 8. Rutland 9. Northamptonshire  South Northamptonshire, NorthamptonDaventry, WellingboroughKettering, CorbyEast Northamptonshire

 Other websites 
 East Midlands Development Agency 
 East Midland Directory  
 East Midlands Regional Assembly 
 Government Office for the East Midlands 
 Government's list of councils in the East Midlands 
 East Midland Network Exchange