The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England. It comprises the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (except North and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland.
Major towns and cities in the East Midlands include Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Northampton, and Lincoln.
Counties of the East Midlands
Basic information about the counties of the East Midlands are shown in the table below:
County | Region | Notes | Area (Square Miles) | Cities and Towns Include: |
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Lincolnshire | East Midlands/Yorkshire and the Humber | North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire are part of Yorkshire and the Humber. | 2687 | Lincoln (EM), Grimsby (YH), Scunthorpe (YH), Grantham (EM), Boston (EM), Cleethorpes (YH), Spalding (EM) |
Derbyshire | East Midlands | 1014 | Derby, Chesterfield, Swadlincote, Ilkeston, Long Eaton | |
Leicestershire | East Midlands | 832 | Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Coalville, Melton Mowbray | |
Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 913 | Northampton, Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Rushden, Daventry | |
Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 830 | Nottingham, Mansfield, Beeston, Carlton, Sutton-in-Ashfield, West Bridgford, Worksop, Arnold, Newark-on-Trent, Hucknall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield | |
Rutland | East Midlands | 147 | Oakham |
Map of the East Midlands
A map of England with the East Midlands highlighted is shown below:

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Weather Forecasts for East Midlands
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Other Regions
The East Midlands is one of nine regions of England. The others are East, London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber.