(Placename)the Midlands(functioning as plural or singular) the central counties of England, including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the former West Midlands metropolitan county, and Worcestershire: characterized by manufacturing industries ...
UK weather: snow and ice warning as commuters face widespread disruption•Nov. 19, 2024, 11:39 PM ET (The Guardian) Midlands, England Midlands,regionof centralEngland, commonly subdivided into the East and theWest Midlands. The East Midlands includes the historic and geographic counties ofLincol...
Europe Britain and Ireland UK EnglandEast MidlandsThe East Midlands, in its broadest sense, is the eastern part of central England. It is made up of six counties, which share common characteristics which distinguish the region from other parts of the country whilst also having their own distinct...
Britain and Ireland UK England West MidlandsWest MidlandsThe West Midlands metropolitan area is a county in the West Midlands region. The West Midlands County is one of the most heavily urbanised counties in the UK. Map Directions Satellite Photo Map...
The metropolitan county incorporates parts of three historic counties. In the northwest, the boroughs of Wolverhampton and Walsall and parts of the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, and Birmingham belong to the historic county of Staffordshire. In the southwest, parts of the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell...
Saving lives by saving time. Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) operates and funds three air ambulances covering six Midlands counties including Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands.
The East Midlands Freeport (EMF) was approved by UK Government and has been operational since 2023. As the UK's only inland Freeport, it will drive economic regeneration across the East Midlands. Underpinning this is a unique and world leading combination of partners focused on creating tens of...
RIBA East Midlands covers the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.
West Midlands county, created in 1974, is the largest and most populous of the new metropolitan counties set up under the reorganisation of local government. It contains the cities of Birmingham and Coventry; Wolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich, Dudley, Smethwick and Solihull; Brownhills and ...
An increase in population and urban growth during the 20th century caused a significant drop in the acreage of farms in England, but the geographic counties of Cornwall, Devon, Kent, Lincolnshire, Somerset, and North Yorkshire have remained largely agricultural. Another period of industrial decline ...