What Region Is Bedfordshire?

Bedfordshire, geographic and historic county and former administrative county of the southeastern Midlands of England.

What area is Bedfordshire under?

Bedfordshire (/ˈbɛdfərdʃɪər, -ʃər/; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council was abolished in 2009. Population (mid-2019 est.)

Is Bedfordshire east or south east?

The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. This region was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics purposes from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Essex has the highest population in the region.

Which region is Central Bedfordshire?

East of England

Is Bedfordshire classed as Midlands?

The South Midlands is an area of England which includes Northamptonshire, the northern parts of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire and the western part of Bedfordshire.

Is Bedfordshire classed as South East?

Until the 1990s, three of the six counties that make up the current East of England region (Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire) formed the East Anglia “standard statistical region”, while Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire were considered part of the South East.

Is Bedford South East or Midlands?

Bedford is in the South Midlands I would say, Northampton in the East Midlands; Rugby in the West Midlands.

Is Bedford classed as East Midlands?

The highest point in the East Midlands region is Kinder Scout, in the Derbyshire Peak District at 636m. The most important cities and towns are the ancients ones of Lincoln, Nottingham, Bedford, Ely, and Northampton. The largest city and the generally recognized “capital” of the East Midlands is Nottingham.

What are the regions of the UK?

Quarterly economic activity within the countries of the UK (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and the nine English regions (North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, and South West).

Which region is Luton in?

East of England

Which part of UK is Luton?

Bedfordshire, England
Luton, town and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Bedfordshire, England. It lies along England’s chief superhighway (M1), 30 miles (48 km) northwest of London, and has an international airport.

What part of London is Luton?

Luton [2] is a large town and local government district in the south-east of England, located 51 km (32 miles) north of London. It used to part of the county of Bedfordshire, but since 1997 it has been an administratively independent unitary authority. It remains part of Bedfordshire for ceremonial purposes.

What regions are in the Midlands?

The East Midlands includes the historic and geographic counties of Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, and Rutland. The West Midlands comprises Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire.

Is Bedford in south Midlands?

The South East Midlands area review covers the unitary local authority areas of Bedford Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, Luton Borough Council and Milton Keynes Council. The area also includes the Northamptonshire County Council.

What places are in East Midlands?

It consists of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire (except North and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

What are the 7 regions of England?

Regional teams

• East of England.
• London.
• Midlands.
• North East and Yorkshire.
• North West.
• South East.
• South West.

What counts as South East England?

South-East England includes Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Sussex East and Sussex West.

Is Luton east or South East?

Luton is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, five miles east of the town of Dunstable, and 28 miles north-west of London. Luton lies two miles west of the Hertfordshire border. Luton falls within the unitary authority of Luton. It is in the LU1 postcode district.

What part of London is Bedford in?

Where are the North Midlands?

The North Midlands is a loosely defined area of England. A statistical definition, first defined in 1881, included the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland as part of the North Midlands region.

What is in North Midlands?

North Midlands

• Derbyshire.
• Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent.
• Nottinghamshire.
• Shropshire Telford and Wrekin.