East Midlands
{{infobox England region | name = East Midlands| short_name = East Midlands |hq =
Nottingham |imagename = image:EnglandEastMidlands.png |status =
Region |area_km2= 15,627 |area_rank= 4th |density = 267/km² |nuts= UKF |euro=
East Midlands |population = 4,172,179 (2001) |population_rank= 8th |assembly =
East Midlands |election = non-directly elected |url = http://www.emra.gov.uk/ |The
East Midlands is one of the
regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the
Midlands. It consists of the combined area of
Derbyshire,
Leicestershire,
Rutland,
Northamptonshire,
Nottinghamshire and most of
Lincolnshire.
The highest point in the region is
Kinder Scout, in the
Derbyshire Peak District at 636m. A looser definition of the East Midlands would include the
City of Peterborough,
Burton upon Trent in
Staffordshire,
North Lincolnshire and
North East Lincolnshire.
Its main settlements are
Nottingham,
Leicester,
Lincoln,
Derby,
Northampton and
Chesterfield.
Leicester is officially the largest city in the region, although the largest conurbation is the
Nottingham Urban Area. North Derbyshire, however, is sometimes more associated with Northern England especially the borough of High Peak which relies on the conurbations of Manchester the North West and Chesterfield which relies on Sheffield.
Nottingham East Midlands Airport in
Leicestershire is situated between the three main cities of
Derby,
Leicester and
Nottingham, and the region is served by
Midland Mainline and
GNER high-speed trains to
London; and by the
Cross Country Route (MR) to
Birmingham and the
South West. The
M1 motorway also serves the three largest conurbations.
See also: East Midlands EnglishA historical basis for such an area exists in the
Five Burghs of the
Danelaw. The current government office region was created in 1994.
The official
region consists of the following subdivisions:
| Shire county
/unitary | Districts |
|---|
 | EnglandEastMidlandsNumbered.png |
| Derbyshire | 1. Derbyshire | High Peak, Derbyshire Dales
South Derbyshire, Erewash
Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire
Chesterfield, Bolsover |
| 2. Derby |
| Nottinghamshire | 3. Nottinghamshire | Rushcliffe, Broxtowe
Ashfield, Gedling
Newark and Sherwood, Mansfield
Bassetlaw |
| 4. Nottingham |
Lincolnshire
(part only) | 5. Lincolnshire | Lincoln, North Kesteven
South Kesteven, South Holland
Boston, East Lindsey
West Lindsey |
| Leicestershire | 6. Leicestershire | Charnwood, Melton
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Blaby, Hinckley and Bosworth
North West Leicestershire |
| 7. Leicester |
| 8. Rutland |
| 9. Northamptonshire | South Northamptonshire, Northampton
Daventry, Wellingborough
Kettering, Corby
East Northamptonshire |
|
The East Midlands is also a six-member constituency for the
European Parliament.
Local
media include:
* The East Midlands region of
BBC Television, based in Nottingham, which produces several regional television programs, including the news program
BBC East Midlands Today. This excludes most of Northamptonshire, North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire.
*
MATV, based in Leicester, which caters to the area's large South Asian population.
* BBC Radios
Derby,
Leicester,
Lincolnshire,
Northampton,
Nottingham and
Sheffield.
BBC Radio Leicester was the first local radio station in the
United Kingdom.
* Many commercial radio stations:
Leicester Sound,
Trent FM (Nottingham)
Ram FM (Derby and Burton-on-Trent),
Peak FM (Chesterfield and North Derbyshire),
Lincs FM (Lincolnshire and Newark-on-Trent) and
Sabras Radio.
* Several newspapers, the largest of which include the
Derbyshire Times,
Nottingham Evening Post,
Derby Evening Telegraph, and
Leicester Mercury.
*
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 
