North west England

North West England
North West England region in England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Status	Region
Government
• Leaders' board	North West Regional Leaders Board
• EP constituency	North West England
Area
• Total	5,469 sq mi (14,165 km2)
Area rank	6th
Population (2011)
• Total	7,052,000
• Rank	3rd
• Density	1,300/sq mi (500/km2)
GVA
• Total	£231 billion
• Per capita	£18,438 (5th)
NUTS code	UKD
ONS code	E12000002
Website	www.nwra.gov.uk

North West England, one of nine official regions of England, consists of the five counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. The North West had a population of 7,052,000 in 2011. It is the third most populated region in the United Kingdom after the South East and Greater London.

North West England is bounded to the east by the Peak District and the Pennines and to the west by the Irish Sea. The region extends from the Scottish Borders in the north to the West Midlands region in the south. To its southwest is North Wales. Amongst the better known of the North West's physiographical features are the Lake District and the Cheshire Plain. The highest point in North West England (and the highest peak in England) is Scafell Pike, Cumbria, at a height of 3,209 feet (978 m).

Windermere is the largest natural lake in England. Broad Crag Tarn on Broad Crag is England's highest lake. Wast Water is England's deepest lake, being 74m deep.

A mix of rural and urban landscape, two large conurbations, centred on Liverpool and Manchester, occupy much of the south of the region. The north of the region, comprising Cumbria and northern Lancashire, is largely rural, as is the far south which encompasses parts of the Cheshire Plain and Peak District.