The Midlands
| The Midlands | |
|---|---|
 The East Midlands and West Midlands regions of England |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Largest settlements | |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,135,000 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
The Midlands is a cultural and geographic area roughly spanning central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders South East England, South West England, North West England, Yorkshire and Humber, East of England and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important location for the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. The greater part of the area is formed of two English statistical regions: the West Midlands and East Midlands.
The Midlands does not correspond to any current administrative area, and there is therefore no strict definition. However, it is generally considered to include the counties of Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, the West Midlands metropolitan boroughs and Worcestershire.
With more restricted boundaries than the traditional area known as the Midlands, two modern Government Office Regions together represent the latter: West Midlands and East Midlands. These are also constituencies of the European Parliament.
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