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'''East Anglia''' is a region of south-eastern [[England]], between the [[Midlands]], [[the Wash]] and the [[River Thames]], consisting of the counties of [[Norfolk]], [[Suffolk]], [[Essex]], [[Cambridgeshire]], [[Bedfordshire]], and sometimes also including [[Hertfordshire]], [[Northamptonshire]] and southern [[Lincolnshire]].
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'''East Anglia''' is a region in eastern [[England]] which takes its name from a 7th-10th century Anglian kingdom. The region has no fixed definition, but is generally agreed to consist of at least the counties [[Cambridgeshire]], [[Norfolk]] and [[Suffolk]], which have a combined population of around 2 million. The region lies south-east of the [[Midlands]] and north-east of the [[Home Counties]]. East Anglia is the easternmost part of Great Britain and is characterised by a flat landscape and an extensive [[North Sea]] coastline.
  
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The areas should not be confused with the larger [[East of England]], a statistical region of England of which East Anglia forms a part.
  
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I will expand this article when I can. What the author is describing is closer to the East of England region of which East Anglia forms a part. The Anglo Saxon kingdom of East Anglia consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk only. The traditional region consisted of pre 1974 Cambridgeshire, not including Huntingdonshire and Peterborough which were then annexed, and North Essex, particular the area around Colchester. The word anglia is an Old English translation of German Angeln, A small peninsular in German Jutland, that through further translation becomes England and perhaps more importantly in verb form English(language).  
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==Definition==
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Generally, East Anglia is described as the combined area of the traditional counties [[Cambridgeshire]], [[Norfolk]] and [[Suffolk]].
  
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The Diocese of East Anglia ([[Latin]]: ''Dioecesis Angliae Orientalis''), established in 1976 as part of the Catholic province of Westminster, is larger than the traditional definition, comprising the administrative counties of [[Cambridgeshire County Council]], [[Norfolk County Council]], [[Peterborough City Council]] and [[Suffolk County Council]]. In other words, broadly the three traditional counties most often included, plus much of [[Huntingdonshire]] and part of north-east [[Northamptonshire]].
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Latest revision as of 13:39, May 26, 2025

East Anglia is a region in eastern England which takes its name from a 7th-10th century Anglian kingdom. The region has no fixed definition, but is generally agreed to consist of at least the counties Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, which have a combined population of around 2 million. The region lies south-east of the Midlands and north-east of the Home Counties. East Anglia is the easternmost part of Great Britain and is characterised by a flat landscape and an extensive North Sea coastline.

The areas should not be confused with the larger East of England, a statistical region of England of which East Anglia forms a part.

Definition

Generally, East Anglia is described as the combined area of the traditional counties Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

The Diocese of East Anglia (Latin: Dioecesis Angliae Orientalis), established in 1976 as part of the Catholic province of Westminster, is larger than the traditional definition, comprising the administrative counties of Cambridgeshire County Council, Norfolk County Council, Peterborough City Council and Suffolk County Council. In other words, broadly the three traditional counties most often included, plus much of Huntingdonshire and part of north-east Northamptonshire.

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