East Anglia

This article is about the modern region. For the Anglo-Saxon kingdom, see Kingdom of East Anglia.

East Anglia
Region
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Etymology: Kingdom of the East Angles
East Anglia: with the ceremonial counties of Norfolk and Suffolk (in red) to the north and south and Cambridgeshire and Essex (in pink) to the west
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionEast of England
Largest cityPeterborough
Ceremonial counties

East Anglia is an area of the East of England, officially defined as including the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, with parts of Essex sometimes also included.

The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a people whose name originated in Anglia (Angeln), in what is now the Schleswig-Holstein state of Northern Germany. East Anglia is a predominantly rural region and contains mainly flat or low-lying and agricultural land. The area is known for considerable natural beauty, sharing a long North Sea coastline, and The Broads (known for marketing purposes as The Broads National Park). Norwich is the principal settlement and historical capital of the region.

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