Counties 1 Midlands East (North)
| Current season or competition: 2025–26 Counties 1 Midlands East (North) | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1992 (as Midlands East 1) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country | England |
| Holders | Belgrave (2024–25) |
| Most titles | Belgrave and Hinckley. (3 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
Counties 1 Midlands East (North) (formerly Midland 2 East (North)) is a level 7 English rugby union league and at level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region, including clubs from Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the occasional team from Leicestershire. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands East 1, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, saw it changed to Midlands 2 East (North) and post the RFU's Adult Competition Review, from season 2022–23 it adopted its current name
The current champions are Belgrave, who are promoted to Regional 2 Midlands North.