A region of central England. It roughly corresponds to the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and is today a highly industrialized area.
Midlands
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A region of central England. It roughly corresponds to the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and is today a highly industrialized area.
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Midlands, region of central England. It is usually considered to include the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire, as well as Birmingham and the surrounding metropolitan districts (the former West Midlands). The region is highly industrialized. See also Black Country; Potteries, the.
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There are several regions in the world known as the Midlands. These include:
- English Midlands
- Midlands, South Carolina, United States
- Midlands (Tasmania), Australia
- Midlands (Zimbabwe)
- Mittelland, Switzerland, see Swiss plateau
- Irish midlands
- Natal Midlands, South Africa, see KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
- Scottish Midlands, see Central Belt and Central Lowlands
- Vidzeme, Latvia
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