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Regions England can be divided most generally into three sections, with deep historical and linguistic roots for each of them. These can be further divided into regions, which in turn consist of counties (most of which also have long histories, but have been revised in many cases for administrative reasons).

The South of England is roughly the area south of the River Thames and the Bristol Channel; from east to west:

London — a vast and diverse metropolitan region to itself, the capital city of both England and the United Kingdom, and a global capital of finance, fashion and culture. South East — broadly speaking, the area around and south of London, including the territory along the English Channel. Counties: Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight. The West Country — the often-rugged peninsula extending southwest into the Atlantic and adjoining counties. Counties: Dorset, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Devon, Wiltshire, Cornwall. The English Midlands is the part of England east of Wales and across to the North Sea; from east to west:

East Anglia — largely low-lying territory northeast of London. Counties: Bedfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire. East Midlands — the geographic center of England, and reaching to the North Sea. Counties: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire. West Midlands — the industrial and rural area east of Wales. Counties: Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire. The North of England is anywhere north of the Mersey and Humber rivers; clockwise from southeast to northeast:

Yorkshire — regarded as one of the most scenic, varied and interesting of all the traditional counties, divided into smaller administrative counties. Counties: North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Yorkshire. North West — major industrial cities and breathtaking scenery between Wales and Scotland. Counties: Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire. North East — the sparsely populated borders with Scotland. Counties: Northumberland, Durham. [edit]Cities Listed below are nine of the cities of greatest interest to travellers: