From dreaming spires to commuter belt

摘要

Abeautiful coastline, unspoilt countryside and historic cities and ancient heritage are a feature of the East of England region. It ranges from Cambridge, the Fens and Norfolk to St Albans and Hertfordshire outside London. The region includes the ceremonial counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Essex has the highest population in the region. Its population at the 2011 census was 5,847,000. Bedford, Luton, Basildon, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford and Cambridge are the region's most populous towns. The southern part of the region lies in the London commuter belt. The region generated nearly 9% of the UK's economic output in 2014 witha GVA of ￡139bn.