Midlands (English Wikipedia)

Calculated using data from WorldClim.org. Hijmans, R.J.; Cameron, S.E.; Parra, J.L.; Jones, P.G.; Jarvis, A. (2005). "Very high resolution interpolated climate surfaces for global land areas". International Journal of Climatology. 25 (15): 1965–1978. Bibcode:2005IJCli..25.1965H. doi:10.1002/joc.1276.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

bbc.co.uk

"Photo-gallery: Saxon trail across Mercian Staffordshire". BBC News. 7 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011.
"BBC – Birmingham – Entertainment – International Bhangra Capital". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

news.bbc.co.uk

"Experiencing the highs and lows". BBC News. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

bclm.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Black Country Living Museum". Black Country Living Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2026.

birminghammail.co.uk (Global: 1,752^nd place; English: 871^st place)

"Why the East Midlands and West Midlands must join forces". Birmingham Mail. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

North Midland Country: A Survey of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire. Harold Ingram. 1948. pp. 0–116. ISBN 978-7-230-00765-8. Retrieved 22 February 2019. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
The Rise of the English Regions?. Irene Hardill, Paul Benneworth, Mark Baker, Leslie Budd. 3 October 2006. p. 173. ISBN 9781134306084. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

british-history.ac.uk (Global: 544^th place; English: 267^th place)

archive.british-history.ac.uk

"Publications catalogue | British History Online". archive.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2024. Sources relating to the historic counties of Derbyshire, Hereford, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire."

cambridge.org (Global: 209^th place; English: 151^st place)

Braber, Natalie (June 2014). "The concept of identity in the East Midlands of England: Investigating feelings of identity in East Midlands adolescents". English Today. 30 (2): 3–10. doi:10.1017/S0266078414000054. ISSN 0266-0784.

cba-southmidlands.org.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"South Midlands Region". Council for British Archaeology. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

centralbylines.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

Kalantzis, Samuel (13 May 2024). "Ska music: a staple sound of the Midlands". centralbylines.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Braber, Natalie (June 2014). "The concept of identity in the East Midlands of England: Investigating feelings of identity in East Midlands adolescents". English Today. 30 (2): 3–10. doi:10.1017/S0266078414000054. ISSN 0266-0784.
Calculated using data from WorldClim.org. Hijmans, R.J.; Cameron, S.E.; Parra, J.L.; Jones, P.G.; Jarvis, A. (2005). "Very high resolution interpolated climate surfaces for global land areas". International Journal of Climatology. 25 (15): 1965–1978. Bibcode:2005IJCli..25.1965H. doi:10.1002/joc.1276.

earthheritagetrust.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Malverns Complex". Herefordshire and Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

flaginstitute.org (Global: low place; English: 7,580^th place)

Flag Institute: Mercia, St Alban's Cross

geopark.org.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Malvern Hills". Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

itv.com (Global: 769^th place; English: 390^th place)

"Midlands dishes fast becoming 'endangered food species' | ITV News". Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

letterpressproject.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Clayhanger". The Letterpress Project. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
"Sons and Lovers". The Letterpress Project. Retrieved 30 July 2026.

lotzintranslation.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Lotz, Roy (11 February 2019). "Review: As You Like It". Lotz in Translation. Retrieved 30 July 2026.

metoffice.gov.uk (Global: 3,449^th place; English: 2,287^th place)

Snow and low temps 2010 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/dec2010
December 2010 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/2010/december
Record heat July 2006 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/july2006/
Office, Met. "Ragley Hall climate". www.metoffice.gov.uk.

nomisweb.co.uk (Global: 1,324^th place; English: 989^th place)

"2011 Census – Built-up areas". ONS. Retrieved 1 July 2013. (needs a more direct citation)

ons.gov.uk (Global: 1,126^th place; English: 939^th place)

ons.gov.uk

Park, Neil (21 December 2022). "Estimates of the population for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
"Figure 1: Explore population characteristics of individual BUAs". Retrieved 7 August 2021.

web.ons.gov.uk

"Office for National Statistics – Dataset finder – MYEDE Population Estimates for High Level Areas". ONS. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016. East Midlands 4,637,413 West Midlands 5,713,284

shropshirehillsaonb.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Some Shropshire Hills…". Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

sky.com (Global: 566^th place; English: 355^th place)

news.sky.com

"UK heatwave: New UK record as temperature hits 39.1C – with 41C expected this afternoon". Sky News. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

soundspheremag.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Walker, Sophie (10 March 2019). "Interview: Sleaford Mods – Soundsphere magazine". Soundsphere magazine. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

the-cotswolds.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Cotswolds". The Cotswolds. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Shore, Robert (26 March 2014). "Why the Midlands is the best place in Britain". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
Editorial (16 May 2026). "The Guardian view on Middlemarch: the greatest novel in the English language". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
Brown, Mark (31 July 2022). "North holding its own against spread of southern English dialects, study finds". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
Frizzell, Nell (7 July 2015). "Think the Midlands is just margarine in a north-south sandwich? Think again". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
Murray, Jessica (31 May 2023). "'The culture has changed': end of the boom for Birmingham's Balti Triangle". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

thepotteries.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Wedgwood Pottery History | Josiah Wedgwood & Sons | The Potteries". www.thepotteries.org. Retrieved 30 July 2026.

unesco.org (Global: 104^th place; English: 170^th place)

whc.unesco.org

Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Ironbridge Gorge". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 30 July 2026.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Photo-gallery: Saxon trail across Mercian Staffordshire". BBC News. 7 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011.
"Midlands dishes fast becoming 'endangered food species' | ITV News". Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
Walker, Sophie (10 March 2019). "Interview: Sleaford Mods – Soundsphere magazine". Soundsphere magazine. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
"The Malvern Hills". Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

wheeldontreesfarm.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Peak District National Park Facts & Figures". Wheeldon trees Farm. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Braber, Natalie (June 2014). "The concept of identity in the East Midlands of England: Investigating feelings of identity in East Midlands adolescents". English Today. 30 (2): 3–10. doi:10.1017/S0266078414000054. ISSN 0266-0784.
Shore, Robert (26 March 2014). "Why the Midlands is the best place in Britain". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
Editorial (16 May 2026). "The Guardian view on Middlemarch: the greatest novel in the English language". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
Brown, Mark (31 July 2022). "North holding its own against spread of southern English dialects, study finds". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
Frizzell, Nell (7 July 2015). "Think the Midlands is just margarine in a north-south sandwich? Think again". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
Murray, Jessica (31 May 2023). "'The culture has changed': end of the boom for Birmingham's Balti Triangle". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

Midlands (English Wikipedia)

adsabs.harvard.edu (Global: 14th place; English: 9th place)

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birminghammail.co.uk (Global: 1,752nd place; English: 871st place)

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british-history.ac.uk (Global: 544th place; English: 267th place)

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cambridge.org (Global: 209th place; English: 151st place)

cba-southmidlands.org.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

centralbylines.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

doi.org (Global: 2nd place; English: 2nd place)

earthheritagetrust.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

flaginstitute.org (Global: low place; English: 7,580th place)

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itv.com (Global: 769th place; English: 390th place)

letterpressproject.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

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metoffice.gov.uk (Global: 3,449th place; English: 2,287th place)

nomisweb.co.uk (Global: 1,324th place; English: 989th place)

ons.gov.uk (Global: 1,126th place; English: 939th place)

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british-history.ac.uk (Global: 544^th place; English: 267^th place)

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itv.com (Global: 769^th place; English: 390^th place)

metoffice.gov.uk (Global: 3,449^th place; English: 2,287^th place)

nomisweb.co.uk (Global: 1,324^th place; English: 989^th place)

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