the East Government Region

Created: 1994  

Statistics

Statistical comparisons will be made with Great Britain (change comparison)

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
EAST Preferred English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EASTERN Alternate English     Office of National Statistics, National Statistics (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/gor.asp)
EAST OF ENGLAND Alternate English     Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BEDFORDSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996 01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ESSEX Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HERTFORDSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORFOLK Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SUFFOLK Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BABERGH District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BASILDON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BEDFORD UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BRAINTREE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BRECKLAND District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BRENTWOOD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BROADLAND District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BROXBOURNE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CAMBRIDGE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CASTLE POINT District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE UA District/Unitary Authority 01 Apr 2009   Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
CHELMSFORD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
COLCHESTER District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DACORUM District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST HERTFORDSHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST SUFFOLK District/Unitary Authority 01 Apr 2019   United Kingdom Statutory Instrument (The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018)
EPPING FOREST District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
FENLAND District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
FOREST HEATH District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2019 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
GREAT YARMOUTH District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HARLOW District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HERTSMERE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HUNTINGDONSHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
IPSWICH District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
KINGS LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LUTON UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MALDON District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MID BEDFORDSHIRE District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MID SUFFOLK District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH NORFOLK District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORWICH District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
PETERBOROUGH UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ROCHFORD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTHEND ON SEA UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH NORFOLK District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ST ALBANS District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ST EDMUNDSBURY District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2019 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STEVENAGE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SUFFOLK COASTAL District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2019 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TENDRING District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
THREE RIVERS District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
THURROCK UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
UTTLESFORD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WATFORD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WAVENEY District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2019 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WELWYN HATFIELD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST SUFFOLK District/Unitary Authority 01 Apr 2019   United Kingdom Statutory Instrument (The West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018)
BEDFORD Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
BRECKLAND AND SOUTH NORFOLK Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
ESSEX HAVEN GATEWAY Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
ESSEX THAMES GATEWAY Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
HEART OF ESSEX Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
HERTFORDSHIRE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
LUTON Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
NORTH AND WEST NORFOLK Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
NORWICH AND EAST NORFOLK Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
PETERBOROUGH Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
SOUTHEND ON SEA Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
SUFFOLK Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
THURROCK Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
WEST ESSEX Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)

We know of no associations with other units.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ENGLAND Dep Country 1994   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Boundary Map of the East Government Region

If the boundaries of the Government Region changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the East (Government Region) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10099249

Date accessed: 13th November 2025