South East England

region of England

South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994. It includes Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex.

South East England Region

Its population as of the 2001 census was 8,000,550, making it the most populous English region. The highest point is Walbury Hill in Berkshire at 297m/974 ft. The major urban areas of the region include Brighton and Hove, Portsmouth, Southampton, and Reading. Settlements closer to London are part of the Greater London Urban Area.

Local government

The official region consists of the following subdivisions:

Ceremonial countyCounty/ unitaryDistricts
BerkshireWest Berkshire
Reading
Wokingham
Bracknell Forest
Windsor and Maidenhead
Slough
BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshireSouth Bucks, Chiltern, Wycombe, Aylesbury Vale
Milton Keynes
East SussexEast SussexHastings, Rother, Wealden, Eastbourne, Lewes
Brighton & Hove
HampshireHampshireGosport, Fareham, Winchester, Havant, East Hampshire, Hart, Rushmoor, Basingstoke and Deane, Test Valley, Eastleigh, New Forest
Southampton
Portsmouth
Isle of Wight
KentKentDartford, Gravesham, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Swale, Ashford, Shepway, Canterbury, Dover, Thanet
Medway
OxfordshireOxford, Cherwell, South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse, West Oxfordshire
SurreySpelthorne, Runnymede, Surrey Heath, Woking, Elmbridge, Guildford, Waverley, Mole Valley, Epsom and Ewell, Reigate and Banstead, Tandridge
West SussexWorthing, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, Crawley, Mid Sussex, Adur

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