Midlands
Birmingham's surrounding region
The Midlands refers to the central region of England, neither northern nor southern, encompassing cities like Birmingham, Nottingham, and Leicester.
The area is traditionally divided into the East Midlands and West Midlands.
She grew up in the Midlands before moving to London.
The term occasionally applies to central regions of other countries, especially in Africa.
Major city, two continents
- NottinghamMajor Midlands municipality
- LeicesterEast Midlands county seat
- CoventryWest Midlands manufacturing city
- Stoke-on-TrentIndustrial city in Staffordshire
Wolverhampton · Warwickshire · Staffordshire · Derbyshire · Northamptonshire · Shropshire · Sherwood Forest · Trent
Industrial product creation
- factoriesIndustrial production facilities
- ironworksIndustrial metalworking facility
- potteriesClay-firing establishments
- textilesWoven or knit materials
coal mining · steelworks · automotive · Cadbury · Wedgwood · canals · foundries · workshops
Legendary forest-dwelling archer
- Peaky BlindersBritish gangster television series
- George EliotPseudonymous Victorian novelist
- football rivalriesIntense competitive team conflicts
- Nottingham ForestEnglish football club
D.H. Lawrence · real ale · oatcakes · faggots · folk traditions
Regional speech pattern
- BrummieBirmingham resident or dialect
- vowel soundsOpen-mouth speech tones
- regional speechGeographically distinct language variety
- intonationPitch variation in speech
duck · cob · batch · snap · colloquialisms · pronunciation
Ocean bordering Europe
- VirginiaMid-Atlantic American state
- MarylandMid-Atlantic U.S. state
- DelawareFirst to join the Union
- New JerseyMid-Atlantic coastal state
Pennsylvania · Chesapeake · Piedmont · coastal plain · Eastern Seaboard · border states · colonial · tidewater
Birmingham
Major city, two continents
- NottinghamMajor Midlands municipality
- LeicesterEast Midlands county seat
- CoventryWest Midlands manufacturing city
Stoke-on-Trent · Wolverhampton · Warwickshire · Staffordshire · Derbyshire · Northamptonshire · Shropshire · Sherwood Forest · Trent · canal network
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- factoriesIndustrial production facilities
- ironworksIndustrial metalworking facility
- potteriesClay-firing establishments
textiles · coal mining · steelworks · automotive · Cadbury · Wedgwood · canals · foundries · workshops · engineering
Robin Hood
Legendary forest-dwelling archer
- Peaky BlindersBritish gangster television series
- George EliotPseudonymous Victorian novelist
- football rivalriesIntense competitive team conflicts
D.H. Lawrence · Nottingham Forest · real ale · oatcakes · faggots · folk traditions
accent
Regional speech pattern
- BrummieBirmingham resident or dialect
- vowel soundsOpen-mouth speech tones
- regional speechGeographically distinct language variety
intonation · duck · cob · batch · snap · colloquialisms · pronunciation
Atlantic
Ocean bordering Europe
New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Chesapeake · Piedmont · coastal plain · Eastern Seaboard · border states · colonial · tidewater
- IrelandDublin, Cork, Irish, leprechaun, Galway
- British IslesEngland, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- EnglandLondon, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
- Industrial CitiesDetroit, Pittsburgh, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham
- ZimbabweZimbabwe, Harare, Shona, Victoria Falls, Triangle
MidlandsNorthern England
Upper portion of country
Scotland · London · Cornwall · Northumberland · Northumbria