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The Midlands (with a capital M) usually means the English Midlands, which broadly correspond to the medieval kingdom of Mercia.
Parts of the East Midlands are also densely populated, particularly the triangle formed by the cities of Leicester, Nottingham and Derby.
Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire are not usually considered part of the Midlands and are in the administrative regions of the South East and the East of England respectively.
The Midlands (with a capital M) usually means the English Midlands, which broadly correspond to the early-medieval kingdom of Mercia.
The South Midlands is an area identified by the government for development, consisting of Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire with northern Buckinghamshire.
Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire are not usually considered part of the Midlands and are in the administrative regions of the South East and the East of England respectively—a further illustration of the fluidity of the perceived boundaries of the Midlands.