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<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="regions-of-england">Regions of England</h3>
<p>In addition to each local authority’s unique code and name, we are given the region that they lie within. England is separated into 9 regions (shown on <a href="https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/documents/bfe6f7099f9e4cc59f8064962959bfb5/explore">this map</a>) which are given as acronyms in the data. These are:</p>
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<li><code>L</code> = London</li>
<li><code>NW</code> = North West</li>
<li><code>NE</cod