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East Anglia | |
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Etymology: Kingdom of the East Angles | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | East of England |
Ceremonial counties |
East Anglia is an area in the East of England,[1] often defined as including the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.[2] The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a people whose name originated in Anglia (Angeln), in what is now Northern Germany.