Editing East Midlands (section)

==Urban areas==
The East Midlands region contains many urban areas which include:

*'''[[Greater Nottingham|Nottingham Urban Area]]''' (includes the Derbyshire towns of [[Alfreton]], [[Belper]], [[Heanor]], [[Ilkeston]], [[Long Eaton]], [[Ripley, Derbyshire|Ripley]] and [[Sandiacre]]. It also covers Nottingham, Mansfield, Arnold, Beeston, Bulwell, Carlton, Hucknall and West Bridgford. This means it spans parts of both Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.) (Pop: 729,977)
*'''[[Leicester Urban Area]]''' (Pop: 650,000) 
*'''[[Derby Built-up Area|Derby Urban Area]]''' (Pop: 270,468)
*'''[[Mansfield Urban Area]]''' (Spanning Mansfield, [[Sutton-in-Ashfield]] and [[Kirkby-in-Ashfield]]) (Pop: 158,114)
*''[[Lincoln Urban Area]]'' (Spanning Lincoln, [[North Hykeham]] and other villages) (Pop: 115,000)
*''[[Burton upon Trent and Swadlincote Green Belt]]'' (Which although isn't an urban area itself, it spans two counties between [[Staffordshire]] and Derbyshire near the towns of [[Burton-upon-Trent]] and [[Swadlincote]] to restrict building)