The Midlands of
England are traditionally the counties of
Derbyshire,
Herefordshire,
Leicestershire,
Lincolnshire,
Northamptonshire,
Nottinghamshire,
Shropshire,
Staffordshire,
Warwickshire, and
Worcestershire, plus
Birmingham,
Coventry,
Dudley[?],
Rutland,
Sandwell[?],
Solihull[?],
Walsall and
Wolverhampton.
East Midlands and West Midlands are regions of England.