Vol 6, The South Midlands (2003)

South Midlands, a name for the southern part of the East Midlands.

The county was sparsely populated at this date compared with southern England and the South Midlands.

This £30 million contract, won this Spring, is the first site the company has worked in the South Midlands.

'I'll give you a house for a dowry - somewhere in the South Midlands, North of London.'

The South Midlands have an own government for development.

The South Midlands is a notional area of England.

These were concentrated in the South Midlands and in the county of Essex.

South Midlands speech is rhotic.

As well as the east and west regions, in 1989 a third sub-region covering the South Midlands was created.