South Midlands - Definition and Overview

The South Midlands and Milton Keynes area

The South Midlands is an area of England. It is one of the areas identified by the Government for urban development. It consists of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, and northern Buckinghamshire - the latter two areas not usually being considered part of the general Midlands area.

The government area is defined as

From Northamptonshire:

• Corby
• Daventry
• East Northamptonshire
• Kettering
• Northampton
• South Northamptonshire

From Bedfordshire:

• Bedford
• Luton
• Mid Bedfordshire
• South Bedfordshire
• Wellingborough

From Buckinghamshire:

• Aylesbury Vale
• Milton Keynes

It is split between three Government Office Regions - East Midlands, East, and South East.