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North East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. The highest point in the region is The Cheviot, in Northumberland, at 815m and the principal city is Newcastle.
Elected assembly A referendum held on 4 November 2004 rejected the establishment of an elected regional assembly for the region. Local government The official region consists of the following subdivisions: Key: shire county = † | metropolitan county = History The region was created in 1994 and was originally defined as Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Cleveland. As part of a reform of local government Cleveland has since been abolished and several unitary districts created. The region is now considered to consist of four distinct 'sub-regions': Biodiversity The region has a rich natural heritage, which includes stretches of coast and extensive upland tracts that are of European nature conservation importance for their habitats and bird-life, and the Magnesian Limestone grasslands of East Durham - a habitat found nowhere else in the world. See also | ||||||||
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