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	Incorporating the towns of Bedford and Luton, Bedfordshire is a largely rural county encompassing the chalk Chiltern Hills and the Great Ouse river.
	A fertile wooded area on the softly sloping banks of the River Thames, Buckinghamshire's county town is the historic Aylesbury, and the south of the county is commuter area for London.
	Cambridgeshire is a flat agricultural area that features two important cities, Peterborough, with its huge gothic cathedral, and Cambridge, famous for its university.
	Low-lying with many reclaimed marshes along its coastline, Essex is a county of contrasts with busy ports, coastal holiday resorts and sizeable areas of forest, farmland, unspoilt villages, and tranquil waterways inland.
	Hertfordshire lies in the wooded lower basin of the River Thames. A commuter area for London, the county has many old market towns and some splendid country mansions.
	Leicestershire is a county of diverse scenery and resources, with some very picturesque countryside and industrial towns located around its fairly flat landscape.
	Renowned for its horticultural and agricultural products, the low-lying county of Lincolnshire is dotted with picturesque villages, churches, mills and fields of flowers.
	Norfolk is a low-lying county with the historic cathedral city of Norwich at its heart, the Norfolk Broads to the east and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the North Norfolk Heritage Coast.
	Northamptonshire is a prosperous agricultural county that is dotted with quaint churches, country houses, market towns and pretty villages. Northampton, famous for its shoe making industry, is the county town.
	An agricultural centre situated on the eastern slope of the Pennine Hills, Nottinghamshire is an historic county renowned for Sherwood Forest, coal production, and textiles.
	Best known as the smallest and one of the oldest counties in England, Rutland is dominated by a huge reservoir and recreational area at its centre.
	Suffolk is a fairly flat county with rich farmland and numerous picturesque thatched villages. The coast between Felixstowe and Lowestoft has been designated the Suffolk Heritage Coast.