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	Cheshire is fairly urbanised to the north, but has the beautiful Peak District to the east, and the historic fortified Roman city of Chester to the west.
	A mainly rural county, Derbyshire contains a vast area of the Peak District, one of the most beautiful parts of the UK, and the city of Derby, famous for its porcelain industries.
	Gloucestershire has a varied geography, with many wooded valleys, rolling agricultural land and the Cotswold Hills, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
	Surrounded by beautiful hills, the agricultural county of Herefordshire is best known for its breed of cattle and cider making. The Wye Valley is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
	Oxfordshire lies on rolling hills and downs, with the famous university city of Oxford lying in the Oxford Clay Vale. This historic county is also the hub of the UK's high-technology industry.
	A fine pastoral county and the site of many historic battles, Shropshire is divided by the beautiful River Severn and features rolling hills, farmland and woodland.
	South Yorkshire is an historic county of major industrial significance to England. With an abundance of local coal and iron ore, Sheffield is renowned for its steel production.
	At the southern tip of the Peak District National Park, Staffordshire developed during the Industrial Revolution and is world famous for its porcelain and pottery factories.
	Warwickshire is an agricultural county with an undulating landscape that features many pleasant villages and fine countryside, and is the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
	The West Midlands consists of the cities of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton. Extensively urbanised, the area is an important industrial, commercial and transport centre.
	The rural county of Worcestershire lies on an undulating terrain, roughly between the Lickey and Malvern Hills. The county is renowned for its porcelain industry.