The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England in the United Kingdom. Additionally it makes up a part of the Southern England grouping. The East of England includes the ceremonial counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, of which Essex has the highest population. The northern part of the r…The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England in the United Kingdom. Additionally it makes up a part of the Southern England grouping. The East of England includes the ceremonial counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, of which Essex has the highest population. The northern part of the region, namely consisting of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, is popularly known as East Anglia.