North East England: Difference between revisions

'''North East England''' is one of nine official [[regions of England]] at the first level of [[ITL (UK)|ITL]] for [[Office for National Statistics|statistical]] purposes.{{efn|ITL replaced [[Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics|NUTS]] and followed the same definitions of its predecessor until 2023}} The region has three current administrative levels below the region level in the region: [[combined authority]], [[unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] or [[metropolitan borough]], and [[civil parish]]es. TheyThere are also multiple divisions without administrative functions; [[ceremonial county]], emergency services ([[Fire services in the United Kingdom|fire-and-rescue]] and [[List of police forces of the United Kingdom|police]]), [[List of urban areas in the United Kingdom|built-up area]]s and [[Historic counties of England|historic county]]. The largest settlements in the region are [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Middlesbrough]], [[Sunderland]], [[Gateshead]], [[Darlington]], [[Hartlepool]] and [[Durham, England|Durham]].