Cities and Notable Towns
- Birmingham, Boston, Burton upon Trent,
- Chesterfield, Corby, Coventry,
- Derby, Dudley,
- Grantham,
- Halesowen, Hereford,
- Kettering, Kidderminster
- Leamington Spa, Leicester, Lichfield, Lincoln, Loughborough,
- Malvern
- Newcastle-under-Lyme, Northampton, Nottingham, Nuneaton,
- Oakham,
- Redditch, Rugby, Rushden, Rugeley,
- Shrewsbury, Smethwick, Solihull, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Stourbridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Sutton Coldfield,
- Tamworth, Telford,
- Walsall, Warwick, Wellingborough, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Worcester.
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