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<p>The <b>regions of England</b>, formerly known as the <b>government office regions</b>, are the highest tier of sub-national division in <a href="page.php?w=England">England</a>. They were established in 1994 and follow the 1974-96 county borders. They are a continuation of the former 1940s <a href="page.php?w=Historical_and_alternative_regions_of_England">standard regions</a> which followed the 1889-1974 <a href="page.php?w=administrative_county">administrative county</a> borders. Between 1994 and 2011, all nine regions had partly <a href="page.php?w=devolved">devolved</a></p><p>
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