Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the
Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. It was centred on the valley of the
River Trent and its tributaries in the region now known as the
English Midlands. The name is a
Latinisation of the
Old English Mierce, meaning "border people".Mercia's neighbours included
Northumbria,
Powys, the kingdoms of southern
Wales,
Wessex,
Sussex,
Essex, and
East Anglia. Its name is still in use today by many bodies, including the
West Mercia Constabulary, commercial radio station
Mercia FM in Coventry, and two regiments of the
British Army - the new
Mercian Regiment, and the
Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry.
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