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Actually it's mostly north and east. An area once called East Angliterre was actually the Danelaw. In fact the Boston accent from Lincolnshire originates mostly from this area. It's why we in Boston pronounced the broad 'a' or 'ä' sound in such words as "bathroom" and "can't" which sound like the 'a' in "father" ...

But you're right about the -by ending such as Rugby, Derby, etc.