Where does 'north' begin?

Petra_70

Everything above the Peak District is 'The North.'

prowla

North is about 20-50 miles up on the map from wherever you are.

pigpen

HighamKneeDee wrote: »

Or Hull, or Manchester? . Come to think of it why have the M62 at all?

It is so us Northerners can stand on it and keep the southern wusses out.. and not get our wellies muddy!

Snakey

I grew up down the road from Watford Gap, so for me it was convenient and easy to learn - north of where I was standing was the North, and south was the South. I, of course, was in the Midlands, as was anywhere I was reasonably likely to be taken by my parents in the car short of going on holiday (so, say, a fifteen-mile radius).

Loz01

Im from Peterborough and I consider "north" to be approx Sheffield and up! Birmingham/Derby/Nottingham etc I just count as the Midlands. I would say wherever people say "baaath" instead of "barth" but some people where I live actually say that and I consider myself to be southern.

missbiggles1

peachyprice wrote: »

Anywhere beyond the home counties

Cornwall?.

FreddieFrugal

Loz01 wrote: »

I would say wherever people say "baaath" instead of "barth"

Those sound exactly the same if you read them out loud, the way you've written them!

It's a short 'a' sound - so just write 'bath'

not baaaaaaaaaaaaath



Edit: actually 'bath' is how Northerners say it, 'b-aa-th'' is how West Country and East Anglia people say it, 'b-ah-th' is how Southerners say it.

[Deleted User]

What about if you're at the North Pole? Does South 'become' North and therefore everywhere?

silverwhistle

prowla wrote: »

North is about 20-50 miles up on the map from wherever you are.

So Basingstoke then. A mile south from here I get my feet wet and then there's France - 210 degrees for about 14 hours in a small boat.

System

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

He certainly isn't a northerner, he is from The Midlands.

I totally agree, we are Midlanders.

For me (a Midlander) the North starts at the M6 Birmingham junction.:)