Where does the real north begin?

[UnderOpenSky]

im from there, northernes consider me southern and southerns think me northern.

 

[Firky]

everyone is south of me, am so northern i shit whippets

 

[SpookyFrank]

The north, as most sensible people seem to agree, starts at around Chesterfield (Chezvegas).

Sounds about right, somewhere between Sheffield and Nottingham definitely.

 

[Firky]

Always amuses me that no one is aware that there's a place (big one at that) beyond Newcastle. It as if people's geography stops at Newcastle.

 

[WouldBe]

Always amuses me that no one is aware that there's a place (big one at that) beyond Newcastle.

Scotland.

 

[danny la rouge]

Always amuses me that no one is aware that there's a place (big one at that) beyond Newcastle.

Yes, there's quite a bit of South before you get as far South as Newcastle.

 

[Firky]

Scotland.

To be honest I'd rather be Scottish than English

Yes, there's quite a bit of South before you get as far South as Newcastle.

Yup, one of England's largest counties and certainly the most rural. It is shit.

 

[bluestreak]

Every fule knoes that the North starts at Watford

QFTW

 

[Yetman]

QFTW

Quoted for the weasels

 

[WouldBe]

To be honest I'd rather be Scottish than English

Mmmmm, firky in a kilt.

 

[Guineveretoo]

It would put parts of Yorkshire in the North East. Certainly the North Riding and East Riding. The West Riding is spread over the Pennines and I've always considered it part of the North West.

You don't really think Yorkshire is still divided into "ridings", do you?

 

[Firky]

Mmmmm, firky in a kilt.

My family has its own tartan

 

[Stanley Edwards]

I always started getting chilly just above Derby. These days anywhere north of Madrid is a bit to cold.

 

[Fez909]

Who gives a fuck. You're either northern, or you aren't. Most people know if they are, or otherwise.

"I'm 20% more northern and 15% more working class than you!"

 

[maldwyn]

I'd say Highbury Corner.

 

[soulman]

You don't really think Yorkshire is still divided into "ridings", do you?

No

 

[JTG]

To be honest I'd rather be Scottish than English

to all intents and purposes you are. people from Newcastle and surrounds are just Scots without the wit charm and personality

 

[Firky]

Where as you lot are bred for one thing: drinking scrumpy horizontaly

 

[moonsi til]

I just finished Stuart Maconies book 'Pies and Prejudice' where he goes off in search of the North. It was a very good read...opened my eyes to the 'im more northern than you' from folk from Newcastle way.

If I recall correctly Stuart had the North starting in Crewe.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

The famous saying "north of Watford" comes to mind. However many people when they hear the name Watford start to talk of Watford Gap. Watford is in Hertfordshire whereas Watford Gap - best known for a service station is in Northhampton. Watford Gap is about 70 miles north of Watford so it must be in the north.

I remember many years ago travelling north through Britain from Cardiff in a mini bus. We kept seeing signs saying "To The North" No matter how far you went there was always another sign saying this. As we crossed the Scottish border I expected these signs to end but no, they continued all the way up as far as we went. We were heading for the Isle of Skye.

 

[moose]

We've had this argument before, and here's what we settled on:

I'm in the gap between the Norf and the Midlandz

 

[northernhord]

^ that Map is bollocks, ask people in Cheshire if they are Midlanders, they would be up in arms

 

[Mallard]

^ that Map is bollocks, ask people in Cheshire if they are Midlanders, they would be up in arms

Tbh I'd agree with it. Geographically and culturally, Cheshire is South of Lincs and certainly most of it seems far more 'southern' than North Derbyshire and North Notts to me. The north surely starts at Lancs/Yorks anything below is the Midlands.

 

[citygirl]

Sheffield.

and being Norvern is more about an attitude than it is geography

and by your reckoning firky. i'm not even IN the north...

 

[StanSmith]

I would go with the Crewe option for sure.

 

[blossie33]

Being a Midlander I class Midlands as Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire (including Rutland), Hereford and Gloucester, Oxfordshire and Shropshire.

North of that is 'north' and south is 'south'
Lincolnshire I would think of as 'east' just to confuse the issue.

eta. forgot to include Notts

 

[quimcunx]

the border between scotland and england.

you're all southern bastards to me.

 

[Roadkill]

Being a Midlander I class Midlands as Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire (including Rutland), Hereford and Gloucester, Oxfordshire and Shropshire.

North of that is 'north' and south is 'south'
Lincolnshire I would think of as 'east' just to confuse the issue.

eta. forgot to include Notts

Northamptonshire?

 

[blossie33]

Northamptonshire?

Yes, Midlands - forgot about that one.

 

[Mallard]

the border between scotland and england.

you're all southern bastards to me.

Saving to rebuild Hadrian's Wall!