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How far from your birthplace do you now live?

369 replies

DuckyMcDuck · 18/01/2021 20:16

Chatting at work today and it came to light that of the 5 of us, 3 still live in the same town as they were born in.

I moved a lot as a child and (having used a distance calculator) have worked out I live 445miles from where I was born.

This is the one I used if you're interested in working your's out. www.distancecalculator.net/

OP posts:
LynetteScavo · 18/01/2021 21:40

2 miles. I've lived in 2 other countries, but returned home thinking it a great place to raise children. I spent most of my teenage years lamenting that I lived in a dump, so not quite sure why I'd want to inflict the same on my own DC.

Scarby9 · 18/01/2021 21:40

I69 miles. But I have lived another 100 miles further away.

ColourMeExhausted · 18/01/2021 21:41

120 miles.

EloiseTheFirst · 18/01/2021 21:50

Me 52 miles
DH 5924 miles
DD 3.5 miles

OohImBlindedByTheLights · 18/01/2021 21:52

About 500 miles

PaperMonster · 18/01/2021 21:56

About 50 miles.

Longdistance · 18/01/2021 21:57

About three miles Blush
I did live in Oz for two years.
Ideally we want to move counties to another town that’s much nicer. Just not happening at the minute.

FedUpAtHomeTroels · 18/01/2021 21:58

2 miles, but I did spend most of my life 5000 miles away.

bigbluebus · 18/01/2021 21:59

Currently 44 miles from the city I was born in, although I moved 75 miles away (in a different direction) from my place of birth as a baby and have been in my current village for 28 years

RhinestoneCowgirl · 18/01/2021 22:00

110 miles according to that link.

CoffeeRunner · 18/01/2021 22:03

Me - 5 miles.
DH - 20 miles.
DCs - 12 miles.

elQuintoConyo · 18/01/2021 22:03

1,229 miles. Thank fuck.

savemymuu · 18/01/2021 22:04

Actual birth hospital was other side of London but I live less than 1m from my parents 😆

jaded247 · 18/01/2021 22:09

144 miles. Born and bred in Cardiff and now live in Essex.

Mally2020 · 18/01/2021 22:11

121 miles but Id love to move back now if i could or at least nearer

OwlLovesTea · 18/01/2021 22:14

2k Blush

But, I lived abroad for over a decade so when I got home it seemed obvious to go to my old home town.

DinosApple · 18/01/2021 22:15

44 miles.

DH was born in the same village where FILs family have been for hundreds of years. We’re now only 6 miles from there.

OwlLovesTea · 18/01/2021 22:15

@elQuintoConyo

1,229 miles. Thank fuck.
Grin

Wow, you're the winner here I think!

PotteringAlong · 18/01/2021 22:17

165 miles

BestOption · 18/01/2021 22:18

3 miles

But only the past 10 years. I've lived all over Europe and 12,000 miles away.

RoseMartha · 18/01/2021 22:18

About 55 miles
But I grew up about a quarter of a mile away from where I live now.

Pugliandreamer · 18/01/2021 22:19

Only 48miles, but we've moved around a bit before now!

BlueThursday · 18/01/2021 22:19

I can see the hospital I was born in from my window

gradetoolisted · 18/01/2021 22:19

5300 miles

Cameleongirl · 18/01/2021 22:21

Me: 3,518
DH: 879

I can’t imagine living in either of our home towns, I’d be bored witless. Especially DH’s.😂