To ask what you consider “The North”?

[Hairbrush123]

Just a post about being a Northerner/Southerner which made me think - what do you consider as “The North”? I’ve never had a solid answer for this and just wanted to know the general census on this.

Dad always jokes that southerners dont think theres life past the Watford gap.

I’m Scottish and consider this to be north of Aberdeen.

I always consider it south, midlands and north.

Crewe and upwards.

For us probably Inverness but for England Yorkshire.

@MishMashMummy

I’m from the Scottish central belt, so for me anything above Perth is about right.

I’m always amazed at how far south ‘the north’ starts for most people. York, for example, is firmly in ‘the North’ to most English people but it’s only a little over half way up England! I’ve seen Sheffield and Manchester described as Northern cities too

Doesn’t the north just reference the north of England? Manchester is quite high up in England and in the narrow bit so the south and midlands get a bit more width lol.

I would consider Scotland (north and south) to not be counted as north, just as I wouldn’t count wales as the midlands or south. You have north wales and South Wales innit.

I have never heard anybody from Manchester or referencing it to not call it northern

HunterHearstHelmsley I used to get told I was southern at uni Err no, I'm from the Midlands and you can keep your north/south rivalry thing thanks!

@Hankunamatata

Dad always jokes that southerners dont think theres life past the Watford gap.

It is anything north of Watford (not watford gap!)

Definitely north of Aberdeen.
Anywhere in England is 'down south'.

@shouldistop

Although I am assuming we’re just talking about England and not Scotland.

Aren't we always?

So not the 6 counties then 😜

See I grew up in Newcastle, and now live in Cumbria. Most of England is South to me. But I would, in general, describe Liverpool, Manchester and Yorkshire as Northern England.

Everything above cheshunt/Hertfordshire.

If we're talking England of consider Nottingham and Stoke Midlands and Chester and Sheffield North

yeah Carlisle is full of southerners

I came on to say anywhere above Aberdeen... Suspect the previous posters who have said similar are also Scottish

I remember traditionally in the 70's to London family, anything above the Watford gap was 'the north' 😁
Personally I would say from about Nottingham upwards I would call north.

Inverness.

Well here in Cornwall anything beyond the Tamar is North but referred to as "Up country" .

@MiddleClassProblem

In my head “the north” is above Nottingham. Above the midlands... but the north/south divide is often in reference to much lower and the midlands seems to become part of the north for that. Although the north:south divide is mainly used as London and Home Counties bashing. I don’t think people really take places like Cornwall into account (unless referencing holiday homes). I think I’m waffling now...

Because us Midlanders would rather be Team North than Team South 🤣

Depends where we are talking about, in my humble opinion Scotland would be the Highlands, England would be the Midlands, UK would be Yorkshire.

I'm from Yorkshire and would describe myself as a northerner, plus I'll talk to anyone anywhere about anything

Anything north of the M25

Anywhere about Lincolnshire!

I'd say that Nottingham is at the top end of the Midlands, so from my point of view, anywhere north of that.

@NursePye

Well here in Cornwall anything beyond the Tamar is North but referred to as "Up country" .

Is Cornwall nice to live? I'm in Scotland and always imagine it to be this balmy, beachy idyll. 😎🏝️

I mean above, not about.