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.

Aberdeen/Inverness.

I’m from the midlands and I would say it starts at Sheffield.

Well people in the North of England class the North from Manchester and up really i am Northumberland so the top of the uk

@MikeWozniaksGloriousTache

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

Well obviously, since the OP didn’t specify, it will be about England (or possibly London). Where else in the universe is there to discuss?

Staffs / Cheshire border I'd consider the north west.

A line across from Liverpool to hull I guess. Though as a Scot who used to use the east coast mainline a lot I know that York is almost as close to London as Edinburgh.

Yorkshire up.

(I'm originally from the East Midlands)

Having said that, I do remember after having been in Geordieland for a while exclaiming at the telly "that's not north east - Halifax is in West Yorkshire!"

@Chemenger

Inverness and points north. I would put Aberdeen in the northeast, not the proper north.

Yes I did wonder that. Aberdeen doesn’t feel “North”

I live in Devon. I'd consider anything north of Staffordshire 'the North' but most people from round here think Bristol is 'the North'

@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

Manchester gets BBC north west and Yorkshire is BBC looks North. They’re definitely north.

I always think the ‘north’ is referring to North of England rather than the UK.
It’s south, midlands, north, and then Scotland with lowlands and highlands

@Butchyrestingface - it has it's moments!! When it's a beautiful day out of holiday season and you're sitting on the beach with a coffee it's glorious and I still have to remind myself that I am not on holiday .

However, when you've had months on e d of horizontal lashing rain it's not quite so idyllic. (Still love living here though ).

@funnylittlefloozie

Potters Bar and upwards. The North is a vast and sinister place.

This! I'm from London

Depends which country you’re in! I don’t consider Birmingham to be in the north of England though- it’s in the midlands. Cheshire is pushing it for me, but I’ll allow it .

Anywhere past Crianlarich

Newcastle and up is 'the north' to me.

I think that's because, while I've spent most of my time in the UK in the East Midlands, my spouse is Northumbrian and when we went to visit his family, we'd be going 'up north' and it always felt we were basically there when we got to Newcastle even though there was still a fair trek to go.

@shouldistop

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

Aren't we always?

And yet even in totally unrelated threads, someone just has to mention it.

Roughly anything north of a line from the tip of Anglesey to the river Humber. You have to dip it in the middle a bit to include all of Yorkshire!!

[quote NursePye]@Butchyrestingface - it has it's moments!! When it's a beautiful day out of holiday season and you're sitting on the beach with a coffee it's glorious and I still have to remind myself that I am not on holiday .

However, when you've had months on e d of horizontal lashing rain it's not quite so idyllic. (Still love living here though ).[/quote]
I've always wanted to go. Sounds lovely (notwithstanding the lashing rain!). 😍

@Pinkdelight3

Crewe and upwards.

yup when the west coast main line get to crewe I'm 'home' i.e. in the north.

One can only really tell by dropping in on the local supermarkets. When the sections that retail pastry products take a greater area than those that contain pasta, you are in the north. A broad line above, Stoke, Derby, Nottingham does it.

Sheffield and above! I don’t know about Liverpool though, maybe the line goes at an angle through Warrington and up to Blackpool.

Chester definitely isn’t northern

@rc22

Roughly anything north of a line from the tip of Anglesey to the river Humber. You have to dip it in the middle a bit to include all of Yorkshire!!

That middle dip actually takes into account the ancient tribal lands of the Brigantes so you might actually be onto something there.

Ive always lived south coast and I do appreciate that my view will be shocking to many, but north to me is anything north of say Birminham or Derbyshire 'ish. I'm always surprised how vast 'the north' is. We are going up to Northumberland soon with our caravan. Very exciting. Feels more adventurous than all our travels in Europe and beyond!

As a Londoner, it's anything north of Barnet obviously!

But seriously anything north of Stoke on Trent.

Leeds and upwards