Matter of UK geography - what do you think?

[On the Left Wing]

I remember at school at Boundstone and some broadly accented Yorkshire teacher telling us that Shoreham, Lancing and Worthing were a quiet backwaters compared to Barnsley!

Guess I found out the hard way that he was right .... though not so sure about Lancing anymore!

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

The North / South divide is the M27 / A27!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I believe Boston United were in the Southern Section of the last LDV Vans trophy.

Whereas someone like Hereford got stuck in the north.

Go figure.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Didn't Plymouth sing that at us?

Yes - see rest of post

 

[The Oldman]

I live south of the A259. Anything above that is "The North"

 

[On the Left Wing]

I believe Boston United were in the Southern Section of the last LDV Vans trophy.

Whereas someone like Hereford got stuck in the north.

Go figure.

Hmm and Kettering, Redditch and Worcester are the in The Conference North, while Bedford and Newport County are in Conference South

Worcester is certainly NORTH of Newport and think the other three must be considered borderline

 

[On the Left Wing]

As for next season, my own view is:

SOUTH
Bristol City
Bournemouth
Brentford
Gillingham
Leyton Orient
Millwall
Yeovil

MIDLANDS
Swansea
Northampton
Nottm Forest
Cheltenham

NORTH
Chesterfield
Crewe
Doncaster
Bradford
Blackpool
Carlisle
Huddersfield
Oldham
Port Vale
Scunthorpe
Tranmere
Rotherham

 

[KNC]

I often used to ponder when in Bedford, that, in Brighton I lived nearer to Le Havre than to the shithole mentioned above.

Ain't life grand!!

 

[Easy 10]

I believe Boston United were in the Southern Section of the last LDV Vans trophy.

Whereas someone like Hereford got stuck in the north.

Go figure.

This seasons Carling Cup, Notts County (north bank of the Trent) are in the southern section, whilst Forest (southern bank of the Trent) are in the northern section. Leicester is 30-odd miles south of Nottingham, but is in the northern section of the draw.
No wonder I get lost easily.

 

[Stat Brother]

Personally, I think anywhere north of Horsham is deeply strange and should be avoided.

Your a generous man Grendel, my personal northern outpost, is Arundel.

 

[Napper]

south up to watford , midlands up to notts , north from there.

 

[ali jenkins]

The North / South divide is the M27 / A27!

My thaughts exactly!

 

[Hunting 784561]

Northerners begin in Woodingdean

 

[simonsimon]

"I remember at school at Boundstone and some broadly accented Yorkshire teacher telling us that Shoreham, Lancing and Worthing were a quiet backwaters compared to Barnsley!"
QUOTED BY on the left wing.

"Wally Warhurst"?

 

[Woodchip]

Anything North of Lewes is classed as Oop Norf.

 

[nobody's dupe]

Resident Geography teacher here.

. . . . . definate

Good job that you don't teach English.

 

[dougdeep]

I go by accents. The north starts at Luton, and the west country begins at Havant.

 

[simonsimon]

Anything North of the South Downs is country yokel territory.

 

[Gully]

OTLW, agree with most of what you put, however I would like to introduce another geographical area, the West of England. That area should include: Bristol City, Yeovil and Cheltenham. As for Swansea, well that is half way to Ireland.

 

[Hunting 784561]

I go by accents. The north starts at Luton, and the west country begins at Havant.

True. Yokel accents start around Portsmouth - or Reading if you're going down the M4.