I love asking UK, especially English, people this question; the answers vary wildly. Once had a Londoner describe the north as “anywhere north of the M25”.
So, lemmings, where is ‘the north’ to you?
Chesterfield is one of the points which is 50/50 northern and southern resulting in a real midlands feels.
Draw a line from the Bristol Channel to The Wash. That’s the line.
Sheffield and above is North, Cambridge and below is South, in the middle is Midlands, lines are a bit wiggly.
A lot of people just think about wealth/poshness and tend to think only in terms of proximity to London.
North of the thames
Yep, whenever I cross Dartford bridge I always comment to my wife that we’re currently in the Midlands. She doesn’t find me funny…
Living in the North of Scotland and listening to people referring to anywhere north of Watford Gap as “The North” will always elicit a raised eyebrow from me.
Oh my sweet southern children, what do you know of the true north? Where the sun hides it’s face for weeks at a time…
Northerners are basically Scots, Scots are basically Vikings, Southerners are basically French
You do realise York comes from the word “Yorvik” and that ze French never made it that far north, right?
