Reading is the third largest place in the south of England.

[Lammy]

discuss.


No it isn't.

 

[Man of Harveys]

No, it isn't.

And as for the claim that people one abroad have never heard of Brighton, well just that's obvious bollocks anyway...but compared to Reading?!?!!?

Bwahahha.hhaa..aa..hhhaaa

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Behind London & Bristol?

 

[Lammy]

Behind London & Bristol?

Apparently

 

[Wilts]

You can fight your losing corner if you like.

Don't let conclusive proof get in the way of your opinion though, eh!?

 

[Lammy]

You can fight your losing corner if you like.

Don't let conclusive proof get in the way of your opinion though, eh!?

What conclusive proof? I can't get the damn map thing to work!

 

[Eastleigh Seagull]

look at the map of Southampton though - if you wanted to include all the extra areas that you have with Reading the nsurely Eastleigh and all its surrounding areas would make it bigger.

The argument is slightly bizarre in that you set your own boundaries for Reading but all other (larger) places should abide by the set boundaries?

 

[Lammy]

look at the map of Southampton though - if you wanted to include all the extra areas that you have with Reading the nsurely Eastleigh and all its surrounding areas would make it bigger.

The argument is slightly bizarre in that you set your own boundaries for Reading but all other (larger) places should abide by the set boundaries?

Bingo!

 

[Wilts]

What conclusive proof? I can't get the damn map thing to work!

Ah! That map is the key to instantaneous conclusive proof!

Trust me, having lived there for a fair few years and with loads of local articles on it, I'm pretty sure I'm right!

 

[Wilts]

Bingo!

Except that Eastleigh is not even slightly part of Southampton. If you included that then we'd include the whole of Wokingham as well! Already thought of that one when going around all the other places in the south!

 

[Meade's Ball]

I'm the world's tallest dwarf.

 

[Lammy]

What to I need to install to get the map to work?!?!?

argh!!!!

 

[Eastleigh Seagull]

Of course Eastleigh is part of Southampton with no discernable boundary in the built up areas apart from an arbitrary boundary set by local authorities. Eastleigh, with over 100,000 people in it is overspill in the same way that Reading should be part of London.

 

[Notters]

I thought Bournemouth was actually bigger than Brighton anyway? There's just not much there!!!

 

[aftershavedave]

nsc hits a new low in threads with this nugget.

never mind "nsc gold", "nsc lead" anyone?

 

[Everest]

Who cares if Reading is the 3rd largest? It just means you can pack more w***ers into it.

 

[The Large One]

Are we talking in terms of area or population? Who said that it was the third largest town in the south east anyway?

 

[Sonic The Hedgehog]

Reading is north of the A27, so it's not even southern.

 

[The Large One]

I thought Bournemouth was actually bigger than Brighton anyway? There's just not much there!!!

They're roughly the same size. Add Hove to the city boundaries (i.e. like it or not - we do live in the City of Brighton & Hove), B&H is much bigger. Pedants in Bournemouth would add Boscombe and Poole to their equation...

 

[Soul Finger]

Plymouth
Portsmouth
Southampton
Brighton & Hove

All conurbations have over 200,000 inhabitants.

Reading's under 200,000.

Actually, I don't care.