Where does " The North" start

[Tom Bombadil]

For me anywhere past the downs is up north but THE North is anything North and West of a line that runs roughly from Norwich to Gloucester

 

[mune ni kamome]

Just this side of the equator.

 

[stss30]

Anything north of Watford Gap services

 

[Woodchip]

Anything North of Uckfield is uncharted territory.

 

[Smirko]

The south pole, everywhere is north from there.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I've never understood the concept of "the north". I recognise "the north east" and "the north west", but am baffled when I come across people who imagine that Merseyside is the same as Tyneside.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Crawley is on the borderlands. Anything North of the county boundary, really

 

[jackanada]

It starts wherever the word 'supper' first means 'with chips'

 

[daveinprague]

Hassocks is the last civilisation before the 'North'

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

About 5 years ago we were driving up to visit someone who lives near Durham, and were amused to see signs aroundf Leeds on the motorway to "The North". Where is Leeds if it isn't in the North, so shouldn't it be "even further North. But nottingham is Midlands and Leeds isn't actually that much further north. So does the North start on the yorkshire Border? on that side of the country at least?

 

[The Oldman]

Any place north of the A27

 

[mikeyjh]

So does the North start on the yorkshire Border? on that side of the country at least?

Technically, yes. But there is a sizeable part of Derbyshire* that is further north than Sheffield and Manchester but Derbyshire is in the East Midlands... I've never felt like a 'midlander' but technically I am.

*Nobody actually lives in that part of Derbyshire, it's just hills and stuff,

 

[Dave the OAP]

Dyke road flyover

 

[Stat Brother]

Arundel.

 

[chucky1973]

i live in Crawley and I considered myself "Northern"

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

Lewes

 

[Lord Bracknell]

It's sad that we no longer play Plymouth Argyle, Exeter City or Torquay United. I miss the away fans responding to an Adam El-Abd tackle with a chant of "Dirty Northern Bastard".

 

[wunt be druv]

I would have to say the North begins as you go up Handcross hill and lose sight of the Downs.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Anything north of Northampton gets filed under the generic banner of the north for me.

 

[upthealbion1970]

Lewes

Correct