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[mustard]

Where does south west finish and midlands begin? Think Worcs, Herefordshire & Glous will have to check both out!

[Mr2Mike]

I was surprised to hear someone describing Swindon as being in the Westcountry a few days ago!

[mxdi]

ive heard someone consider oxford as south west! i would class anything below bristol as SW

[DennisTheMenace]

Oi yer not local Gerrrrof moi laaaaand

[mxdi]

but but but i like it there, going to go back there one day

[DennisTheMenace]

aaahhhh bloody outziders ,


we have got some good hooning roads down ere

[mxdi]

i only know the devon and cornwall ones

[DennisTheMenace]

Ive driven most of them in the john deere ,

[agent006]

Oxford is the top rightmost point of south west really.

[minghis]

Unless there's a south central (which I doubt) you have to determine the most southerly point from which to decide 'to the left is west and to the right is east'.

For me I would say that Southampton would be the base of that line, and then go north 'till you get to Oxford (ish). Then take that line over to the left to the tip of South Wales.

This is exactly the way my company splits our 4 regions and seems to be logical...

[The Wiz]

That includes Bournemouth then.

>> Edited by The Wiz on Thursday 29th January 15:09

[Bob the Planner]

I'm going to scan both the south coast and south west as I reckon Poole/Bournemouth could be included in either / both !

[yertis]

I slice it up by county. Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset are South West. Wiltshire and Gloucestershire are West Country. Worcestershire is definitely West Midlands. Herefordshire and Shropshire are The Marches (aka Bandit Country). South Coast is Hants , Sussex and all that lot. Home Counties is Surrey Bucks etc.

Bounemouth has only been in Dorset for a few years (about 30 I think). Certainly people from Bournemouth sound different to proper Poole-ites.

[Dan]

Bob the Planner said:

I'm going to scan both the south coast and south west as I reckon Poole/Bournemouth could be included in either / both !

Well as far as I'm concerned BobL you're and honourary South Westerner

[Bob the Planner]

Does that still apply if I move to Yorkshire ?

[Dan]

Bob the Planner said:

Does that still apply if I move to Yorkshire ?

So is it the sunshine you don't like, or the fact that you have reduced the local average age in Bournmouth by 20 years, that making you want to move??

[pdV6]

yertis said:

I slice it up by county. Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset are South West. Wiltshire and Gloucestershire are West Country. Worcestershire is definitely West Midlands. Herefordshire and Shropshire are The Marches (aka Bandit Country). South Coast is Hants , Sussex and all that lot. Home Counties is Surrey Bucks etc. Bounemouth has only been in Dorset for a few years (about 30 I think). Certainly people from Bournemouth sound different to proper Poole-ites.

What's Bristol, then?

[yertis]

pdV6 said:

What's Bristol, then?

From where I'm sat, it looks like part of Albania

[yiw1393]

pdV6 said:

yertis said: I slice it up by county. Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset are South West. Wiltshire and Gloucestershire are West Country. Worcestershire is definitely West Midlands. Herefordshire and Shropshire are The Marches (aka Bandit Country). South Coast is Hants , Sussex and all that lot. Home Counties is Surrey Bucks etc. Bounemouth has only been in Dorset for a few years (about 30 I think). Certainly people from Bournemouth sound different to proper Poole-ites. What's Bristol, then?

Nice view of the suspension bridge from my office window (and Ashton Gate football ground )

Never mind Bristol - what happened to Devon? or is there a big gap between Dorset/Somerset and Cornwall? Does the M5 finish at Wellington now?

[yertis]

I forgot Devon