How big is where you live?
Poll: How big is where you live?
Total Members Polled: 730
Discussion
Vanordinaire said:
If you can't walk to your nearest pub, you're in the 'arse end of nowhere'. If you can't walk home from the pub, you're pissed.
Our local is 2 doors away. But it shut for a month after we moved in. So from that description I’m in and out of the arse end frequently!
I also wonder if the previous owner of our house was keeping the place afloat!
Not exactly sure how to answer. I live in Gateshead (approx 200,000) but this is part of a larger metropolitan area (Tyneside) which is around 900,000 and to anyone from outside this area it is to all intents and purposes one big place, even though the locals are strangely tribal at times.
DoubleD said:
A village is a small settlement usually found in a rural setting. It is generally larger than a "hamlet" but smaller than a "town". Some geographers specifically define a village as having between 500 and 2,500 inhabitants. In most parts of the world, villages are settlements of people clustered around a central point.22 Aug 2013
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When I were a small lad, and staying over with relatives, we'd walk into into the 'Village'; Blackheath Village.village |
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GetCarter said:
Looking at the poll, I think we need to define 'arse end of nowhere'.
I suggest a minimum of 100 mile round trip to the nearest supermarket / bank etc.
I’m not that bad but .. I suggest a minimum of 100 mile round trip to the nearest supermarket / bank etc.
There are three houses in my “hamlet” surrounded by farms, pop about 8
The nearest pub, which has a small shop in it, selling the basics, is two miles away
The nearest village is 6 miles .. has a population of 500 .. one supermarket, one church and six pubs
The nearest large town with two supermarkets pop 5k is 20 miles away and has a bank and cash point
The nearest big town ( they call it a city pop 79k ) has a hospital and traffic lights and is about 40 miles away
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