The North/South/Midlands Divide Is Causing Arguments On Social Media Again

It's a battle that has been raging on for literally thousands of years. Walls have been built, kingdoms have been divided, but we might finally have an answer as to where the North of England, The Midlands, and The South of England actually start and end.

Well, obviously, it's very much still up for debate, but we've got a theory.

Here goes. Recently, a post appeared that showed a map of the UK with the English counties on it. Through the middle were two lines dividing up England into their three parts - North, South, and Middle.

Before we get started, it's worth remembering that North and South are more of a state of mind than a geographical location. For an example, see Harrogate.

Cheshire, as well. The South can have Cheshire.

Anyway, by the original poster's reckoning, The North includes everywhere upwards of Cheshire, Yorkshire, and Greater Manchester is The North.

Everywhere immediately south of there is in the Midlands, then there is a larger line drawn above Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk is The South.

Naturally, this has created quite a bit of debate on social media. As you can probably expect, much of it is a fairly unedifying debate that focuses on political leanings. I mean, as if there aren't loads of Tories in North Yorkshire, or as if there aren't loads of Labour voters in London.

The obvious destination after that is the chippy. The real North/South divide occurs on a Friday night, after all.

By that logic, The Midlands doesn't exist. In fact, by many of the arguments involved in this debate, The Midlands doesn't exist.

Perhaps that's just because it is a barren and featureless desert, but also perhaps it's because nothing important or interesting ever happened there.

Well, Black Sabbath are a lot of fun, but not much since then - face it.

Of course, during all of this the folk of Scotland are laughing suggesting that all of England is The South. That being said, there are folks in Cornwall and Devon suggesting that everything upwards of Bristol is The North.

It's not a debate that we're ever going to get a logical answer to. Let's leave it at this - everything south of Sheffield is The South.

Or, alternatively we could have a gigantic Game of Thrones style war to decide which is the best. Loser has to keep The Midlands.

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Tom Wood

Tom Wood is a freelance journalist and LADbible contributor. He graduated from University of London with a BA in Philosophy before studying for a Masters in Journalism at the University of Salford. He has previously written for the M.E.N Group as well as working for several top professional sports clubs. Contact him on [email protected]

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