9th March 2011, 05:50 PM
According to Wikipedia the centre line of England (including islands) passes through a point just north of Hinkley, Leics. If that line is extended across England and Wales it pretty much runs from Aberystwyth to Lowestoft (hurrah for Lowestoft!!). On that classification we get Norwich, Leicester, Lincoln and all points upward being the 'North' and Birmingham, Ipswich, Cambridge being all points 'South'. Lowestoft and Peterborough sit on the line...
My estimation therefore is that the recent 'closure of units' ratio between North and South is at present vaguely equal. That may change of course....and now we know where the line is drawn we can all keep an eye as to how the situation develops.....
If Scotland and the outer islands are included the centre of the UK moves to somewhere close to Hadrians Wall, making nearly all of England, apart from Northumbria, in the South.....so maybe that road sign at Carlisle isn't that inaccurate....
My estimation therefore is that the recent 'closure of units' ratio between North and South is at present vaguely equal. That may change of course....and now we know where the line is drawn we can all keep an eye as to how the situation develops.....
If Scotland and the outer islands are included the centre of the UK moves to somewhere close to Hadrians Wall, making nearly all of England, apart from Northumbria, in the South.....so maybe that road sign at Carlisle isn't that inaccurate....
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