I bet some people will still want to dispute some areas so here’s my pre-emptive explanations:
* The Wirral is part of the Liverpool City Region because it is incredibly well connected to Liverpool and part of the same urban region, just on the other side of the river. The accents are also extremely similar.
* Everything within the Manchester City region is part of the same contiguous urban area and all connected by the Bee Network tram system. Yes there might be individual identities within that (especially amongst older generations) but really they are all part of the same interconnected city zone.
* Blackpool, St Annes, Lytham, Southport and Formby all belong in the same region as (historically) Lancashire seaside towns.
* Barrow is in with the other coastal Cumbrian towns because they are all industrial ports on the Irish Sea that are far removed from the rest of society.
Barrow was once part of Lancashire, but you’re seriously lumping it in with Haverigg, Whitehaven, Workington etc?
Barrow is a distinct “cultural region” of its own. The further north you go, the more individual they become.
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I bet some people will still want to dispute some areas so here’s my pre-emptive explanations:
* The Wirral is part of the Liverpool City Region because it is incredibly well connected to Liverpool and part of the same urban region, just on the other side of the river. The accents are also extremely similar.
* Everything within the Manchester City region is part of the same contiguous urban area and all connected by the Bee Network tram system. Yes there might be individual identities within that (especially amongst older generations) but really they are all part of the same interconnected city zone.
* Blackpool, St Annes, Lytham, Southport and Formby all belong in the same region as (historically) Lancashire seaside towns.
* Barrow is in with the other coastal Cumbrian towns because they are all industrial ports on the Irish Sea that are far removed from the rest of society.
Barrow was once part of Lancashire, but you’re seriously lumping it in with Haverigg, Whitehaven, Workington etc?
Barrow is a distinct “cultural region” of its own. The further north you go, the more individual they become.
Jog on.