County boundary lines challenge

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On the sort of same subject

I used to be a teacher in a secondary school

One of the Senior Teachers was a Geography teacher - used ot be Head of Geography

He had a theory - he claimed he KNEW -but read they you judge

You know when you pass a sign which says "You are leaving Cornwall"
Then shortly after you pass one that says "Welcome to Devon"

well - why is there a gap???????

Now what he said was that the difference was the width of the line on the official map which showed where the counties start and finish

the "You are Leaving" has to be on one side of the line"
but the "Welcome to" sign cannot be placed before the other side of the line


Same applies to the sign for countries such as Wales - were I was at the time



anyway - I think this is the sort of thing that needs to be shared
 

Mike_P

Guru
Location
Harrogate
Think largely it's a matter of convenience with other street furniture being used for a boundary sign.
 

Dogtrousers

Kilometre nibbler
Surrey-Kent boundary just South of Edenbridge
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It's a bit crap quality because I took a video by mistake instead of a photo.
 

gom

Über Member
Location
Gloucestershire
I'd thought about county signs, but these tend to be on main routes only and missing from the more interesting ones.
On minor roads, there may be no road sign, but there is often a change in road surface indicating a change of authority.
If, like me, you ride with an OS map in front of you (paper or on GPS), lots of fun may be had looking out for this.
I'm sure there could be lots of interesting photos too :wacko:.
 

Ming the Merciless

There is no mercy
Location
Inside my skull
On the sort of same subject

I used to be a teacher in a secondary school

One of the Senior Teachers was a Geography teacher - used ot be Head of Geography

He had a theory - he claimed he KNEW -but read they you judge

You know when you pass a sign which says "You are leaving Cornwall"
Then shortly after you pass one that says "Welcome to Devon"

well - why is there a gap???????

Now what he said was that the difference was the width of the line on the official map which showed where the counties start and finish

the "You are Leaving" has to be on one side of the line"
but the "Welcome to" sign cannot be placed before the other side of the line


Same applies to the sign for countries such as Wales - were I was at the time



anyway - I think this is the sort of thing that needs to be shared

Could be something to do with the river Tamar being the border.
 
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Willd

Willd

Veteran
Location
Rugby
Gloucestershire today :hello: Four Shire Stone, currently being renovated :okay:
Weird that Worcestershire used to have various exclaves , Rather than just being one blob :wacko:

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Tally so far -
Buckinghamshire
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Gloucestershire
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Leicestershire
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Northamptonshire
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Oxfordshire
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Rutland
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Warwickshire
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West Midlands
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Worcestershire
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How times have changed? My first thought on reading the thread heading was drug dealing. I'm hoping County lines drug distribution/ dealing isn't something any of you are into as well as visiting county boundaries.^_^
 
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Willd

Willd

Veteran
Location
Rugby
Bedfordshire today - Border to Northamptonshire runs along a the course of a Roman Road :hello:

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Tally so far -

Bedfordshire
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Buckinghamshire
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Gloucestershire
1652034635551-png.png


Leicestershire
1646139291130-png-png-png-png.png


Northamptonshire
1646139324884-png-png-png-png.png


Oxfordshire
1646139377468-png-png-png-png.png


Rutland
1650216051771-png-png.png


Warwickshire
1646139411787-png-png-png-png.png


West Midlands
1646139447903-png-png-png-png.png


Worcestershire
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Willd

Willd

Veteran
Location
Rugby
Derbyshire and Staffordshire today :becool:

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Tally so far -

Bedfordshire
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Buckinghamshire
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Derbyshire
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Gloucestershire
1652034635551-png-png.png

Leicestershire
1646139291130-png-png-png-png-png.png

Northamptonshire
1646139324884-png-png-png-png-png.png

Oxfordshire
1646139377468-png-png-png-png-png.png

Rutland
1650216051771-png-png-png.png

Staffordshire
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Warwickshire
1646139411787-png-png-png-png-png.png

West Midlands
1646139447903-png-png-png-png-png.png

Worcestershire
1647114178865-png-png-png-png.png
 
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