County matters

[martint235]

I hardly think that a Yorkshireman and Knight of the realm would say such a thing...

I beg to differ. He's intelligent, urbane and has seen the error of his birth

 

[robjh]

Bristol screws me as it's now unitary , but I remember it as Avon , but I know it's Gloucestershire really

Does anyone put 'Birmingham, Warwickshire' ?

 

[martint235]

Certainly not those who live in Birmingham Staffordshire.

How about Croydon, London? That seems to wind people up at work

 

[summerdays]

[QUOTE 4724036, member: 45"]Most drop-downs still include Avon, but exclude North Somerset.[/QUOTE]
But "Avon" (which doesn't exist) would include N. Somerset?

But it is a case normally of selecting the one you think is closest in drop down lists. Sometimes South Glos doesn't exist either in some lists, or as someone mentioned the Bristol, Bristol location is another option on other lists.

 

[DaveReading]

These guys are heroes of mine:

The Association of British Counties

"A society dedicated to promoting awareness of the continuing importance of the 92 historic (or traditional) Counties of the United Kingdom."

 

[robjh]

How about Croydon, London? That seems to wind people up at work

The London Borough of Croydon.
In the Greater London Council area from 1965.
Elects members to the London Assembly.
London phone numbers.
In London Transport red bus area since 1933 (the red is important here - the country buses were green).
'Surrey' boundary signs located in such places as Whyteleafe, about 6 miles further south.

I rest my case.

 

[martint235]

The London Borough of Croydon.
In the Greater London Council area from 1965.
Elects members to the London Assembly.
London phone numbers.
In London Transport red bus area since 1933 (the red is important here - the country buses were green).
'Surrey' boundary signs located in such places as Whyteleafe, about 6 miles further south.

I rest my case.

I know. I checked. Try telling that to the people I work with who want it to be a city.