List of UK Counties

[+Jonovich]

Doesn't everyone have dinner at dinner time and tea at tea time

 

Where I come from, if it's 'ot, it's Dinner, if it's code it's Tea.

 

J

[nobby.nobbs]

could have been simpler.... "South of the M4" and " flat cap and whippet country, here be dragons"

[+Us 4 and Jess]

Doesn't everyone have dinner at dinner time and tea at tea time

 

Where I come from, if it's 'ot, it's Dinner, if it's code it's Tea.

 

J

 

I always knew you were strange and a Southerner now you have proved it

 

M

 

Edited cos I can't spell and Liane is watching

Edited February 23, 2008 by Us 4 and Jess

[+Us 4 and Jess]

could have been simpler.... "South of the M4" and " flat cap and whippet country, here be dragons"

 

Oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

 

M

 

Wheres the M4 ? is that darn sarf ?

[+Us 4 and Jess]

Jellied eels and faggots

 

Pease pudding and haggis

 

I think we could be ever so slightly off topic now but I blame Ecky he started it

 

M

Edited February 23, 2008 by Us 4 and Jess

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

 

Where I come from, if it's 'ot, it's Dinner, if it's code it's Tea.

Royt where we iz we loyks our fagguts un gray pays un we avum ot.

If we avum ot miday we avum az lunch.

If we avum ot in thur evenin we avum az dinna.

Gorrit.

 

But oi still doe know if oym norf or sowf

 

P

[+Eckington]

 

I think we could be ever so slightly off topic now but I blame Ecky he started it

 

M

 

......................keep me out of it, it were the other short fat guy

[+Us 4 and Jess]

 

Where I come from, if it's 'ot, it's Dinner, if it's code it's Tea.

Royt where we iz we loyks our fagguts un gray pays un we avum ot.

If we avum ot miday we avum az lunch.

If we avum ot in thur evenin we avum az dinna.

Gorrit.

 

But oi still doe know if oym norf or sowf

 

P

 

Whattttttttttttttt

 

Bliddy brummies (you watch Diane and Ron coming now)

 

You will be telling me theres language and time difference next

 

M

[+Twm-y-tonnau]

What a mess, obviously the Wales area was decided by an englishman

[Lactodorum]

What a mess, obviously the Wales area was decided by an englishman

Meaning what?

[+Simply Paul]

What a mess, obviously the Wales area was decided by an englishman

Meaning what?

Meaning you can please all of the people some of the time... Looks like a good compromise to me, with meaningful names for meaningful areas. Well done.

 

Edit: If tea wasn't at teatime, wouldn't Dinnerladies be called Lunchladies? And I say this as a southerner.

Edited February 24, 2008 by Simply Paul

[+Jacobite]

A workable solution that's taken into account the views of thoses who have expressed an opinion.....Well done

[+Ben Nevis]

All seems OK apart from the fact that North Scotland covers a huge area compared to some of the minute areas in England.

Would it not have been more sensible to split Scotland into North East, North West, South East and South West?

[+Wadders]

And it goes on.......and on..................................and on..... :D

Edited February 24, 2008 by Wadders

[+Big Wolf]

Posted in error as I now see that a decision has been made.

Edited February 24, 2008 by Big Wolf

[+Twm-y-tonnau]

What a mess, obviously the Wales area was decided by an englishman

Meaning what?

 

Meaning a Welshman would never have put Snowdon down as South Wales.

[+Simply Paul]

 

How is Snowdon in South Wales?

 

On the subject of subdividing Scotland further, I suppose population/cache density was a factor in deciding areas?

[+Satellite Kid]

how about north wales, mid wales and south wales.

 

By the way just wanted to point out after reading the counties list a while back ...that West Glamorgan no longer exists... :-)

[Lactodorum]

We could go on discussing it until EVERYONE was satisfied but we (the reviewers) decided that actually implementing something was probably better than endlessly talking about it. Some will be unhappy, some will be pleased and many will not care. If, once it's been running for a while we find it could be improved we can always tweak the boundaries.

[+Satellite Kid]

Thats ok...I'm not really that bothered, I'll go with whatever is put into place. Geocaching ignores all boundaries in my view anyway, so if its just an easy way of classifying caches what difference does it make.

Good luck with it though :-)

Edited February 24, 2008 by Satellite Kid

[+dino-irl]

On the subject of subdividing Scotland further, I suppose population/cache density was a factor in deciding areas?

Which is similar to the way Ireland is divided up so it seems fair to me

[+pklong]

 

How is Snowdon in South Wales?

 

On the subject of subdividing Scotland further, I suppose population/cache density was a factor in deciding areas?

 

Somerset and Dorset in the south? Almost all of Wales is South Wales? Scotland two huge regions? I have to say I hate this map.

[+Moote]

[i don't want caches in Liverpool on my PQ at the moment, as I know I'll go off and do them all in one day (there are few) yet they are not in a different country to me... just across the water from me.

Easy solutions to caches in areas like the Wirral, use a Caches along a route PQ, making a line through the center of the Wirral and distance of 4 or 5 miles should sort that out

[+Simply Paul]

I have to agree with pklong, Somerset and Dorset are South West, not South England. I'll let the Welsh argue about North/South(/Mid?) Wales, and as for Scotland, it looks ok to me; there's more people and caches inside the M25 than there is in all of Scotland...

[+Pharisee]

 

How is Snowdon in South Wales?

 

On the subject of subdividing Scotland further, I suppose population/cache density was a factor in deciding areas?

 

Somerset and Dorset in the south? Almost all of Wales is South Wales? Scotland two huge regions? I have to say I hate this map.

North West England on the east coast?

 

North East England on the west coast?

 

And a great chunk of pink in the north east without a name?

[+Happy Humphrey]

North West England on the east coast?

 

North East England on the west coast?

 

And a great chunk of pink in the north east without a name?

The "great chunk of pink" is North East England.

North West England is the greenish coloured area in the North West of England.

[Alan White]

I have to agree with pklong, Somerset and Dorset are South West, not South England.

I agree about Somerset, but I'd say Dorset is South. I'd also say that Berkshire is South-East, not South.

 

You see the problem? We're never going to get everyone to agree on what should be where and what it should be called. I commend the reviewers for making an executive decision. I think we just need to get on with it as it is.

[+Pharisee]

North West England on the east coast?

 

North East England on the west coast?

 

And a great chunk of pink in the north east without a name?

The "great chunk of pink" is North East England.

North West England is the greenish coloured area in the North West of England.

So what's the blue chunk with the 'North West England' label on it, then?

[+HazelS]

[i don't want caches in Liverpool on my PQ at the moment, as I know I'll go off and do them all in one day (there are few) yet they are not in a different country to me... just across the water from me.

Easy solutions to caches in areas like the Wirral, use a Caches along a route PQ, making a line through the center of the Wirral and distance of 4 or 5 miles should sort that out

 

That would be ok if there were any caches on Wirral that I hadn't done!!!

 

If I want caches on NE Wales Coast I often get caches in Liverpool showing up. This new map thing would be fabulous for those of us that have stretches of water around us - like Exmouth, and those ones in N Devon / S Wales, and I imagine in Humberside.

[+Stuey]

This new map thing would be fabulous for those of us that have stretches of water around us - like Exmouth, and those ones in N Devon / S Wales, and I imagine in Humberside.

 

Exmouth??? I can think of more problematic areas, but thanks for the concern

 

I'm not 100% in favour of the borders, but hey, they're better than just UK! and they're optional, right?

 

Let's cut the reviewers some slack and see what happens.

[+minstrelcat]

North West England on the east coast?

 

North East England on the west coast?

 

And a great chunk of pink in the north east without a name?

The "great chunk of pink" is North East England.

North West England is the greenish coloured area in the North West of England.

So what's the blue chunk with the 'North West England' label on it, then?

 

Yorkshire and something. It says further up he couldn't fit the name on the map.

[+minstrelcat]

Before any one from Yorkshire starts bearing Arms with the intention of coming after me as Yorkshire and Humber is not named on the screen shot it is there I promise if it had been included it would have made the picture too big.

[+HazelS]

This new map thing would be fabulous for those of us that have stretches of water around us - like Exmouth, and those ones in N Devon / S Wales, and I imagine in Humberside.

 

Exmouth??? I can think of more problematic areas, but thanks for the concern

 

I'm not 100% in favour of the borders, but hey, they're better than just UK! and they're optional, right?

 

Let's cut the reviewers some slack and see what happens.

 

Hee hee - I only suggested Exmouth as I know Father Jack has that problem when he goes there!!

[+Happy Humphrey]

So what's the blue chunk with the 'North West England' label on it, then?

I agree that the labelling is a little confusing: the font's too big, basically. But the "'North West England" pin is stuck in the map just to the NE of Blackpool, with "'North West England" just to the side of it (similar to the scottish ones). Yorkshire and Humberside has no label. If you were able to view it on Google Earth you'ds be able to zoom until the divisions became clear.

 

I don't entirely agree with the split: but bearing in mind that any set of regions is going to be of debatable worth, then it's a reasonable compromise with some advantages.

[+dino-irl]

Just remember that's a screen shot of a Google Earth image and overlay. When it's available for download you'll be able to see it on your own PC and it will be much more detailed according to your own preferences.

 

[+Us 4 and Jess]

 

And a great chunk of pink in the north east without a name?

 

No Durham

No North East

 

And now we just become a chunk of pink without a name!!

 

M

[+Happy Humphrey]

 

And a great chunk of pink in the north east without a name?

 

No Durham

No North East

 

And now we just become a chunk of pink without a name!!

 

M

Uh? I just answered that? (baffled - again!)?

[Deceangi]

 

And a great chunk of pink in the north east without a name?

 

No Durham

No North East

 

And now we just become a chunk of pink without a name!!

 

M

 

Here you go and this will just show some of the level of information available on the Google Earth Overlay

 

 

HH Mandy does not do Technology

[+Us 4 and Jess]

Can I have an arrow pointing to my house in Durham please

 

M

[TheWeston's]

I eat tea at tea time but my missus eats dinner at the same table at the same time........not sure what the kids eat but they pronounce grass as grarss. What have I done?

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

Can I have an arrow pointing to my house in Durham please

 

M

And would Madam like it a particular colour? So as not to clash with the curtains

 

P

[+Us 4 and Jess]

Can I have an arrow pointing to my house in Durham please

 

M

And would Madam like it a particular colour? So as not to clash with the curtains

 

P

 

Yes a nice royal blue please OMG you have curtains aren't you git posh

 

M

[+PopUpPirate]

Can I nominate this thread for Simply Paul's 2008 Awards please? OK, it might only be February, but what else is going to win "Biggest Can Of Worms"?

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

OMG you have curtains aren't you git posh

Well one has to, doesn't one? We wouldn't want the neighbours talking. Plus it gives the servants something to do, drawing the drapes, before they serve dinner

 

P

[+Us 4 and Jess]

OMG you have curtains aren't you git posh

Well one has to, doesn't one? We wouldn't want the neighbours talking. Plus it gives the servants something to do, drawing the drapes, before they serve dinner

 

P

 

 

I hope thats dinner at dinner time and and not dinner at teatime (enjoy ya faggots)

 

M

Edited February 25, 2008 by Us 4 and Jess

[+Simply Paul]

Can I nominate this thread for Simply Paul's 2008 Awards please? OK, it might only be February, but what else is going to win "Biggest Can Of Worms"?

Oh I think we can top this; the year is young.

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

 

I hope thats dinner at dinner time and and not dinner at teatime (enjoy ya faggots)

 

I don't know. All this talk of mealtimes is making me hungry. Thank goodness it's nearly time for supper

 

P

[+t.a.folk]

 

I hope thats dinner at dinner time and and not dinner at teatime (enjoy ya faggots)

 

I don't know. All this talk of mealtimes is making me hungry. Thank goodness it's nearly time for supper

 

P

Almost time for lunch down here.

 

Tea will be last meal of day .

[+norScot]

Sorry if this topic has been covered before. I visit UK occasionally (from Switzerland), and use each opportunity to cache. I run my statistics in GSAK, whose macro FindStatGen3 does a great job in displaying my finds. However, irrespective of which UK country they are located in, they are all classified as "United Kingdom", as this is how Groundspeak classifies them.

As the macro-produced maps are based on World 66, which recognises the differences between Scotland, Wales, England etc, I thought I could get all of them to display by just changing the country for each cache in GSAK, but this does not work - these countries are not recognised.

I feel sure that someone resident in UK must have solved this ages ago - could you let me know how?

[+dino-irl]

This sounds like a GSAK specific question so maybe it would be better answered on the GSAK Support Forum:

 

http://gsak.net/board/index.php?