General Chat
Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!
- The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
- You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
- And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
- The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.
Quick Search
Single word search
Icons
- New posts
- No new posts
- Thread closed
- Stickied, new posts
- Stickied, no new posts
Where would you say the centre of mainland Britain
| Profile | Posted by | Options | Post Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
¨*:·.Susiebabes.·:*¨ | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:39 |
|
I think somewhere near Leeds! What would you say? XX |
|||
|
Unknown | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:40 |
|
Dunsop Bridge |
|||
|
Sally Moonchild | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:42 |
|
I would have thought so Susiebabes, but it would be interesting to find out..... |
|||
|
Sally Moonchild | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:43 |
|
...just thought though....is that east to west, or north to south or exactly in the middle of both........ |
|||
|
¨*:·.Susiebabes.·:*¨ | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:43 |
|
Or maybe a little further north than Leeds. X |
|||
|
¨*:·.Susiebabes.·:*¨ | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:44 |
|
Round about the middle of both Sally. X |
|||
|
Sally Moonchild | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:45 |
|
...right.....lets look at my map then..... |
|||
|
Jess Bow Bag | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:48 |
|
Kirkwall, way up north > Lizard in Cornwall is about 1350Km, so where would be about half of that ? 675 N of the Lizzard bear with me,i'm bored as you can tell |
|||
|
Sally Moonchild | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:48 |
|
Well....according to my measuring tape, the British Isles is 9 inches long. 4 1/2 inches down mainland Britain and 1/8 inch up from Leeds.........and I still don't know.... |
|||
|
¨*:·.Susiebabes.·:*¨ | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:49 |
|
Jess, pmsl X |
|||
|
Unknown | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:50 |
|
I believe, standing on her podium, that Dunsop Bridge has been identified as the centre, getting down off podium before someone throws something. Gloria :-)))0 |
|||
|
Sally Moonchild | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:50 |
|
Oh drat, I forgot about the Orkneys and the Channel Islands......that would make it........Oh, its no use, I'm gonna make a cup of tea..........come back to find the answer.... |
|||
|
Jess Bow Bag | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:50 |
|
Lizard to Kendal is 670Km, so that is about the middle top to bottom, or is that North > South. dont have a clue where Dunsop Bridge is! |
|||
|
Slinky | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:51 |
|
Great Britain Brennand Farm, near Dunsop Bridge, Lancashire (54°0′13.176″N, 2°32′52.278″W; Grid reference SD6418856541) This is the results of Ordnanace Survey Maps Research. Anne :))) |
|||
|
¨*:·.Susiebabes.·:*¨ | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:52 |
|
Gloria, If you look at mainland Britain on the map the town you have said is off to the left! Not including North/South Ireland where is the centre point? X |
|||
|
Unknown | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:52 |
|
Back on her podium after googling this Dunsop Bridge is a village in Lancashire, England. It is one of two main contenders for the location of the exact geographic centre of Great Britain. The other town is Haltwhistle in Northumberland, some 71 miles (114km) to the north. Dunsop Bridge's claim is calculated on the fact that it is the gravitational centre of the island Gloria |
|||
|
¨*:·.Susiebabes.·:*¨ | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:53 |
|
Thanks for that Honey Rum, I will know where the official centre is now.....pmsl X |
|||
|
Unknown | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:54 |
|
Methinks Susie is throwing things at me, hides behind the podium. :-))))) |
|||
|
Sally Moonchild | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:55 |
|
Do I take it that we all have a bit of time on our hands then...... |
|||
|
Jess Bow Bag | Report | 22 Jun 2006 12:55 |
|
OK clever guys, where is the point in the UK that is furthest from the sea? |
|||