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I still don't know where it would be, but I will try to get to as many as I possibly can when I am living back in the UK!! X

From what I can find... Dunsop Bridge is a starting point for walkers and hikers , that sort of thing...in the Forest of Bowland... not my cup of tea really...but suppose some of you like rambling!! Anne :)))

Trust me Susie, I don't think they could cope.

Gloria, PMSL, could you imagine it though!! They would have the best business in a weekend off us than what they get in a year probably with some of the fishes we have!!.... X

You sound excited chuck!!...lol Anne :)))

Well Honey Rum, I will be moving back to the UK mid November!! Woohoo X

Dunsop Bridge is a quiet english village with not an awful lot going on----don't think they would be ready for us 'lot'.

So will you be coming over near Xmas then Susie?

Memories........ We have photos somewhere of our 3 at Dunsop Bridge. Gloria you are not alone. BT have a special phone box there...... just saw it mentioned on Google images. Gwyn

I haven't a clue!!!! Only a suggestion.....lol I haven't lived in the UK for 5 1/2 years. X

Do you think Christmas would be awkward for a lot of people... How about Blackpool? They do a lot of Tinsle and Turkey weekends there and loads of hotels... doesn't have to be same hotel for everyone... we could all meet up somewhere along the way... Anne :)))

Me shout? Noooooo! I don't shout at ANYONE!!!! pmsl X

Honey Rum, How did you guess? Yes I was thinking about one that would be central to us all. For around christmas time! But the only problem with that would be not really knowing where to book as for not really knowing the area!! Any volunteers ? pmsl X

For the record, the nearest section of coast to Church Flatts farm is the mean low water line at Fosdyke Wash, on the edge of The Wash, south of Boston, in Lincolnshire. This is some 70 miles (113 kilometres) away. I am supposed to be cleaning up stairs.

Gloria... maybe not shouting at me cos am poorly and sick today... Everybody say ...arrrrrrrrrrrr... Anne :)))

Church Flatts farm is in Derbyshire

Centre points of the United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia There has long been debate over the exact location of the geographical centre of the United Kingdom, and its constituent countries, due to the complexity and method of the calculation, such as whether to include offshore islands, and the fact that erosion will cause the position to change over time. For centuries Meriden, West Midlands held the claim to be the geographical centre of England, and there has been a stone cross there commemorating the claim for at least 500 years. The justification is that the point furthest from the sea is in the vicinity of Meriden. A rival claim for the true location of the centre of England is made by the site of a tree, the Midland Oak, situated on the boundary between Lillington and Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Similarly, the town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland still sports banners stating that it is the 'Centre of Britain', although depending on how it is calculated the centre can also be said to be Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire, 71 miles (114km) to the south. Schiehallion, a mountain in Perthshire, is sometimes described as the centre of Scotland. However, 2002 studies by the Ordnance Survey pinpointed the centres more precisely, and it is their results that are quoted here. Their calculations find the position of the centroid of the two-dimensional shapes made by the countries. All locations include offshore islands, unless stated. History It was once falsely believed that Weedon Bec in Northamptonshire was the centre of England. An old military installation still exists there built as a stronghold to protect King George III from the invading French. In such an event, the canal system runs from London directly into the barracks. [ Locations Great Britain Brennand Farm, near Dunsop Bridge, Lancashire (54°0′13.176″N, 2°32′52.278″W; Grid reference SD6418856541) Great Britain (excluding islands) Calderstones Hospital, near Whalley, Lancashire (Grid reference SD7232136671) England Lindley Hall Farm, near Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire (52°33′42.942″N, 1°27′53.474″W; Grid reference SP3637396143) Weedon Bec (Grid reference SP629596). George III considered this was the centre and had arrangement to come here if a Napoleonic invasion was threatened Northern Ireland Annaghone, County Tyrone (54°36′27.277″N, 6°41′35.323″W) Scotland Between Blair Atholl and Dalwhinnie, Perthshire (56°49′0.257″N, 4°11′2.267″W; Grid reference NN6678471599) Wales Near Cwmystwyth, Ceredigion (52°19′48.791″N, 3°45′59.072″W; Grid reference SN7972871704) Furthest point from the sea Church Flatts Farm, Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire Furthest point from high tide mark (including tidal rivers) Between Hammerwich and Wall, south-west of Lichfield, Staffordshire Centre of a rectangular map covering precisely all of England (and Wales) Near Woodseaves, south of Market Drayton, Shropshire Well there you go. I did have a reason behind it for asking!!! pmsl X

...riiight.....furthest from the sea......tape measure, map, cup of tea.........Birmingham, near as dammit.....

Got it Jess However Church Flatts farm is special. The Ordnance Survey has calculated it is the furthest point from the sea in all the UK.

....one minute....if you include Ireland, it could be in the middle of the Irish Sea.....