I consider 'The North' to start as you leave Staffordshire
and
cross into Cheshire.
Col

Acha, awa' wi ye! It's all relative.

As far as I'm concerned 'The South' starts as you leave
Inverness-shire and cross into Perthshire on the A9 at
Drumochter. The North **of England** starts when you cross
the
Tweed, or Carter Bar, or pass Gretna heading southwards.

:-)

It is indeed all relative, but the term 'The North' tends to
refer to northern England, rather than the UK as a whole.
Scotland isn't in 'The North' at all, Scotland is just
Scotland

Col

That only applies if you are in England ! This is, as already
mentioned **UK**.sci.weather :-)

Anne