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over a year ago
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Herefordshire
Lovely county very pretty
Not much going on, wages are rubbish around here, cost of living isn’t as cheap as a lot of other places, Wales on your doorstep
Love it |
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Northumberland
God's second attempt after he realized the Garden of Eden hadn't worked out as he planned. Simply beautiful, even in winter...
Downsides? The main roads are shit and some places are a long way from anywhere else. Oh, and Blyth - if Northumberland was a person Blyth is where they'd insert the enema tube.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Northumberland
God's second attempt after he realized the Garden of Eden hadn't worked out as he planned. Simply beautiful, even in winter...
Downsides? The main roads are shit and some places are a long way from anywhere else. Oh, and Blyth - if Northumberland was a person Blyth is where they'd insert the enema tube...."
I love Northumberland, had many holidays in the beautiful county |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I think mine's a bit shit really, a few nice bits (thankfully I live in one of them) but not much to really rave about. No city or hub to speak of, and I've never found one website where you can pick South Glos as an option on the address pages.
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"Herefordshire
Lovely county very pretty
Not much going on, wages are rubbish around here, cost of living isn’t as cheap as a lot of other places, Wales on your doorstep
Love it"
Swansea-we live on Gower so it's always like being on holidays. Wages are rubbish. The people are really warm, funny and friendly and the town itself is horrible so we avoid that place as much as we can |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Shropshire.
Love it, beautiful place, not too expensive to live here, central to Birmingham and Manchester.
Right on the North Welsh border so not far from stunning scenery |
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"Cambridgeshire, flat, miserable and nowt to offer (except Peterborough and Ely cathedrals) "
Dear Coquette, not selling Cambs very well. Quite flat so great for cycling. Big skies and terrific weather. It’s the ‘California ‘ of Great Britain. And, as extensive research from Sydney University has shown, the best lovers in the UK. |
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Buckinghamshire.
Um MIlton Keynes which is ok for shopping I suppose but has great events and an awesome theatre.
North Bucks where I live has great Countryside and pubs.
Cost of living is reasonable housing not so much.
And um good transport links to go other places. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Herefordshire
Lovely county very pretty
Not much going on, wages are rubbish around here, cost of living isn’t as cheap as a lot of other places, Wales on your doorstep
Love it
Swansea-we live on Gower so it's always like being on holidays. Wages are rubbish. The people are really warm, funny and friendly and the town itself is horrible so we avoid that place as much as we can"
We went to the Gower on holiday a couple of years back, absolutely stunning. We looked at the house prices when we got back and remember thinking they must be completely out of sync with the jobs in the area as they were so expensive.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Northumberland
God's second attempt after he realized the Garden of Eden hadn't worked out as he planned. Simply beautiful, even in winter...
Downsides? The main roads are shit and some places are a long way from anywhere else. Oh, and Blyth - if Northumberland was a person Blyth is where they'd insert the enema tube...."
Plus the best coast line |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Gloucestershire ~ beautiful county, Cotswold hills to the east, Forest of Dean to the west, River Severn running through the middle. Gloucestershire has some of the prettiest villages you'll find in the UK, and the towns of Cheltenham, Gloucester and Cirencester are all quite lovely too. There are some great places to go walking and mountain biking (things we do lots of)...I love where we live! 
V x |
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"Gloucestershire ~ beautiful county, Cotswold hills to the east, Forest of Dean to the west, River Severn running through the middle. Gloucestershire has some of the prettiest villages you'll find in the UK, and the towns of Cheltenham, Gloucester and Cirencester are all quite lovely too. There are some great places to go walking and mountain biking (things we do lots of)...I love where we live!
V x"
You saved me a lot of typing lol  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Lincolnshire - flat, second biggest county in England, NO motorway, rubbish roads, poor transport links, low wages, no swingers club."
Pretty much sums it up  we have a motorway in our section of Lincs tho |
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Yorkshire
Shit cities barring York (in terms of aesthetics) but some of the finest countryside you can get. I've travelled to various stunning places around the world and still think parts of Yorkshire on a fine summer's day tops them all |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Staffordshire- large diverse county. Has good transport links if the M6 is clear. Beautiful countryside and I live on the edge of a large AOUNB so lots of outdoors pursuits available. But close enough to big towns and cities. Cost of living isn’t too bad but also some areas of deprivation. X |
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"Northumberland
God's second attempt after he realized the Garden of Eden hadn't worked out as he planned. Simply beautiful, even in winter...
Downsides? The main roads are shit and some places are a long way from anywhere else. Oh, and Blyth - if Northumberland was a person Blyth is where they'd insert the enema tube....
Plus the best coast line "
Oh yes. Our coast is simply perfect. The A1 may be the worst main road in England (or this universe, actually) but the moment when you come over the brow and can see Holy Island for the first time is magic. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Wiltshire/Somerset
We have fields, farm shops galore and cider
The countryside is pretty and everyone sounds like pirates...it's not bad here (for the UK)
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By (user no longer on site)
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Cheshire, flat as a pancake, housing is extortionate, wages good, transport good, roads good, scenery very good, not far from Wales or Derbyshire hills.
Great city's like Manchester, Chester and Liverpool on your doorstep!.
Downside along way from the lizard peninsula  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Cambridgeshire, flat, miserable and nowt to offer (except Peterborough and Ely cathedrals)
Dear Coquette, not selling Cambs very well. Quite flat so great for cycling. Big skies and terrific weather. It’s the ‘California ‘ of Great Britain. And, as extensive research from Sydney University has shown, the best lovers in the UK."
We must live in a different Cambridgeshire  |
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"Yorkshire
Shit cities barring York (in terms of aesthetics) but some of the finest countryside you can get."
Sheffield is an excellent city and a fantastic night out it’s still evolving quickly too as the old industrial parts are being redeveloped. |
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"Lincolnshire - flat, second biggest county in England, NO motorway, rubbish roads, poor transport links, low wages, no swingers club."
But the best ice cream (Skinner’s) and sausages (Boston sausage company) in the country! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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South Lanarkshire...Hamilton mausoleum is in the Guinness book of records for the world's longest echo, the tap water tastes great and the explorer David Livingston was also born in the region. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Hampshire - Rural, green, expensive.
Cambridgeshire - Semi-rural, terrible traffic, nice enough.
Lancashire - Busy, cold, difficult accents.
Lincolnshire - Green, surprisingly cheap, friendly.
I get around a lot
C |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Northumberland
God's second attempt after he realized the Garden of Eden hadn't worked out as he planned. Simply beautiful, even in winter...
Downsides? The main roads are shit and some places are a long way from anywhere else. Oh, and Blyth - if Northumberland was a person Blyth is where they'd insert the enema tube...."
agreed! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Cambridgeshire, flat, miserable and nowt to offer (except Peterborough and Ely cathedrals)
Dear Coquette, not selling Cambs very well. Quite flat so great for cycling. Big skies and terrific weather. It’s the ‘California ‘ of Great Britain. And, as extensive research from Sydney University has shown, the best lovers in the UK."
What he said |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The edge of the earth...
Vast empty beaches rolling Atlantic surf miles of coastline cliffs hills fields farms and the most achingly beautiful sunsets. Sometimes even the northern lights.
Ruins castles rolling black storm clouds land of mystery dark dreams myths legends and glens with babbling rivers strange shaped rocks giants and stories that chill the mind...
And yet it's miles from anywhere and living in a time that has long since gone...
Yet I still miss home sometimes.. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
my homeland.... the peoples republic of essex....
lovely... home of TOWIE, Stansted airport, Essex Girls, the A12 and all great things "romford"....
my adoptive homeland..... the peoples democratic republic of tyne and wear...
lovely scenery... big city town with a home people mentality, take you in as one of their own regardless of where you are from....
home to geordie gals... Greggs, the metrocentre, whitley bay bank holidays, all things black and white... and cheap alcohol
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"Yorkshire
Shit cities barring York (in terms of aesthetics) but some of the finest countryside you can get.
Sheffield is an excellent city and a fantastic night out it’s still evolving quickly too as the old industrial parts are being redeveloped. "
I agree, It's a super city. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yorkshire
Shit cities barring York (in terms of aesthetics) but some of the finest countryside you can get. I've travelled to various stunning places around the world and still think parts of Yorkshire on a fine summer's day tops them all "
I'm fairly new to Yorkshire and frequently catch my breath at how beautiful it is as I drive somewhere. Disagree with you about the cities though, Leeds has brilliant culture (Opera North, Northern Ballet, Grand Theatre, etc etc) and amazing shopping, bars and restaurants, Wakefield has thd Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the Hepworth (museum of the year) and even Bradford has the Alhambra. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The Isle of Man.
Beautiful gem in the middle of the irish sea, gorgeous scenery, steeped in history and when the sun is shining there is nowhere else I'd rather be.very low crime rate and unemployment (about 1%) but....
Expensive to live, shit nightlife, small island mentality and you really must escape every now and again for the sake of sanity. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I get to look put across the water and watch the ships.I imagine them going to far off exotic destinations but in reality,they are just ferries container vessels. I love the sea but I never swim in it, it's freezing and there are sharks.Big,hungry sharks. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Sounds perfect!
"The edge of the earth...
Vast empty beaches rolling Atlantic surf miles of coastline cliffs hills fields farms and the most achingly beautiful sunsets. Sometimes even the northern lights.
Ruins castles rolling black storm clouds land of mystery dark dreams myths legends and glens with babbling rivers strange shaped rocks giants and stories that chill the mind...
And yet it's miles from anywhere and living in a time that has long since gone...
Yet I still miss home sometimes.."
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The edge of the earth...
Vast empty beaches rolling Atlantic surf miles of coastline cliffs hills fields farms and the most achingly beautiful sunsets. Sometimes even the northern lights.
Ruins castles rolling black storm clouds land of mystery dark dreams myths legends and glens with babbling rivers strange shaped rocks giants and stories that chill the mind...
And yet it's miles from anywhere and living in a time that has long since gone...
Yet I still miss home sometimes.."
Sounds like paradise to me... Better than the dump I live in... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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mines weird (i before e ?)
Enfield , North london
But its Middlesex ???
great for commuting , oakwood underground , bush hill park overground , all motorways and airports nearby.
downside , more bus lanes than tarmac for cars |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Staffordshire- large diverse county. Has good transport links if the M6 is clear. Beautiful countryside and I live on the edge of a large AOUNB so lots of outdoors pursuits available. But close enough to big towns and cities. Cost of living isn’t too bad but also some areas of deprivation. X "
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"Gloucestershire ~ beautiful county, Cotswold hills to the east, Forest of Dean to the west, River Severn running through the middle. Gloucestershire has some of the prettiest villages you'll find in the UK, and the towns of Cheltenham, Gloucester and Cirencester are all quite lovely too. There are some great places to go walking and mountain biking (things we do lots of)...I love where we live!
V x"
You are also just beside Wiltshire  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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South Yorkshire can be a place of extremes, from deprived areas to lovely areas in minutes.
I live 10 minutes from The Yorkshire Sculpture Park, centres of Sheffield, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Barnsley, Holmfirth and the Peaks.
There is always a lot of local activity in the Updates section of Fabs |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Wiltshire,top left corner,close to Gloucestershire. Lovely scenary,house prices very high due to proximity to M4, Swindon & Bristol & Dyson appliances HQ in the area. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Merseyside
Home to possibly the most vibrant city in the country at the minute, 2 cathedrals and the most listed buildings of any city outside London.
We are at the foothills of Wales and across the water from Dublin, we have the lakes and Pennines within 90 minutes drive.
It’s also close to Townhouse! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Home country ~ Canada. Full of Canadians , maple syrup, Timmy's ,moose and snow
Hampshire ~ countryside, farms a few little towns not too city. But close to them if you need to be.
Germany/ North west Falen ~ full of Germans and other folk who are posted abroad. Clean , clean , clean so clean. Corn fields, r**eseed fields. Close to major cities, but mainly in the farming country.
Wiltshire ~ Beautiful countryside, wildlife, village, small about 5 shops , 1 school and 1 church. Bliss |
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Suffolk, a local county for local people. Some quaint seaside towns, lots of farmland, and a healthy distrust pf anything or anyone from further south than Ipswich, west of Bury and north of Lowestoft. |
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"Suffolk, a local county for local people. Some quaint seaside towns, lots of farmland, and a healthy distrust pf anything or anyone from further south than Ipswich, west of Bury and north of Lowestoft. "
And on behalf of those from Norfolk, the feeling is mutual! |
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"Staffordshire- large diverse county. Has good transport links if the M6 is clear. Beautiful countryside and I live on the edge of a large AOUNB so lots of outdoors pursuits available. But close enough to big towns and cities. Cost of living isn’t too bad but also some areas of deprivation. X "
Also Staffordshire, 3 miles from town 2 miles from Cannock Chase. In the middle of the country so close or good links to everywhere.
Frank is from Shropshire & it’s growing on me - far more open space but feels like it needs to catch up with everywhere else!!
B x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Llandudno, beautiful place, 2 beaches and Snowdonia mountains close by, close to Liverpool, Manchester.
Lovely friendly people. Not badly priced but jobs are an issue with alot of seasonal work. |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
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cheshire but not the leafylane rocstars and footballers bit but the beutifull edge of the pennines bit yorkshire two miles north have to cross a mile of lancs to get there derbyshire three miles east confused you will be |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Worcestershire. Gave its name to a sauce. Lots of motorway access. Umm fields/farms and rugby. Not as close to the coast as I would like but we have canals and rivers. |
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By *essiCouple
over a year ago
suffolk |
"Suffolk, a local county for local people. Some quaint seaside towns, lots of farmland, and a healthy distrust pf anything or anyone from further south than Ipswich, west of Bury and north of Lowestoft.
And on behalf of those from Norfolk, the feeling is mutual!"
Well now... we thinks it’s a friendly little county...or is that cu@*# |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Llandudno, beautiful place, 2 beaches and Snowdonia mountains close by, close to Liverpool, Manchester.
Lovely friendly people. Not badly priced but jobs are an issue with alot of seasonal work."
It's a wonderful place and the gate way to Snowdonia |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Hertfordshire. Very handy for London and a fraction of the price. Well linked with excellent rail links? motorways and 2 airports in close proximity.
Culturally it's a bit bleak. I mean places like stevenage, Hatfield, Hemel and Borehamwood, no one chooses to visit them do they? Beautiful countryside though |
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