Re: When and why did the phrase "North-East" arise?

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DaveG <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:20:18 +0000, Mark Hewitt wrote:

But it's common to refer to York as being in the North-East

North Yorkshire

(but not
Leeds!)

West Yorkshire :-)

and that obviously doesn't fit into Northumberland and Durham.

Besides after the council reorgansiations there are more than just the
two (or three) counties to consider.

I don't think anyone has mentioned Cleveland yet :-)

I think Cleveland is and always has been part of "Northumbria"

Michael Bell

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