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A long way from the start - how far away from your birth town do you live ?

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nanna8 Mon 24-May-21 10:32:55

I was reading on Facebook that approximately 70% of people live within 30 miles of where they were born when they become adults. I am not sure about this. I worked out that I live approximately 10,525 miles away. I don’t know that many here who stayed near their original hometowns.
What about you ?

Nannagarra Mon 24-May-21 19:54:16

About 14 miles.

Mollygo Tue 25-May-21 18:08:18

Some of my family live within 5 miles of where they were born, but some live abroad and I live around 100 miles away.

Hellogirl1 Tue 25-May-21 21:25:57

About 100 miles, have moved around a bit, but never more than 150 miles from where I was born.

Kim19 Tue 25-May-21 21:36:38

Now 64 miles from birthplace but it was a long and interesting journey in between.

Margiknot Tue 25-May-21 21:38:40

How interesting I was born 30 miles from where I now live. This is true of my elder sibling too. My little brother was born in the west and now lives in the west ( although we moved east again when he was a baby) and must also be about 30 miles from his birthplace. I have moved around a lot - including living in other countries, and only lived near my birthplace when very young. Interesting!

Ginpin Tue 25-May-21 22:01:02

I live about 80 miles away ( Dorset ) from where I was born (Hampshire ).
When we first got married we applied ALL over the country for teaching jobs and ended up in Cornwall smile
Then when our daughters came along, the roads were so bad in Cornwall we moved to be nearer the grandparents so chose to go back to where we had trained. Neither of us had / have any inclination to go back to our birth places after living in Cornwall and then Dorset.

Nandalot Tue 25-May-21 22:54:58

4,934 miles!

Lexisgranny Tue 25-May-21 23:01:57

2 miles via a 2,000 mile route

absent Tue 25-May-21 23:13:21

About 11,700 miles

SueDonim Tue 25-May-21 23:29:52

Currently about 600 miles from where I was born. The furthest away was 7,500 miles.

welbeck Wed 26-May-21 01:06:07

about half a mile from the house where i was born, which no longer exists, more's the pity.

Rufus2 Wed 26-May-21 02:01:52

I live approximately 10,525 miles away
nanna8 Now there's a coincidence! I live in Melbourne too, but I'm more adventurous than you; approx. 10,526 miles from Manchester!
You could be that little old lady living in the next street who delivers junk mail every Sunday! grin
OoRoo

BigBertha1 Wed 26-May-21 06:34:08

About 130miles

cornergran Wed 26-May-21 06:46:49

About 200 miles from my childhood home, haven’t lived in my birth town which is another 20 miles away since I was three.

MrsAllboys Wed 26-May-21 06:50:02

About 100 miles. I was born and brought up in Dorset but now live in East Sussex.

stella1949 Wed 26-May-21 06:56:11

10,173 miles. Plymouth to Brisbane.

LadyGracie Wed 26-May-21 08:55:02

117 miles via quite a few counties and countries. Born in Dorset now in South Wales.

CafeAuLait Wed 26-May-21 09:07:22

About 1700 miles.

Madgran77 Wed 26-May-21 09:30:24

5550 miles!

Davida1968 Wed 26-May-21 10:31:58

125 miles.

jaylucy Wed 26-May-21 10:33:52

Still in the same village! 3rd generation resident, last member of my family and part of a group of a handful of people that also grew up here.

clairefraser1 Wed 26-May-21 10:34:15

I’ve moved back to my hometown having lived all over the country for 50+ years

LuckyFour Wed 26-May-21 10:34:32

Moved about 300 miles from the North West to the South West. I have a great fondness for my home town and also
for my new town. They've both been good to me.

LeeN137 Wed 26-May-21 10:36:38

Currently, still in the same city, just various different areas.

Would love to go to Cornwall, but circumstances don't seem conducive, just yet.

Cuckooz Wed 26-May-21 10:37:24

About 107 miles.