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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 ?

Ali08 Tue 01-Jun-21 04:35:36

Rufus 2
That would be sticks-in-the-mud.

Ali08 Tue 01-Jun-21 04:31:59

364.5 miles.
I was born in Corbridge, Northumberland and I live in Margate, Kent.

nanna8 Tue 01-Jun-21 01:25:31

Interested in yellow belly,too. Thought it was something to do with the American civil war?
Just looked it up and it said Lincolnshire from the colour of the old coaches.

Keffie12 Tue 01-Jun-21 00:36:05

Born in Marlborough in Wiltshire. Lived all over as a child and adult, until we reached York in 1992. Bar 9 months away after leaving ex, as soon as he left here we moved back. Distance 225 miles

grannylyn65 Sat 29-May-21 20:17:00

I used to live in Hastings

Callistemon Sat 29-May-21 19:57:07

Pedwards

I live (according to AA route finder) 111 miles away from my home city

Me too!

111 miles by a roundabout route. (Google)

Were we neighbours then and now - what a coincidence if so!!

NanKate Sat 29-May-21 19:38:50

Born in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham 1946
Stratford-upon-Avon when I was 12
Winslow, Bucks. When I was 25
Thames Valley, Bucks. 31
Now 74 ?

Lillian40 Sat 29-May-21 19:02:04

I live over 200 miles from where I was born. I moved about 12 miles from there when I got married. We then moved to Falmouth, Cornwall, after 4 years we moved to Western Australia, Perth. My first child was born there and we moved back 3 years later..We then lived in Bournemouth for 5 years. My second child was born here, a son. when he was 2 we moved to Banbury Oxfordshire. We lived in Banbury for 28yrs. My husband died there and I moved back down South. I now live in Weymouth Dorset, I am 81 so maybe my moving is not over yet.

Pedwards Fri 28-May-21 19:38:30

I live (according to AA route finder) 111 miles away from my home city

Arto1s Thu 27-May-21 16:10:26

Diggingdoris I’m intrigued- what is a yellowbelly?!

Namsnanny Thu 27-May-21 15:58:18

Went all around the world, on
ly to end up 40 miles from where I started!

Yorki Thu 27-May-21 15:51:01

I live just down the road to where I was born. I don't really want to I'd love to live in America. But husband won't move.

SueLindsey Thu 27-May-21 13:42:02

225 miles (from Redhill in Surrey to Manchester via London, Bristol, Stroud and Bath)

Rufus2 Thu 27-May-21 12:45:45

Is the plural of "stick-in-the mud"
"sticks-in-the mud" or "stick-in -the-muds"?
I ask because we travelled about 12,000 miles from Windsor to Melbourne in 1971 and have now lived in the same house ever since! grin
OoRoo

Daisydaisydaisy Thu 27-May-21 11:56:24

Sorry about 30 ish miles lol

Daisydaisydaisy Thu 27-May-21 11:55:56

I was brought up in Highbury London...I now live in Essex which I love...I would never go back to London even if I could afford it blushgrin

Diggingdoris Thu 27-May-21 11:08:26

I was born a yellowbelly but moved to Essex when I was 3. So though I sound like an Essex girl I soon pick up the accent when I go back to visit family. So 128 miles away for me.

Kittye Thu 27-May-21 10:29:47

About 180 miles

esgt1967 Thu 27-May-21 09:44:51

Born in St Albans Hertfordshire, grew up in Luton (Bedfordshire), moved to London for 5 years then moved back to Northamptonshire in 1989. Lived in Milton Keynes for a couple of years from 98-2000 then moved back to Northamptonshire where I still live but looking forward to moving to West Yorkshire in around 7 years time when I retire to be nearer my eldest daughter.

Shropshirelass Thu 27-May-21 08:02:41

About 30 miles with various moves in between, some thousands of miles. Family very spread out all over the country with none living near.

Roswell Thu 27-May-21 07:50:09

40 miles. From London to the Surrey/Hants/ Sussex border.

nanna8 Thu 27-May-21 07:49:02

You in New Zealand Dawgs?

DawgsMammy Thu 27-May-21 06:33:39

11,550 miles as the crow flies

Hetty58 Wed 26-May-21 23:31:29

I've moved around a lot - but now I'm just a mile away!

bibibetti Wed 26-May-21 23:25:33

I was borne in a small town south of Copenhagen and have lived most of my life in London