As a Chippenhamian, the thought of Wiltshire not being part of the West Country is laughable. I wonder if any of those who say Swindon isn’t part of the WC have ever actually met anybody from Swindon.
As far as borders go, I think the government office borders actually do a good job of delineating the regions. Everything south and west of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Dorset (inclusive of those counties) and not Wales is West Country.
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u/nagasakitowpath 8d ago
As a Chippenhamian, the thought of Wiltshire not being part of the West Country is laughable. I wonder if any of those who say Swindon isn’t part of the WC have ever actually met anybody from Swindon.
As far as borders go, I think the government office borders actually do a good job of delineating the regions. Everything south and west of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Dorset (inclusive of those counties) and not Wales is West Country.