Northern accent

A Northern accent is a way of speaking associated with the northern regions of a country, typically referring to northern England or the northern United States.

In Britain, Northern accents include varieties from Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Newcastle, often marked by flat vowels and distinct pronunciations.

In America, Northern accents characterize speech from the Upper Midwest and New England.

The term is relative—what counts as Northern depends on where you're standing: She could tell by his Northern accent he wasn't from around here.