northwest England

Above the Midlands

Northwest England is the region comprising the counties and cities in England's upper-left corner, including Manchester, Liverpool, Lancashire, and Cumbria.

The area is known for its industrial heritage, distinctive accents, and cultural contributions to music and football: She grew up in northwest England near the Lake District.

Related

Lake District · industrial · mills · cotton · rainy · Beatles · football · terraced · canals · Blackpool · Preston · moors · accents · Coronation Street · Mersey · docks · cobblestones · chimneys

Opposites
geographic direction within England

northwest Englandsouthern England

Britain's lower latitudes

East Anglia · Surrey · Kent · Essex · Oxfordshire

economic/cultural positioning in UK

northwest EnglandGreater London

UK's capital administrative area

commuter belt

Family

north, west, England, northern, western, English, northward, westward, northerly

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Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G