Hey! So Bristol these days is actually it's own county, BUT if you were going to include it in one of these, it would be Gloucestershire rather than Somerset- Bristol was historically in Gloucestershire (and is still in the *historic* county of Gloucestershire). Only the parts of Bristol south of the river Avon would be considered Somerset- Bedminster etc, which was originally a separate town. These days Bristolians tend to consider themselves they're own thing, but a ton of Bristol suburbs are also officially still in South Gloucestershire and aren't incorporated into the city council. So if you count Bristol in Glos rather than Somerset, does that change your rankings at all? I think people are just more familiar with Somerset than Gloucestershire in the public consciousness so tend to put Bristol in with Somerset because of that, but Bristol is weirdly both it's own separate county, as well as in Gloucestershire, as well as partly in Somerset, cause of the different ways counties have been defined lol. Also as well as most of the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire also contains the Forest of Dean :)
Brighton & Hove isn't in either of the sussex's. Its run by its own administrative council. Sussex as a whole is a historical country, but it is split in 2 and run by different councils, and Brighton falls outside of that.
Greater Manchester/Lancashire lad here, appreciate you putting us in the A and S tier category. Your knowledge of English Counties is impressive, perhaps University Challenge awaits 😎
Buckinghamshire is so much more than MK 😂 In fact we don’t really consider that to be “proper” Bucks - it’s nothing like the rest of the county. South Bucks and the Chiltern Hills is beautiful.
Haha yes! I mentioned later in the video that when my mum was born in Dudley it was part of Worcestershire as she was born before the 1974 county changes :) Wolverhampton was in Staffordshire!
Merseyside might not have a wealth of rugged natural scenery -- there aren't many hills or mountains -- but there are beaches! On the Liverpool-side of the Mersey are Crosby and Formby beaches, with the former perhaps best known as the home to the Anthony Gormley (best known for the Angel of the North) 'Another Place' installation of cast iron statues. On the other side of the Mersey, on the Wirral, there are also lots of great beaches, like Thurstaston and West Kirby.
