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[nick the grief]

They're from Sunderland LJ where all the shipbuilding was isn't it Snadger cos they used to Mackem - simple really

Nuneaton folks are called Codders - I have know idea why,
Hinckley (just up the road) were tin hatters - I think they made Tin Hats for WW1 they are also called woolly backs - something to do with sheep, best not ask
About 4 miles the other way, there's a village called Grendon known locally as cuckoo land as they are supposed to have guilt a wall to keep the ciuckoo in

What rich history we have in this country

[Lesley Jay]

Once again Snadger thanks! We don't have any regional nicknames that I know of.

[Lesley Jay]

Thanks Nick! You learn something new all the time on here.

[Mrs Dobby]

Where I grew up (in a little town called Biddulph - on the edge of the potteries) the local nicknames were 'diggers (cos the name comes from the Norman conquest, By Delph - By the earth diggins), hence diggers! Those who lived up on Biddulph Moor were known as woolybacks too, cant imagine why! Townies from Stoke were known as Potters (obvious reasons!) Folks from Congleton were known as Bears (as the town once spent the money that had been saved up for a new church on buying a new bear for the bear baiting, its still known as Beartown locally). Thats all Im aware of from around there!

[Snadger]

Where I grew up (in a little town called Biddulph - on the edge of the potteries) the local nicknames were 'diggers (cos the name comes from the Norman conquest, By Delph - By the earth diggins), hence diggers! Those who lived up on Biddulph Moor were known as woolybacks too, cant imagine why! Townies from Stoke were known as Potters (obvious reasons!) Folks from Congleton were known as Bears (as the town once spent the money that had been saved up for a new church on buying a new bear for the bear baiting, its still known as Beartown locally). Thats all Im aware of from around there!

It looks like woollybacks is a collective term for anyone who lives in wild remote areas and wears wellies

[nick the grief]

Well, it must get lonely

[budmap]

i,m from brum and anyone from the black country is called a yam yam as in yam alright

[crackapple]

Haltlepudians were supposed to have hung a monkey during the first world war thinking he was a German spy!
If you've ever driven through Teesside you'l realise why they are called smoggies! Used to be predominently steel works, cooling towers smog etc, probably all cleaned up and a nice place to live now though!.!!!

No, no, no snadger! it was the napoleonic war. its amazing how many people think it was ww1. we have progressed slightly since then.
mind you, we did once put up fishing nets to keep out the plague

[Alison]

Surely putting nets up to keep out the plague is only like towns such as Sheffield having signs saying "Nuclear Free Town" as if that'll keep the radiation out............

[crackapple]

it worked! we had no plague.

[Fred Perry]

I notice the Sanddancers are keeping a low profile here.