Northern England

Northern England, also called the North of England or simply the North, is the northern part of England and corresponds mainly to the historic counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire. For government and statistical purposes it is the area covered by three regions: North East England, North West England, and Yorkshire and the Humber. It is culturally and economically distinct from the Midlands and Southern England, its southern limit is often debated, and the Pennines run through most of it. Its area follows the old Brythonic territory of the Old North and the Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria. Many Industrial Revolution innovations began here, heavy industry long dominated its economy, and a north-south divide in prosperity and culture persists, alongside distinctive local accents, dialects, music, arts and cuisine.