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How the Great Britain and Ireland (and surrounding isles) are Connected via Social Media
This site create demarcations for regions based on how they are connected via social media. I was curious if we'd see a clear North-South divide for England, but as I toyed around with different numbers of regions, I thought it was interesting to see how the region demarcated itself socially.
| Number of Divisions | Regions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ireland, Great Britain | |
| 3 | Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales | Galloway inexplicably part of England & Wales |
| 4 | Ireland, Scotland, Northern England & Wales, Southern England & Wales | Wales is continually carved up laterally along the same lines as England |
| 5 | Ireland, Scotland, The North, Midlands, The South | |
| 6 | Ireland, Scotland, The North, Midlands, The Southwest, Eastern England | London is part of Eastern England. Interesting that Cardiff and Oxford are closer than Oxford and London |
| 7 | Ireland, Scotland, The North, Greater Manchester, Greater Birmingham, the Southwest, Eastern England | Isle of Man is divided between Manchester and Birmingham |
| 8 | Ireland, Scotland, The North, Greater Manchester, Greater Birmingham, the Southwest, Greater London, Eastern England | |
| 9 | Ireland, Scotland, The North, Greater Manchester, Greater Birmingham, York, the Southwest, Greater London, Eastern England | |
| 10 | Ireland, Scotland, The North, Greater Manchester, Greater Birmingham, York, Cornwall & Wales, Lesser Mercia, Greater London, Eastern England | |
| 11 | Ireland, Scotland, The North, Greater Manchester, Greater Birmingham, Midlands, York, Cornwall & Wales, Lesser Mercia, Greater London, Eastern England | |
| 12 | Ireland, Scotland, The North, Greater Manchester, Greater Birmingham, York, Cornwall & Wales, Lesser Mercia, Outer London, Greater London, Eastern England | |
| 13 | Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, The North, Greater Manchester, Greater Birmingham, York, Cornwall & Wales, Lesser Mercia, Outer London, Greater London, Eastern England | The first stage Ireland gets partitioned! |
| 14 | Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Lower Scotland, Greater Newcastle Greater Manchester, Greater Birmingham, York, Cornwall & Wales, Lesser Mercia, Outer London, Greater London, Eastern England | Where we finally see the most rural part of Northern England torn off from a major urban center and grouped with Galloway |
| 15 | Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Lower Scotland, Greater Newcastle Greater Manchester, Greater Birmingham, York, Cornwall, Wales, Lesser Mercia, Outer London, Greater London, Eastern England | First entirely Welsh grouping |
u/ManitouWakinyan — 10 hours ago