PEARCEYSpaceCruiser And Wales surely isn't north, it's, well, west.
North Wales is certainly in the north.
DIRK No way is Cheshire part of the Midlands. You are having a laff.
To be fair Cheshire is the one I had the least confidence in - that's the most borderline. Stockport is in the North, but Chester is virtually Wales. I'm happy to class Cheshire as "Welsh Borders."