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difficult.

I was born in a military hospital (dad was RAF) and within months of my birth was posted to Germany, I wouldn't get back to England until I was 11, and we never spent more than a couple of years in any location anyway. I'm not really "from" anywhere.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 7:18 pm
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I live 24,861 miles from where the hospital used to be, it's all housing now.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 9:08 pm
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215 miles. I'm a little surprised - I thought most people would have moved further than they have (notably long distance types apart).
I'm probably one of the closest to home of those I was at school with (that I know about).


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 9:11 pm
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31 miles


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 9:25 pm
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9 miles. I recall reading a story of a lady who grew pretty old (90 odd IIRC) and never left Borrowdale valley her whole life.

I quite liked that.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 9:29 pm
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About 95 miles. Born in Welwyn, glad I don't live there, looks horrible.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 10:03 pm
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About 3 miles. Moved about 18months ago and it's the closest I've ever been.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 10:05 pm
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Just over 8,450miles.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 10:07 pm
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2.7 miles from the hospital, as the crow flies.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 10:08 pm
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A girl I went to uni with was hugely proud that she shared genes with (was a descendant of) the prehistoric remains found in the cheddar caves. Right up until I pointed out that meant her family had moved a whole half mile in about 5,000 years.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 10:09 pm
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606km
more than many, but a lot less than some


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 10:13 pm
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About 3. Or lots more depending on which way round the world I go to get here. 16 years ago moved to the nearest house through the woods to where I lived from birth. 5 mins walk.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 10:14 pm
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About 160 miles, by road. Surprised it's not further, and will soon be closer.

As for the OP's question, interesting - especially in the current political turmoil


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 10:23 pm
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10 miles, was there today. I spent most of my life away before returning to spawn. Wife's about 5,500 miles - Jingzhou, China.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 10:30 pm
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According to Google, and by car 828km or 514 miles.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 10:49 pm
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1mile currently.
Over the years this has varied between 1 mile and 404 (according to google)


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 11:17 pm
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[url= http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distanceresult.html?p1=298&p2=265 ]6156 kilometres[/url].

Do I win? ๐Ÿ˜€

EDIT: No. I don't. I just looked at the rest of the thread, and I don't even come close. Jeez. All that way, too.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 11:47 pm
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30 miles.


 
Posted : 10/07/2016 11:59 pm
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fair observation, to be honest were a small country. around our area most people defiantly stay local and in circles and if anyone strays far your only talking about 100 miles


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 12:24 am
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About 3 miles... lived in nearly ten different properties and this is the furthest away...


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 8:50 am
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8600 odd miles


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 9:29 am
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2000km


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 9:30 am
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As the crow flies, 400.132 miles


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 9:35 am
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145 miles according to the google bike route mapping. My family has pretty much all moved away from there and there's a very small likelihood of me ever visiting the city again.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 9:37 am
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About 3.5 miles


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 9:41 am
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6.1 miles, but might as well be a different planet ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 9:46 am
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Currently about 7 miles. Have lived in many places around the UK, and up to 5000 miles away in my youth. Circumstances came together and we're now living close to where I was born.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 9:50 am
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less than a mile...


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:04 am
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20 miles. I'm the only one in this generation to move out of town. (1 out of about 10 cousins + my sister).

In the previous generation.. on my mothers side, all her siblings still live in town, fathers side its more complicated as they were born in various places due to my grandfathers job, moving around doing "something" for GCHQ types.. but they settled here. 2 remain, 3 have left. (2 of the 3 that left are my dads half-brothers)


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:11 am
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11604 miles (18675 km) damn beaten by Pomona by 71 miles and vinnyeh by 167 miles! I might have to move!!


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:14 am
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Damm lapdog I think that knocks me off the podium....


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:15 am
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143 miles, or nearly 4 hours drive including the ferry crossing.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:15 am
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24,900 miles as the crow flies

It's been a long time since i was there and i wish to see it again soon ๐Ÿ™


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:25 am
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Well, taking into account four dimensional space and the fact that the Earth and solar system are in constant motion, it turns out that I have travelled 206,643,882,700 miles from the fixed point in space/time in the forty two years, two months and twenty nine days since I was born.

I'm pretty darn pleased with that.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:34 am
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6392 miles


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:44 am
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38 miles by road apparently, didn't think it was that far. Was over 10,000 miles for about eight years

Wife is a slightly more impressive 1800 miles

Still nowhere near as far as some though


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 10:54 am
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24,900 miles as the crow flies

It's behind you.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 11:03 am
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Max is 20,000km or your going the wrong way


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 11:07 am
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I'm still in the place I was born...Earth.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 11:12 am
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It's behind you.

Damn!! I thought it all looked familiar!!!


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 11:50 am
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18586km - it's winter there at the moment but warmer than here....

Where did I go wrong??


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 11:51 am
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Max is 20,000km or your going the wrong way

surely it depends on the direction of travel.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 11:51 am
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No world circumference is just over 40,000km. So. If it's over 20,000km your going the wrong way


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 11:53 am
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25miles. Used to be 200miles a few years ago, but back again now.


 
Posted : 11/07/2016 11:55 am
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About 30 miles Warrington/Stockport


 
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