Godric Gryffindor from Shropshire?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 54041

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tammy Bianchi"
<Resqgal911 at m...> wrote:
> >From: "Maria Gromova" <groml at c...>
> >
> > You know, I have a distinct impression Godric Gryffindor was from
> > Shropshire. ... but Shropshire is also a moorland county, and the
> > Sorting Hat's song says Gryffindor was 'from wild moor'. 
> > ...edited...
> > Maria.
> >
> 
> 
> Maria,
> 
> Since I am not very familiar with the geography of the UK, how does 
> thislocation fit in with Hagrid's flight  the night Harry's parents 
> were killed. ...
> 
> Tammy

bboy_mn:
Quick check of some on-line maps and my paper maps, and I discovered
that Shorpshire is a county south of Liverpool and west of Birmingham,
and borders Wales on the west. Also, it's the county just north of
Herefordshire. Largest town appears to be Shrewsbury.

That puts it straight north of Bristol. Flying from Shorpshire to
Surrey via Bristol is not the shortest route but it does avoid the
major metropolitan areas of Birmingham and London.

bboy_mn