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Homes that is ;-))

I was born in a Victorian terraced house, belonging to my paternal grandparents. Shortly after I was born we moved into a council house on a brand new post war housing estate – homes fit for heroes I guess When I first married in the 70’s we lived in a flat above a shop, and to be perfectly honest it probably should have been condemned, the electrics were certainly dodgy I now live in a house on an estate built in the 1960’s, and have lived here over 30 years. The house was part of a development that probably increased the size of the village by over 500% and the locals took a long time to accept the incomers, who had mostly come from London.. So how many homes have you had?? Dee x

6 so far. 5 of them in the last about 8 years.

Moved twice when I lived with parents This is my third home since I married. So I have moved five times in *coughs* 21 *blushes* years pmsl xx

2 I left home when we married, we rented a flat for a year then bought this place, lived here for 32 years now! Far too lazy to move:)))

OMG I lose count, dad was always moving us around, he could never settle anywhere. Lets see.. Ely, Cambridgeshire, 4 in Ely itself, 3 in surrounding villages 1 in Hampshire I in London 1 in Somerset 1 in Essex 4 in Norfolk 15 altogether, which means that on average I have moved once every 3.2 years I lived the longest in Essex, nearly 20 years there.

8 - 3 before marriage, 5 after - my mum still lives in the house we moved to when I was 3 (er, that was 52 years ago :-) ) Angela

I've been in 5 - shortest 9 months - longest 24 years OH has only been in 2 !!!

London 4 Essex 3 Spain 1 Cambridgeshire 2 Germany 1 Kent 3 Wales 3 All by choice. Haven't finished yet either. Unless pop my clogs! Sue

Ive lost count we moved a fair it as i was growing up but always in the same town. the best place me and my hubby lived was our first flat above a newsagents and next door to the hairdressers and indian takeaway we couldnt have asked for more but it was a bit smelly!

12 so far!! but only 4/5 I would class as homes -the rest were just sleeping places.

When I was a child we moved quite a lot so Wallasey (merseyside) Little sutton (Cheshire) Wales Wales again Isle of man Cambridgeshire Cornwall Somerset Cheshire Kentx3 walesx2 Rosex

My son is always amazed at how few moves I have made. As a student he moved around a lot and he has had three homes since he met the young lady who is now his wife I would have loved to have had a bungalow by the sea, but am not sure that will ever become reality Dee x

This is where I kill the thread! Born in Worthing, Sussex. Lived there for a few weeks. Moved to: St David's, Wales Haverfordwest, Wales Windmill, Climping, Sussex Kalafrana, Malta Converted double decker bus, Scotland (not sure where - it was in the middle of a field!!) Caravan, Lossiemouth Caravan (different one) Arbroath Banochry Sanitorium. Aberdeen (well I was there for 6 months!!) Caravan,(same on as in Arbroath for a while - then an enormous one) Lossiemouth Moved same caravan to Callington Cornwall - though we stayed in a semi-drelict mansion house for 3 months as they managed to smash up half of the caravan under a bridge! Horrabridge, Devon (houses now!!) Mevagissey, Cornwall Fawley, Hampshire. Then I left home. House, Southampton, Hampshire Riyadh Saudi Arabia Flat Southsea, Hampshire Bedsit, Southse Flat, Southsea Tent (6 months) Shetland Isles Croft house, Eswick, Shetland Isles West Burra, Shetland isles Caravan, Sumburgh, Shetland Isles Caravan, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfries & Galloway Irvine, Scotland Back to old house in Southampton, Hampshire Blackmore End, Essex (two different houses) Abbotts Ann, Hampshire Hythe, Hampshire Winchester, Hampshire - and I've been here 20 years :o) maggie

Maggie, you have lived in some beautiful areas of the country ;-))

I certainly have, Dee, and when you live in a caravan or tent you certainly know about nature!! We were in Lossiemouth, in a caravan during the winter of '62/'63. The caravan was totally submerged under snow, we had an outside loo and caravan doors and windows open outwards!! LOL Looking back, 10 of the places I lived didn't have a bathroom, let alone an inside toilet. The big caravan had a bathroom, one of the others had a bath (which I used to sleep on - on a board), but no plumbing!! maggie

2 in Derbyshire 2 in Leics 2 in Notts 1 in Cheshire Hev x

Well done Maggie !!!xxx

11 I think! 5 with my parents, all in Yorks and Lancs 3 at college, Northampton and Wimbledon a grotty flat in Hackney lodgings in Essex and for the last half of my life (+ a few months) have lived in same house with OH - also in Essex. Kate

11 homes for me 2 in Sidcup 1 in Southampton while waiting for bungalow to be built 1 in Chandlers Ford Hants 2 in Colden Common Hants 1 in Wickham Hants 1 in Witton Gilbert, Durham 1 in Fareham, Hants 1 in Bursledon, Hants and now here in Maine et Loire xx Jill