Areas.clj

;; This is an attempt to identify the definitions of the areas of:
;; Birmingham, 'Midland', The Midlands and several definitions of 'West Midlands'.
;; Some of the data is in Lisp list format, to keep track of nesting, so a parenthesis-aware
;; editor is helpful.
;; It would be naive to believe it can be represented by a single tree structure.
;; Sometimes though, the parenthesis is just parenthesis
;;            - don't THINK this is confusing but please tell @woo if it is

;; How the West Midlands fits into the UK

("United Kingdom"
        ("Scotland" "Wales" "Northern Ireland"
        "England" (
        "English Regions"(
                "Greater London"
                "South East"
                "South West"
                "North West"
                "North East"
                "Yorkshire and the Humber"
                "East Midlands"
                "West Midlands"))))

("The Midlands" ("Powerhouse")                
     "East Midlands"
     "West Midlands" ("Region"))

;; The Region - http://visitbirmingham.com/the-region/

("Counties in the West Midlands Region"
          ("Midland Counties"(
                    "Staffordshire"
                    "Warwickshire"
                    "West Midlands"
                    "Worcestershire"))

          ("Out West" "Midlands"(
                    "Herefordshire"
                    "Shropshire")))

;; 'Midland' is a notional core area of the Birmingham Tech community
;; but it has very flexible boundary. It is approximately the 'Midland Counties' but not 
;; North Staffordshire, because people there generally see Stoke on Trent as their major city. 

( "West Midlands Combined Authority" ;; 18 Local Authorities & a Metro Mayor https://www.wmca.org.uk
     ("Birmingham" 
     "Coventry" 
     "Solihull")

     ; Black Country Metropolitan District Council areas
     ("Dudley"
     "Sandwell"
     "Walsall"
     "Wolverhampton"))

("Birmingham" ;; From: http://visitbirmingham.com/birmingham-areas/birmingham/
   "Digbeth"
   "Balti Triangle"
   "Birmingham Airport"
   "Brindley Place"
   "Broad Street"
   "Chinatown"
   "City Centre"
   "Colmore Business District"
   "Eastside"
   "Gay Village"
   "The Jewellery Quarter"
   "Southside"
   "The Mailbox" ;; just a shopping centre?
   "Theatreland"
   "The NEC"

;; The Birmingham 'burbs - http://visitbirmingham.com/birmingham-areas/wider-birmingham/

   ("Brum-Burbs"
        "Acocks Green"
        "Alum Rock"
        "Coventry Road"
        "Harborne"
        "Kings Heath"
        "Lozells, Villa & Soho Roads"
        "Moseley"
        "Selly Oak"
        "Sparkbrook & Springfield"
        "Sutton Coldfield"
        "Yew Tree" ;; just a shopping centre?
        ))

("The Black Country"

     (;; Definition
          (Traditional: ;; where coal comes to the surface
                 ("West Bromwich" "Oldbury" "Blackheath" "Cradley Heath" 
                  "Old Hill" "Bilston" "Dudley" "Tipton" "Wednesfield")
                  and parts of ("Halesowen" "Wednesbury and Walsall")
                  but NOT ("Wolverhampton" "Stourbridge and Smethwick / Warley"))
          (Current: ;; [most of] Metropolitan District Council areas 
                  ("Dudley" "Sandwell" "Walsall" "Wolverhampton"))))

;; Also:
;; parliamentary constituencies
;; post codes