Scotland is on/to the north of England

[joham]

Scotland is on/to the north of England.

Do native British English speakers use on or to in this sentence? Or both are used?

Thank you in advance.

 

[charliedeut]

Scotland is on/to the north of England.

Do native British English speakers use on or to in this sentence? Or both are used?

Thank you in advance.

Hi joham,

I (not a native speaker, obviously) would say, simply, "Scotland is/lies north of England"

Greetings,

Charliedeut

 

[Rover_KE]

I agree with Charlie.

If you forced me to choose between your alternatives, joham, it could only be '...to the north...'

Rove

 

[5jj]

My personal choice is:

Scotland is [STRIKE]lies[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]to the[/STRIKE] north of England,

or, more formally, as in a lecture or article about the United Kingdom,

Scotland [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] lies to the north of England