It is a well known fact, as Harry, the man who sells eggs in the market told me, that it rains more in the North than it does in the South. In fact, Seatoller in Borrowdale near Keswick is the rainiest place the the UK. However, us northerners [i am a Lancastrian] know how to manage water. You can tell from the map that Scotland is higher than the Lake District due to their Mountains, and the Lake district is higher than than the Peak District, which is higher than the Midlands. When it gets here we point it towards the Downs -- co called because it is further down the country and the water finishes up in Devon. Good thinking from us Northerners.