Medding

Medding is a fourth-generation city in the county of Ashire. Historically in Farsk, it lies near the borders of Arfold to the south-west, with Tonmouth to the south, and Harlington to the east.

In 2018, a landmark court case between Medding and Harlington went underway over Harlington County Council's "miss-funding" of the city. Medding won the case and Harlington was fined nearly £20m. On June 3rd 2018, Medding officially migrated to Ashire.

City
In 2017, a census for Medding and Western Harlington was conducted after Medding Council said its population should extend to outer suburban areas. This had already been done with Tinchester and Ashton, though somehow Medding's population did not include outer population, which caused controversy. After the census was completed, official figures suggested Medding now officially has roughly 157,300 residents, making Medding the fifth largest city in the country. Inner population is 56,735.

Medding is the richest city in the country based on average annual income per household, at £47,304. this is still several thousand more than Drum's average, at £42,755.

Poverty rates in Medding are also relatively low, at just 0.97% with an income lower than £750 a month. This is due to an extremely high number of jobs available in the area.

Lack of railway lines
Medding is no stranger to the lack of new railway lines going through the city. Currently, only two branches lead out of the main station; one through Woodstock towards Westhampton, and one towards Tonmouth.

Suburban areas
Medding has three suburban areas; Torching, Dewford, and Woodstock.

Dispute with Harlington
On May 11 2018, Medding announced it was in talks with Ashire's local council about a possible boundary change, including Medding being part of Ashire instead of Harlington. Ashire welcomed the proposal, while Harlington filed a £2 million lawsuit against Medding.

On May 12, Stoneham City Council, who has had close ties with Medding for decades, said Medding's decision would not resolve issues in the manner Medding had hoped for. Local residents reportedly also disagreed with the move to Ashire. Highland's Prime Minister also commented, saying while he agreed with Stoneham's argument, Harlington had some "serious explaining to do" after February's incident in which Harlington reportedly backed out of a permanent agreement regarding multiple construction development in the Woodstock area of Medding. A court hearing found Harlington to be guilty, and was fined a record £16 million.

The superior court, on 13 May 2018, concluded that Medding will migrate to Ashire county, starting from June the same year.