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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 03/01/2023 16:57, yasslay wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">> But is it "clearly fictitious"?<br>
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<div>I was harsh on that. It was more of a dubious name,
especially when looking at the A40 between the M5 and A417; it
just doesn't <i>"bypass"</i> Golden Valley for a lack of a
better word. Given the documentation provided by Dave, I'd
suggest that the name could be reapplied to this stretch of
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<p>That name would make sense if the B4063 was the old A40,
otherwise this could be an unusual example of a bypass named after
what it goes through rather than what it doesn't.<br>
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<p>BTW "Old Axx" is a common local name, e.g. everyone around there
refers to the "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/173232856">Old A38</a>"
and not "Old Ashburton Road" near Buckfastleigh. I wonder if we
ought to tag those too, with mainly/only oral usage to go by. <br>
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<p>Another oddity is deprecated (semi-)official names - a <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/3399180">big roundabout
near me</a> is officially "Wick Wick", but always referred to by
the former name "Willy Wicket", matching the pub. The bus stops
are also retain the old name.</p>
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<p>Chris</p>
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