[Talk-GB] Definitive source for UK streetnames? - OS, 'road name signs', or a council 'list'?

Andy Mabbett andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk
Fri Aug 6 15:34:54 BST 2010


On Fri, August 6, 2010 13:33, Jason Cunningham wrote:

> The classic problem is where the road street sign says something like
> 'Dukes Drive' but OS locator states Duke's Drive.

> Has anyone heard of how this problem is dealt with by authorities

Would stripping punctuation (and perhaps white space ("New Hall Hill" vs
"Newhall Hill") before making comparisons cause any problems?

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Andy Mabbett
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