[Talk-GB] UK addresses

[Andy Mabbett]

On 12 August 2014 20:18, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com> wrote:

> The standard for representing addresses in Britain is BS7666

It's worth comparing that with the (international) vCard standard:

   http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc6350.txt

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard

used by address book software, etc.

> which comprises:
>
> * Primary addressable object name (PAON),

the extended address (e.g., apartment or suite number);

> * Secondary addressable object name (SAON),
> * street,

the street address;

> * postcode,

the postal code;

> * locality (if available),
> * town,

the locality (e.g., city);

> * county

         the region (e.g., state or province);

and of course also has the country name.

Standards, schmandards, eh?

-- 
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk