[Talk-GB] Google Maps: the city of Avon

[Colin Smale]

You are right, Avon is not a Ceremonial County as I said but it has gone
the way of Middlesex - only existing in an archaic form of postal
addressing. It is a "former postal county" according to this: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_counties_of_the_United_Kingdom 

Colin 

On 2014-12-07 14:55, Nick Whitelegg wrote: 

> Sorry just seen some of the other replies.
> 
> Could be something to do with Avon but that doesn't seem to exist as a ceremonal county:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England [1]
> ________________________________________
> From: Nick Whitelegg
> Sent: 07 December 2014 13:53
> To: talk-gb at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Google Maps: the city of Avon
> 
> So while it's a place, for some reason iGoogle seem to think it's as big as Bath and Swindon!
> 
> A search for "Avon new town" doesn't seem to reveal anything though, so presumably not a new town site?
> 
> Nick
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Philip Barnes <phil at trigpoint.me.uk>
> Sent: 07 December 2014 13:32
> To: talk-gb at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Google Maps: the city of Avon
> 
> On Sun Dec 07 2014 12:51:32 GMT+0000 (GMT), Malcolm Herring wrote:
> On 07/12/2014 12:39, Malcolm Herring wrote: It also appears on Yahoo maps and Apple maps, in both cases as small place only visible at high zooms. ... and on our map! http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/413600880 [2]

Its on OS too, but not as a city.

Phil (trigpoint)

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