[Talk-GB] Tagging post towns and other addressing issues in the UK

[Will Phillips]

On 28/01/2019 15:06, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> I really don't see what is outlandish about using post towns as a 
> guide for what goes in the addr:city tag. Royal Mail might be becoming 
> less important, but when most people are asked for their address, they 
> will give their address as defined by Royal Mail. In cases where local 
> people feel this is wrong, then by all means don't use the post town 
> or use addr:posttown instead.
>
> Looking at the Companies House Registered Companies data for 
> Charlbury, I find 235 addresses of which 170 include Chipping Norton. 
> I find Registered Companies data useful because the addresses appear 
> unvalidated and therefore show addresses as people actually enter them.

I don't see what is outlandish about using post towns as a guide for 
what goes in the addr:city tag. Royal Mail might be becoming less 
important, but when most people are asked for their address, they will 
still give it as defined by Royal Mail. In cases where local people feel 
this is wrong, then by all means don't use the post town or use 
addr:posttown instead.

Looking at the Companies House Registered Companies data for Charlbury, 
I find 235 addresses of which 170 include Chipping Norton. I find 
Registered Companies data useful because the addresses appear 
unvalidated and therefore show addresses as people actually enter them.

Cheers,
Will

On 28/01/2019 15:06, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> Colin Smale wrote:
>> As you will know RM have their own particular ideas of the
>> geography of the UK, all done for their own convenience. It
>> would certainly avoid some confusion if we used addr:posttown
>> instead of addr:city.
> Fully agree.
>
>> I really don't see what is outlandish about using post towns as a 
>> guide for what goes in the addr:city tag. Royal Mail might be 
>> becoming less important, but when most people are asked for their 
>> address, they will give their address as defined by Royal Mail. In 
>> cases where local people feel this is wrong, then by all means don't 
>> use the post town or use addr:posttown instead. Looking at the 
>> Companies House Registered Companies data for Charlbury, I find 235 
>> addresses of which 170 include Chipping Norton. I find Registered 
>> Companies data useful because the addresses appear unvalidated and 
>> therefore show addresses as people actually enter them.
>
>
> Richard
>
> [1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34514024
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