[Talk-GB] Made-up motorway junction names

[Chris Hodges]

On 03/01/2023 16:57, yasslay wrote:
> > But is it "clearly fictitious"?
>
> 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 
> /"bypass"/ 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 the A40.
>
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.


BTW "Old  Axx" is a common local name, e.g. everyone around there refers 
to the "Old A38 <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/173232856>" and not 
"Old Ashburton Road" near Buckfastleigh.  I wonder if we ought to tag 
those too, with mainly/only oral usage to go by.


Another oddity is deprecated (semi-)official names - a big roundabout 
near me <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/3399180> 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.


Chris

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