[Talk-GB] Made-up motorway junction names

[SK53]

I wouldn't exclude the possibility that most of these are instances of
nerdview <https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=276>.

I don't know how many of these are Reach publications, but in many cases
the journalists won't be local and
will have little other choice but to lightly regurgitate a press release
(tech journalists on many weeklies did this
back in the 1980s, even if they phoned for a quote). The chances of the PR
using insiders argot is rather high.

I've always been a little concerned that even very well known roundabout
names which aren't signposted are more loc_name
than name (one's local to me Bardills, Priory, QMC, Nottingham Knight,
Wheatcrofts and Crown Islands/roundabouts). They are certainly
heavily used locally, but would someone from elsewhere be aware of what
they referred to? Some, such as Crown Island
<https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/410294608> were originally part of
a named road (Wollaton Road) as well, and the approach used for MItcham's
Corner <https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/288176853> may be more
appropriate (as for the original J29 issue).



On Tue, 3 Jan 2023 at 16:27, Ed Loach <edloach at gmail.com> wrote:

> Andy wrote (re Heath Interchange):
>
> > Derbyshire Times
> > "The A617 at M1 Junction 29 Heath Interchange is currently closed
> > and traffic queueing."
> >
> https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/transport/disruption-expected
> -for-derbyshire-drivers-this-morning-after-busy-a-road-closed-360291
> <https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/transport/disruption-expected-for-derbyshire-drivers-this-morning-after-busy-a-road-closed-360291>
> 5
> >
> > Derby Telegraph:
> > "Heath Interchange, junction 29 of the M1 - six accidents, nine
> > casualties, 12 vehicles involved."
> >
> https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/most-dangerous-junc
> tions-derbyshire-revealed-3867705
> <https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/most-dangerous-junctions-derbyshire-revealed-3867705>
> >
> > Leicester Mercury
> > "took them from J29, the Heath Interchange, of the M1 all the way
> > to J23 for Shepshed "
> >
> https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/police-pursuit-en
> ded-boxing-manoeuvre-4441775
> <https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/police-pursuit-ended-boxing-manoeuvre-4441775>
> >
> > A number of commercial organisations also refer to the junction by
> > that name, for example:
> >
> > Premier Inn
> > "At Heath Interchange, take the second exit onto A617"
> >
> https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/derbyshire/chesterfi
> eld/chesterfield-town-centre.html
> <https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/derbyshire/chesterfield/chesterfield-town-centre.html>
> >
> > More can be found by searching Google, thus:
> >
> >
> >
> https://www.google.com/search?q="Heath+Interchange"++junction+29+M1
>
> Ah, but how many pre-date the Sabre edit?
> https://xkcd.com/978/
>
> Ed
>
>
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