[Openstreetmap] Maps that Lye

[Jon Stockill]

nick at hogweed.org wrote:
>>Maps that Lye
> 
> 
> I wonder if the name "Lye Close" was chosen deliberately?
> 
> I've seen what I'd imagine are Easter egg footpaths on Ordnance Survey maps. 
> They start in one place, go for about half a mile, then just end, in the 
> middle of a field, say - completely useless to anyone.
> 
> A good example is on the Stafford and Telford sheet, just north of Wellington 
> at grid ref SJ665138.

This one could be an easter egg, or could be just a bit of cold war 
deception, but this:

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/r/rothwell_haigh_grid/index.html

and the building next to it are marked on 1:25000 pathfinder maps as a 
library.

Jon