[Openstreetmap] Maps that Lye
David Cantrell
david at cantrell.org.uk
Mon Sep 26 17:32:33 BST 2005
On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 10:36:47AM +0100, nick at hogweed.org wrote:
> 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.
At least some of those paths are real. IME they go to a building or
other feature that no longer exists or isn't marked, or to a view point.
Of course, whether the path exists because people saw it was there on
the map, or t'other way round is a good question.
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