On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:42:38 +0000 Philip Barnes <p...@trigpoint.me.uk> wrote:
> On Monday, 30 September 2019, Paul Allen wrote: > > On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 12:41, Andrew Davidson <thesw...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > On 30/9/19 9:24 pm, Paul Allen wrote: > > > > > > > > I can't remember where I saw it, or even what I was looking for > > > > that led me there. > > > > > > It in many places but this one will do: > > > > > > https://maps.nls.uk/os/6inch/os_info3.html > > > > > > That wasn't the one I saw, but it did remind me that the one I saw > > was somewhere on the > > NLS site. Close enough to make the same point, though. > > Ultimately, the official names > > derive from going around and asking locals. > > > Which is how we end up with River Avon, avon (afon in welsh) meaning > river hence River River. Could be worse: the mythical Torpenhow Hill could have made it onto the map. -- Mark _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
