Re: English Popular Edition OS One Inch Maps On Line


"Roger" wrote

> AIUI early naming relied on OS surveyors understanding correctly what
> some local yokel claimed was the name. Bad enough in England, worse in
> Wales. Dolgelley (Dolgellau), Cader (Cadair) Idris and Cwm Cowarch
> (Cywarch) come to mind. And as for Scotland ... :-)
>
Ben Attow was my favourite. How the hell was a poor surveyor from Barnsley
supposed to know that you spell attow f-h-a-d-a? :-)

Graham


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