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Re:Show HN: Meet.hn – Meet the Hacker News community in your... by chgs on Saturday September 14, 2024 @12:07PM (#41540703)
Every time o put directions to my local market town of Newport in Shropshire, google insists on thinking I want to travel two hours to Wales.

I guess it could be worse and I’d end up in the Isle of Wight.

Reused names isn’t just an American thing.

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Re:Show HN: Meet.hn – Meet the Hacker News community in your... by zh3 on Saturday September 14, 2024 @04:49PM (#41542762)
Ashford Kent and Ashford Middlesex are common issues in the southeast.

As for Hawkridge in Devon...dark night (not stormy) and it was only when I saw Dulverton road signs I got the sense this wasn't going to plan.

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Re:Show HN: Meet.hn – Meet the Hacker News community in your... by chgs on Sunday September 15, 2024 @06:56AM (#41546686)
At least two Whitchurch stations I have used. There then the two Newcastle

Oh and Shakespeare isn’t from East London

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Re:Show HN: Meet.hn – Meet the Hacker News community in your... by drcongo on Sunday September 15, 2024 @11:52AM (#41548205)
My favourite thing about the Newcastles is that one is under and one is on. I was pondering just recently whether there's any other under/upon pairs in the UK.
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