On Tue, 18 Jun 2019 at 02:13, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > For the 'centre' of place I tend tot go either for the post office or the > railway station. >
I have a vague memory, which a brief search with google is unable to confirm, that milestones in Britain gave their distance from the head post office of a town. Even if that vague memory is correct, I know of one town (Lampeter/Llanbedr Pont Steffan) where a rent increase forced the main (only) post office to move from the centre of town to a supermarket on the outskirts of the town. Railway station? Lampeter had one once but it, too, was on the then outskirts of the town. Cardigan had one once, but it was on the then outskirts of the town. In fact, whilst larger towns/cities in the UK may have a main (or only) railway station in a central location, the smaller towns tend to have railway stations closer to the outskirts. Or even outside the outskirts. Somewhere along the thoroughfare known as High Street or Main Street might be a better bet. But towns can be drastically redeveloped over time and what was once the main street is no longer deserving of the name it retains. -- Paul
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