Hm, all i found with google is that

http://www.thesite.co.uk/
http://www.british-towns.net/england.asp

>Websites that may use such a thing that you need. Perhpas contacting their
owner you may get more information where they got their lists.

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On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 4:52 AM, Paul Steven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> I am creating a UK based estate agent site and would like to implement a
> proximity search function.
>
> i.e the user would type in the area that they are looking for a house as
> well as a search radius and the site would display a list of all matching
> houses for sale in this area.
>
> I am assuming I will need a list of every town, village and city in the UK
> with their associated longitude and latitude however I am really struggling
> to find one. Can anyone suggest where I can find such a list. I don't mind
> paying for one assuming I don't have to sell my house to do so.
>
> If I can get this list, then my theory is to use pythagoras theorem to work
> out which properties are within the specified radius. Not sure how practical
> this will be.
>
> So if anyone has created similar functionality I would really appreciate
> some tips.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Paul
>
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