And here is the Wikipedia quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coton_in_the_Elms
Distance from coast[edit <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coton_in_the_Elms&action=edit§ion=3> ] Southeast of the village – at grid reference <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_national_grid_reference_system> SK253144 <http://toolserver.org/~rhaworth/os/coor_g.php?pagename=Coton_in_the_Elms¶ms=SK253144_region%3AGB_scale%3A25000> – is Church Flatts Farm, which is defined by the Ordnance Survey as the farthest point from the sea (at the mean low water line) in Great Britain. [1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coton_in_the_Elms#cite_note-BBC-1> The location is Latitude: 52° 43.6' N Longitude: 1° 37.2' W. Coton is, by definition, equidistant from Fosdyke Wash <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fosdyke> in Lincolnshire; White Sands between Neston <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neston> in Cheshire <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire> and Flint, Flintshire <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint,_Flintshire> in Wales; and Westbury-on-Severn <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbury-on-Severn> in Gloucestershire – all of which are 113 kilometres (70 mi) away.[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coton_in_the_Elms#cite_note-BBC-1>[2] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coton_in_the_Elms#cite_note-OS-2> so it mean low water line. And low water of course doesn't happen at the same time around the country... so in real live you could argue it moves around all the time (I am getting quite pedantic now IMHO). Thomas On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Richard Symonds < [email protected]> wrote: > I think it depends on your definition of 'sea' - and probably the > definition of lighthouse too! There's a lighthouse in Tower Hamlets - as > well as some in the Scottish lochs. > > Richard Symonds > Wikimedia UK > 0207 065 0992 > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > On 12 June 2014 11:12, Nick Whitelegg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> One thing that surprised me was "61 miles from a lighthouse" as (and I >> don't know this) I'd have guessed that some of the central parts of England >> would be getting on for 100 miles from the sea. >> But my geography of that part of the world isn't great so I'm probably >> wrong... >> >> Nick >> >> -----Craig Wallace <[email protected]> wrote: ----- >> To: [email protected] >> From: Craig Wallace <[email protected]> >> Date: 11/06/2014 09:53PM >> Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Fwd: In mainland Britain, you are never more than >> 34 miles from a pub. >> >> >> On 2014-06-08 16:28, Dan S wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > In mainland Britain, you are never more than 34 miles from a pub. >> > http://mcld.co.uk/feet-from-a-rat/pub.html >> > >> > And luckily, in mainland Britain, you are never more than 30 miles >> > from a public toilet. >> > http://mcld.co.uk/feet-from-a-rat/public-toilet.html >> >> Several of the calculations seem to be including the Mull as part of >> mainland Britain, ie churches and golf courses. It is definitely an >> island. >> >> As for public toilets, must be a few missing from the map. I think >> there's toilets in Thurso and Bettyhill, though it has been a few years >> since I visited these. >> >> Craig >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-GB mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-GB mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > >
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