Hi Michael, Going the other way, what's the cutoff between a hamlet and a village? Population 50? 100? I'd say that with these categories there's some fuzziness so go with what feels right. On the ground experience over armchair mapping wins out here I think (as it does for most things OSM). More complexity: a place that would be a hamlet or village near a town or city can find itself a neighbourhood or suburb over time. Again the distinction can be a fine one.
Also, and a more important point than all the above, welcome! Regards, *Paul* On 12 February 2016 at 12:04, Tom Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12/02/16 11:51, Ian Caldwell wrote: > >> >> On 11 February 2016 at 21:32, Michael Booth <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> So my question is, how are we defining villages, towns and cities? >> Only by population, or do we also take into account their generally >> accepted status (whilst trying to be consistent across the country)? >> >> >> In England towns will normally have a town council. Villages >> will normally have a parish council. Only really a name difference see >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_council#England_and_Wales . >> > > Normally is a very strong word... There are many, many towns and villages > without any town or parish council. > > Tom > > -- > Tom Hughes ([email protected]) > http://compton.nu/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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