Liberal Burblings (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Argleton, Lancashire still only exists on Google Maps. But it’s now got it’s own blog: Argleton – Gateway to the North. The latest posting says that Argleton boasts the last remaining Woolworths in the country with chart CDs at only £5! On its “About” page, the blog says: Argleton is an exciting new town near Ormskirk. Previously believed [...]
The ZehnKatzen Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
2255. If you haven't heard of Argleton, Lancs, UK, I'm not a bit surprised. It's a bit of a phantom, actually. If you go to Google Maps, you'll be centered on a spot approximately 10 miles NNE of Liverpool, England, in the Lancashire countryside. Here's a link: Here's a URL link to the above Google Map . Lovely looking place. Quiet green fields; lovely hedgerows; convenient to both the Motorway (that's...
Ana the Imp (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Here is a story about one of my favourite English heroines Old Lathom House, situated near Ormskirk in Lancashire, has long gone. In the seventeenth century, during the time of the English Civil War, it was the stronghold of the Stanley earls of Derby. The defences were formidable. There was a moat eighteen meters wide and eight meters deep. Within its confines there was a wall eight meters thick,...
Master of None (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Welcome to Argleton , the city that only exists in Google-land . Argleton, a 'phantom town' in Lancashire that appears on Google Maps and online directories but doesn't actually exist, has puzzled internet experts. ... The town appears on Google Maps in the middle of fields close to the M58 motorway, just south of Ormskirk. ... Roy Bayfield, head of corporate marketing at what would be Argleton's...
Google Sightseeing (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Nestled in the Lancashire countryside, just to the south of Ormskirk, is the small town of Argleton. Or so Google would have us believe. Zooming in closer reveals that Argleton isn’t exactly a bustling metropolis. In fact it looks suspiciously like a couple of fields. Roy Bayfield of Ormskirk was so intrigued by the mystery that he [...]
Appscout.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Privacy concerns are one thing. This, on the other hand, is just downright bizarre. Google Maps has apparently concocted a fictional town in West Lancashire, England, outside of Ormskirk. No one, including Google, seems to no how the town actually got there, but the map-based presence of Argleton has already resulted in a number of online listings for homes, jobs, and other classifieds in the town....
Bigmouthmedia (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Argleton, a rural town in Lancashire has become a popular hit on Twitter and across various news streams for quite a peculiar reason. It doesn't exist. Located somewhere off the M58 south of Ormskirk, the virtual town's existence is baffling everyone, even Google . Google and Tele Atlas - the company who provide the mapping solution to Google - are unable to explain the presence of this new Lancashire...
e-clecticism (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Well here is an odd thing. Google and the company that supplies its mapping data are unable to explain the presence of a phantom town and are investigating how it got there. Argleton, appears on Google Maps in the middle of fields close to the M58 motorway, just south of Ormskirk in Lancashire. A spokesman for Google said: "While the vast majority of this information is correct there are occasional...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
If you used Google maps to try to go there, you'd find yourself in an otherwise empty field. So what's going on? The world's eyes are focused on a small village called Argleton just off the A59 near Ormskirk, Lancashire. Camera crews have been dispatched. "Argleton" is fast becoming a popular hashtag on Twitter. There is even talk of merchandising opportunities. The reason for all the interest...
Pocket-lint (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Mysterious "Argleton" stumps online giant and Tele Atlas The presence of a mysterious town on Google Maps has stumped locals, the online giant and its mapping data provider. It seems no-one can explain why "Argleton" in Lancashire, a town that does not exist, appears in the L39 postcode area just south of Ormskirk. According to locals, where Argleton should be is just "acres...
nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Argleton, a 'phantom town' in Lancashire that appears on Google Maps and online directories but doesn't actually exist, has puzzled internet experts. The town appears on Google Maps in the middle of fields close to the M58 motorway, just south of Ormskirk. Its 'presence' means that online businesses that use data from the software have detected it and automatically treated it as a real town in the...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
WIRRAL hit Ormskirk with a six try blast in South Lancashire/Cheshire One League.
Richard Mather Photography (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
On Day 2 of my articles on my favourite non photographic wedding suppliers, I am featuring The West Tower Country House Hotel. The hotel is located off Mill Lane in Aughton, Ormskirk and is surrounded by beautiful open Lancashire countryside. It is a wedding venue that has a lovely intimate feel and is licensed for civil ceremonies as well as hosting wedding receptions and evening celebrations. The...
Birkdale Lib Dems blog (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Liverpool was never going to get a tram without a grant from central government. Today the Labour Government has made clear what has been obvious for a while-namely that they are not going to back the Tram. Let us be clear this is the Labour Government which has done this-to date the Lab and Tory coalition has spent what is estimated to be £70m on this project without the comfort of firm government...
Though Cowards Flinch (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Though Cowards Flinch is not known for its photo-journalism, preferring mainly to employ many thousands of words to make its point. But let’s have a change, eh? Below is the bandstand is Ormskirk, a relatively affluent town in Conservative-controlled West Lancashire: (Photo: Bob Pendleton) Very nice. Below, on the other hand, is the bandstand in Skelmersdale, a relatively poor town without many...
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