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* "Mystery of Argleton, the 'Google' town that only exists online", ''[[Sunday Telegraph]]'', 1 November 2009 [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6474746/Mystery-of-Argleton-the-Google-town-that-only-exists-online.html] |
* "Mystery of Argleton, the 'Google' town that only exists online", ''[[Sunday Telegraph]]'', 1 November 2009 [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6474746/Mystery-of-Argleton-the-Google-town-that-only-exists-online.html] |
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* Gemma Jaleel, "Ormskirk man Roy Bayfield visits the Bermuda Triangle of West Lancashire – Argleton in Aughton", ''[[Ormskirk Advertiser]]'', 2 April 2009 [http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/ormskirk-news/2009/04/02/ormskirk-man-roy-bayfield-visits-the-bermuda-triangle-of-west-lancashire-argleton-in-aughton-80904-23286888/] |
* Gemma Jaleel, "Ormskirk man Roy Bayfield visits the Bermuda Triangle of West Lancashire – Argleton in Aughton", ''[[Ormskirk Advertiser]]'', 2 April 2009 [http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/ormskirk-news/2009/04/02/ormskirk-man-roy-bayfield-visits-the-bermuda-triangle-of-west-lancashire-argleton-in-aughton-80904-23286888/] |
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* Roy Bayfield, "Destination: Argleton! Visiting an imaginary place", ''Walking Home to 50'', 22 February 2009 [http://walkinghometo50.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/destination-argleton-visiting-an-imaginary-place/] |
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* [http://blogs.edgehill.ac.uk/webservices/2008/09/09/google-renames-village/ Google Renames Village September 9, 2008 ] |
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* Michael Nolan, "Google Renames Village", ''[[Edge Hill University]] Web Services'' [http://blogs.edgehill.ac.uk/webservices/2008/09/09/google-renames-village/] |
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Revision as of 21:50, 1 November 2009
53°48′02″N 12°42′35″W / 53.800651°N 12.709674°W Argleton is a non-existent location in Lancashire, notorious for appearing on Google Maps but not in real life. Its apparent location is south of Ormskirk, close to the M58 motorway.
As a result of its appearance in the Google Maps database, the town is referred to by a number of websites offering local services.
References
- "Mystery of Argleton, the 'Google' town that only exists online", Sunday Telegraph, 1 November 2009 [1]
- Gemma Jaleel, "Ormskirk man Roy Bayfield visits the Bermuda Triangle of West Lancashire – Argleton in Aughton", Ormskirk Advertiser, 2 April 2009 [2]
- Roy Bayfield, "Destination: Argleton! Visiting an imaginary place", Walking Home to 50, 22 February 2009 [3]
- Michael Nolan, "Google Renames Village", Edge Hill University Web Services [4]