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Most consistently misspelt?

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Is it worth noting Midhirst's claim to the title of "New Zealand's most consistently misspelt place name"? (This is the observation of an old mail-sorter.) Maps sometimes show it as Midhurst, and this spelling even occurs on business signs in the township (probably work of a slipshod New Plymouth signwriter). I pass over the occasional cruelly facetious reference to the place as "Mudhurst".—Koro Neil (talk) 14:29, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, we shouldn't say it's the most misspelt place name unless there's a reliable source, and even then it would be trivia. However, I have added a hatnote to the article Midhurst should people be looking for this article instead, and a hatnote on this article for people looking for that one.-gadfium 23:49, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mis Spelling Definite

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A quick look at the local phone book in the area code section it is misspelt but in the suburb/locality it is spelled correctly in the whgite pages we have

midhirst primary school
midhirst service station
midhurst dairy
midhurst engenering
midrurst tavern

I also recall that a few years ago the highway signs on one side of the town read midhurst while at the other end read midhirst Maximum effect (talk) 00:48, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]